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Read more about the article International Women’s Day 2019: To women and to their bravery!
Regina Catrambone, co-founder of the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), embraces a Syrian migrant as she disembarks from the MOAS ship Phoenix after it arrived with migrants and a corpse on board, in Catania on the island of Sicily, Italy, May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

International Women’s Day 2019: To women and to their bravery!

Over the years, International Women’s Day has gained a different meaning to me. In the past, it used to be a day to meet friends that I hadn’t met for…

Read more about the article Let’s celebrate Women’s resilience and bravery
Donne e ragazze aspettano di essere visitate in una Aid Station in Bangladesh

Let’s celebrate Women’s resilience and bravery

Doaa, Nadine, Fatema, Caroline, Fatimata, Salima, Jhuma. These are just some of the women I have met during MOAS’ missions since its inception in 2014. In some cases I remember…

Read more about the article Children’s imagination as a remedy for the brutality of war
Il gruppo di bambini che hanno ispirato questo racconto

Children’s imagination as a remedy for the brutality of war

On February 15th the International Organisation for Migration issued a press release to announce the publication, in conjunction with UNICEF, UNHCR, Eurostat and OECD, of a document addressing the need…

Read more about the article The consequences of statelessness on the Rohingya community

The consequences of statelessness on the Rohingya community

Since the very beginning of the Rohingya’s influx into Bangladesh, I have highlighted the importance of their status as stateless individuals. In the midst of an unprecedented migration crisis, priority…

Read more about the article Fatema’s story as a symbol of the Rohingya’s plight in Myanmar
A picture of the girl assisted bu out MOAS Aid Station after reporting severe burns and delivering a baby girl with no assistance

Fatema’s story as a symbol of the Rohingya’s plight in Myanmar

On December 7th Mernahar came to our MOAS Aid Station in Unchiprang with her new-born grand-daughter in her arms. The baby -born 7 days earlier- needed medical assistance, so her…

Read more about the article Nativity in my heart
A young couple with their child wait to receive medical care in front of a MOAS Aid Station

Nativity in my heart

I have just come back from my latest stay in Bangladesh to monitor the developments of our MOAS mission in SE Asia to mitigate the catastrophic consequences of the current…

Read more about the article Rohingya crisis and concerns of human trafficking
Copyright: MOAS Italia A woman at our Aid Station in Shamlapur receives assistance from our MOAS medical team

Rohingya crisis and concerns of human trafficking

Since violence erupted last August 25th in Myanmar an estimated 647,000 Rohingya people are believed to have crossed the border with Bangladesh, arriving by sea or land or by crossing…