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...
08 Mar 2019
08 Mar 2018
Let’s celebrate Women’s resilience and bravery
Doaa, Nadine, Fatema, Caroline, Fatimata, Salima, Jhuma. These are just some of the women I have met during MOAS’ missions since its inception in 2014. In some cases I remember only...
28 Feb 2018
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...
22 Feb 2018
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...
16 Feb 2018
The consequences of statelessness on the Rohingya community
Since the very beginning of the Rohingya’s influx into Bangladesh, I have highlighted the importance of their status as stateless individuals. In the midst of an unprecedented migration crisis, priority...
18 Jan 2018
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...
08 Jan 2018
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...
23 Dec 2017
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...
19 Dec 2017
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...
04 Dec 2017
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,...
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