Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

Disaster relief & prevention

07/03/2023

The Grand Hospitaller visits Poland and Ukraine

The Order of Malta’s Grand Hospitaller Fra' Alessandro de Franciscis’s journey started in Warsaw, Poland, where he met institutional representatives and visited some of the most significant Order of Malta initiatives to assist refugees and those displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Latest interventions
14/02/2023

Malteser International: Distributing aid in Syria after the devastating earthquake

One week after the devastating earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, aid organization and local units continue to work around-the-clock to provide medical and relief supply to the millions of people affected.

09/02/2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Concern for the Syrian population affected

The Malteser International relief team has arrived in Gaziantep, on the border between Turkey and Syria, where the Order of Malta’s international organisation has been providing aid since the outbreak of the war in Syria.

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Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
08/02/2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Malteser International relief teams arrive in Gaziantep

The dramatic toll of the earthquake that between Monday night and Tuesday night devastated entire towns - razing them to the ground - between Turkey and Syria, the latter already battered by 12 years of war, is still rising.

Lieutenant of the Grand Master News
07/02/2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake: statement from the Lieutenant of the Grand Master

Following the terrible earthquake that struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, causing thousands of deaths, Fra’ John Dunlap, Lieutenant of the Grand Master, issued the following statement:

Latest interventions
06/02/2023

Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria: Malteser International sends emergency relief team

After the severe earthquake in Türkiye and Syria last night, the Turkish government asked the international community for help. The quake had a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale.

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30/08/2022

Floods in Pakistan: Malteser International teams in action against epidemics

After epochal level of rain and flooding in the past months, 33 million people in Pakistan are affected by the monsoon. The climate catastrophe has killed more than 1,000 people, with many more injured.

10/08/2022

South Sudan: hunger crisis worsens as global prices rise

Rising prices on the world market, severe impacts of climate change and economic consequences of the pandemic have led to almost two-thirds of the population in South Sudan depending on aid.

28/01/2022

Volcano eruption Tonga: Order of Malta providing emergency aid

The volcanic eruption on 15 January almost completely covered the island state of Tonga, in the South Pacific, with a thick layer of ash. Over 80 percent of the population, about 84,000 people, have been affected by the effects of the volcanic eruption and are in dire need of assistance.