Maternal instinct has no colour
Today we celebrate Mother's Day.I would like to take this opportunity to celebrate mothers around the world and, in particular, all those who find the courage to overcome insurmountable obstacles...
10 May 2019
The courage of Iranian women – Letter to Nasrin Sotoudeh
Dear Nasrin,I am writing this letter to you, in the hope that sooner or later you will read it.I wish that not only my voice could reach you, but also...
08 Mar 2019
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...
25 Feb 2019
The new routes of despair where people are drowning in a sea of indifference
On January 29th, at least 52 people lost their lives along the short sea route between Djibouti and Yemen, and almost no news covered their shipwreck. Their deaths were almost...
25 Feb 2019
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...
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...