MOAS, a new mission to bring aid to Yemeni civilians
Last January 24th, I was invited to the European Parliament to participate in a conversation about Yemen that gave me a chance to introduce our upcoming mission to bring medical...
25 Feb 2019
09 Feb 2019
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 1949...
09 Feb 2019
We are remembrance and we are future: the meaning of Remembrance in 2019
While everybody has been busy for days celebrating Holocaust Remembrance Day, a vessel with people whose fate doesn’t interest anybody is still in front of the Sicilian coastline. We remember...
17 Jan 2019
Yemen, the silent tragedy of a war-torn country
On December 21st 2018, the UNHCR released an update on Yemen, but Christmas festivities casted a shadow over it. While Christmas sparkling lights and songs reverberated in our cities, alarming...
19 Dec 2018
The Rohingya community in search for peace and the controversial issue of repatriation
On November 15th 2,200 Rohingya who are currently living in Bangladeshi camps and settlements were supposed to return to Myanmar on a voluntary basis, in compliance with a bilateral agreement...
07 Dec 2018
Our humanity gets lost with every casualty, denied childhood and abused woman
On November 25th, 264 people arrived in Pozzallo, including 184 men, 43 women, 37 minors and 5 new-born babies. One small girl was only 15 days old, some traces of...
25 Nov 2018
Amal Hussain’s death in Yemen confirms that tears don’t save people’s lives
Amal Hussain’s distant look broke the wall of silence over the ongoing Yemeni civil war. Her emaciated body suffering from malnutrition and deprivation became a symbol of this severe and...
25 Nov 2018
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Violence against women is an appalling phenomenon that affects 1 in 3 women at the global level, which means that 35% of women experience some form of physical and/or sexual...
25 Nov 2018
The elimination of violence against women is a common achievement for our society
Violence against women is an appalling phenomenon that affects 1 in 3 women at the global level, which means that 35% of women experience some form of physical and/or sexual...
21 Nov 2018
The power of dreams to keep hope alive: little Mohammed wants to be a famous football player like his hero Messi
Mohammed is three years old and belongs to the stateless Rohingya community, which is known to be the world’s most persecuted minority. The MOAS team met this young boy at...