On February 7th 1968 a group of young people willing to make the world a better place decided to found the Community of Sant’Egidio under the leadership of Andrea Riccardi....
More than 520,000 Rohingya children are currently living in unsanitary and overcrowded camps or makeshift settlements across the Cox’s Bazar region, and they are all exposed to the serious threat...
Last December the United Nations published a report about international migration and highlighted some key elements for a frank discussion about migratory flows. The report focused on “international migrants”, who...
“I find life beautiful, and I feel free. The sky within me is as wide as the one stretching above my head. I believe in God and I believe in...
With the new year, the medical emergency in Bangladesh seems more and more critical in light of the outbreak of communicable diseases spreading at an alarming rate due to many...
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...
“On International Migrants Day, we recognize the contributions and celebrate the vitality of the world’s 258 million migrants.” This is how Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, opened...
Many faces of my latest stay in Bangladesh are still in my heart and memory. I remember the warmth and innocent smiles of kids, as well as the hope of...
Fatema is 15 and arrived at our MOAS Aid Station in Unchiprang with a family member and her cousin Sadika, aged 10, to receive medical assistance. Fatema had been feeling...
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,...