“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
In less than one month it will be Christmas, when we will celebrate the miracle of life through Jesus who was born to spread a message of universal peace and…
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,…