In 1971, a group of journalists and doctors in Paris founded Doctors Without Borders
Frustrated by the limitations of traditional neutral aid, a small group of French doctors and journalists revolutionized humanitarian work by creating an organization that prioritizes victims over political boundaries.
On December 22, 1971, the international aid organization Médecins Sans Frontières, known globally as Doctors Without Borders, was founded in Paris. The group was born from the chaos of the Nigerian Civil War, where founders like Bernard Kouchner felt that international neutrality often resulted in complicity during human rights abuses.
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