Médecins Sans Frontières - Migration hub Brussels

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF260654

Date taken / Date Recorded 20/02/2019 12:00 AM

Country Belgium

Photographer / videographer / producer Albert Masias

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Duration 1m38s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 190.08 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist SCRIPT HUB VIDEO – ENG

At Brussels’ North Station, there are trains and buses.
But there is also a "humanitarian hub"
created by associations and citizens.
Here, we offer to refugees and migrants
what the state refuses them:

A bit of security
Some consideration
A "hello" in their language
Healthcare
Legal and social assistance
The opportunity to reconnect with family
Some clothes
And finally, psychological support

Mental health,
it's Médecin Sans Frontières’ role
to treat patients every day
who have been traumatized
by war and exile,
but also by living conditions in Belgium.

Called "migrants in transit"
by politicians and the media.
So we suppose
that they do not want to stay in Belgium.
A good reason for the Belgian State
not to help them.

What they are looking for
is simply a place to live with dignity.
It doesn’t matter where…
Less than 10% of migrants and refugees
interviewed by Médecins Sans Frontières
intended the UK as their destination from the start.

But the exclusion and discrimination
they face across Europe
is pushing them to seek refuge
further and further away.

From disappointment to disappointment,
migrants and refugees suffer
from despair and anxiety.
A young migrant
threw himself into the Brussels canal.

For lack of confidence
in institutions meant to protect them,
migrants and refugees rely on informal networks,
betting on an illusion to break the impasse.

While Belgium could represent
their last chance to find
a safe place,
migrants have created for themselves
a new imaginary destination
called the United Kingdom.

There are, however, better solutions
for Belgium to stand out:

Open reception centers
and offer guidance for refugees and migrants,
inspired by the existing "hub",
and also simplify, of course,
migrant reception procedures
to create a dignified environment
that’s respectful of the human being
so migrants can make
an informed decision
about their future.

Special instructions This version contains the orignal voice over with english subtitles

Migration hub Brussels | English Subs French voice over

Migration hub Brussels | English Subs French voice over