Press Releases
MOAS Delivers Supplies to Alan Kurdi Rescue Vessel Stranded in the Mediterranean
Yesterday afternoon, on Tuesday 9th April, MOAS launched a relief mission, delivering supplies to the Alan Kurdi rescue vessel, belonging to the German NGO Sea-Eye. The ship has been stranded...
MOAS URGES COORDINATED SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT DELAYS IN MIGRANT DISEMBARKATION
MOAS warmly welcomes the news that Malta has allowed the disembarkation of 49 people stranded in the Mediterranean Sea since December 22nd. However, we urge European governments to implement long-term,...
MOAS Unveils New 2019 Programming and Donates Use of Assets to IRC
As we enter into the final month of 2018 and look ahead to the coming year, we are delighted to share our plans for new programming, developed in line with...
MOAS in Bangladesh: first anniversary
Today, we mark one year since the start of our mission to bring humanitarian and medical assistance to Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh. Read the statement from MOAS co-founder...
MOAS marks fourth anniversary of first maritime rescue, calls for sustainable solutions to Mediterranean crisis
On Saturday, 30th of August 2014, the newly-launched Migrant Offshore Aid Station carried out its first rescue in the Mediterranean Sea. Two weeks later, our crew had rescued and assisted...
One year into the Rohingya refugee crisis
Joint press release from NGOs in Rohingya response in Bangladesh
One year has passed since the beginning of the exodus of an estimated 706,000 Rohingya refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar to...
Rohingya children are at risk of becoming a “lost generation”, according to UNICEF.
MOAS supports the concerns expressed by UNICEF Bangladesh.
From the beginning of our mission in Southeast Asia to help the Rohingya community fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar, MOAS has unceasingly highlighted...
MOAS calls for coordinated strategy to ensure timely disembarkation of migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea
With 40 people still trapped in limbo in the Central Mediterranean, MOAS calls on European governments to urgently agree and implement a coordinated, long-term strategy for disembarking and relocating migrants...
MOAS calls on International Community to support Funding for Rohingya Crisis during Monsoon Season
MOAS raises serious concerns over the funding of essential services for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and its consequences during the monsoon season.
The Joint Response Plan (JRP) for 2018 requested around...
Statement from our Director, Regina Catrambone
I am deeply saddened by the recent news of a woman who barely survived, after clinging to the wreckage of a destroyed migrant boat off the Libyan coast. Another woman...