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The Canary Islands migration route and reception system
The Mediterranean is one of the most dangerous refugee crossing points in the world. In 2020 alone, 15,501 asylum seekers and migrants were reported dead or missing at sea along...
#Safeandlegalroutes: Safer Routes must not be achieved through discriminatory policies
When UK Home Secretary Priti Patel highlighted the benefits in March of “safe and legal routes” for migrants – an issue MOAS has long advocated for – it might have...
HOPES LEFT IN ASHES: Tackling fire risks in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps.
Fires are a persistent and terrifying threat to those living in camps for refugees and displaced people across the world. On March 22, a deadly fire broke out spreading across...
Safe and Legal Routes: Focus on external borders and proposed EU action
Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants are being forced to endure dangerous journeys in search for safety and protection. By the end of March 2021, there had been 13,191 such...
#MISSIONOFHOPE – A TESTIMONIAL FROM SOMALIA
Of all the experiences that drive us forward in our work at MOAS - whether that’s supporting training in Bangladesh or shipping food aid to countries affected by severe humanitarian...
World Health Day 2021: COVID-19 health impacts and vaccination access
April 7 is World Health Day when we honour achievements in health provision and the incredible work and sacrifices of individuals and organisations around the world. The day marks the...
Easter Message from our Director 2021
A little more than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves celebrating, once again, a different Easter from others. An Easter still far from the...
Give yourself the gift of giving
A year into the pandemic many of us are feeling we’ve given all we’ve got to give over the past months; keeping positive - or just keeping going - in...
Africa and Europe: Aisha’s Dreams and Nightmares. A young Sudanese refugee tells her story
Text by Giuseppe Pensabene, photographs by Alfredo D’AmatoJournalist Giuseppe Pensabene, aboard the Phoenix in 2017, meets Aisha for the first time and follows her story until her arrival in Germany....
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MIGRANT WOMEN
Gender equality, in all sectors of our lives and society, is something never to be taken for granted. Rather, it is something to stand up for in every moment, no...