20/06/2015
The number of refugees and displaced persons worldwide has reached levels not recorded since the end of World War II.
The Sovereign Order of Malta launches a campaign for World Refugee Day to raise awareness of this worldwide drama.
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CloseThe Lieutenant of the Grand Master is elected for a term of one year. According to the Constitution, as the religious Superior and Sovereign, he must fully dedicate himself to the development of the works of the Order and to set an example of living by Christian principles, to all the members of the Order.
The Order of Malta is permanently present with medical, social and humanitarian projects in most countries in the world.
The diplomatic relations which the Sovereign Order of Malta enjoys exist to facilitate its humanitarian activities.
The birth of the Order of St. John dates back to around 1048.
20/06/2015
The Sovereign Order of Malta launches a campaign for World Refugee Day to raise awareness of this worldwide drama.
16/06/2015
World Refugee Day: the Order of Malta launches an international campaign – No! to the construction of walls
“The drama of refugees will not cease over the coming decade. It is no use erecting walls and barriers. Faced with this drama and the desperation of millions of people, we now have to find new humanitarian assistance schemes and new forms of cooperation with the countries of origin” the Grand Chancellor Albrecht Boeselager has declared.
01/06/2015
This reflective look at Malteser International’s humanitarian efforts over the last 60 years provides a visual overview of some of the most recent response efforts in Syria, Haiti, Philippines and Mexico.
27/05/2015
The Symposium ‘Religions Together for Humanitarian Action’ organised by the Sovereign Order of Malta at the UN Geneva,brought together experts and diplomatic representatives, leaders of secular and faith-based humanitarian organisations, in the lead-up to the World Humanitarian Summit.
27/05/2015
Religions Together for Humanitarian Action summary report: on 27th May 2015 at the United Nations Geneva, representatives of four different faiths – Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Vedantism – as well as diplomatic representatives and leaders of humanitarian organisations met to debate the special role of faith-based actors in assisting victims of armed conflicts.
27/05/2015
Albrecht Boeselager addresses the symposium Religions Together for Humanitarian Action (Reaching out to victims of armed conflicts: the special role of faith-based actors), held in the framework of the Order of Malta’s participation in the World Humanitarian Summit.
27/05/2015
Order of Malta ambassador Stefano Ronca outlines the purpose of the symposium Religions Together for Humanitarian Action (Reaching out to victims of armed conflicts: the special role of faith-based actors) at the United Nations Geneva.
27/05/2015
Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Chief of the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat, addresses the Order of Malta’s symposium ‘Religions Together for Humanitarian Action’ at the UN Geneva. Dr Mahmood is a Malaysian doctor and humanitarian activist. She founded relief organisation MERCY Malaysia in response to the Kosovo war in 1999 and has served as a warzone doctor in numerous countries including Afghanistan and Iraq.
27/05/2015
Franco Frattini addresses the symposium Religions Together for Humanitarian Action, organised by the Order of Malta at the UN Geneva. Frattini has twice served as Italian Minster for Foreign Affairs and was European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security. Since 2012 he has been President of the Italian Society for International Organisations (SIOI): a non-profit of internationalist character under the supervision of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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