End the War against Children
“Art. 23. Each High Contracting Party shall allow the free passage […] of all consignments of essential foodstuffs, clothing and tonics intended for children under fifteen.” If I read the…
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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…
Donne e bambini in attesa di ricevere assistenza medica presso una MOAS Aid Station
A Rohingya woman victim of violence in Myanmar assisted by MOAS after meeting Pope Francis
Last December during his apostolic visit to Southeast Asia, Pope Francis expressed his concern over violence against the stateless Muslim Rohingya minority, who have arrived in Bangladesh in huge numbers…
A rice field after harvest with kids playing football
The precious gift of childhood: voices of hope from Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
It is a sunny morning and I am on a tour of Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh when I happen to see something that deeply moves me for its beauty and…
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…
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…
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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…
On December 4th, MOAS had the privilege to meet Mr Md Murulla, a member of the Rohingya delegation meeting the Pope in Dhaka. This picture portrays him and other family members together with Alberto Quattrucci, Secretary General of Peoples and Religions at the Community of Sant’Egidio, which is supporting our relief efforts and humanitarian mission to bring medical assistance both to the Rohingya refugee population and to host communities in Bangladesh
The presence of God today is called Rohingya
Pope Francis ended with these words his long-awaited tour in South-East Asia where he visited Myanmar and Bangladesh, two countries at the very core of what is, according to the…
Una donna coi suoi tre figli presso una MOAS Aid Station per ricevere le cure mediche e l'assistenza necessaria
Bangladesh and the fragile balance between the Rohingya emergency and humanitarian assistance
Bangladesh is a lower middle income country with high rates of endemic poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity. The area became independent after the end of British colonial rule in 1947,…
A young boy receives medical care soon after the opening of our 2nd Aid Station in Unchiprang, Bangladesh
MOAS becomes a symbol of hope for the persecuted Rohingya community
Cox’s Bazar is a well-known tourist destination in Bangladesh thanks to its beach, the longest in the world, a 120km expanse of gently-sloping, pristine sand. As you approach by plane,…