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Humanitarian & medical works

30/03/2025

Myanmar: the Order of Malta towards Mandalay to provide assistance

The relief workers of the international humanitarian agency of the Order of Malta, Malteser International, based in Yangon and Shan State, are working to provide medical assistance, psychosocial support, clean water and sanitation to the people affected in the Mandalay region, one of the hardest-hit areas in central Myanmar.

26/03/2025

Order of Malta Grand Hospitaller met Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

This morning the Order of Malta’s Grand Hospitaller, Joseph D. Blotz, met Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Diplomatic Activities
15/03/2025

Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta met Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï

Today the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta met the Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï in Bkerké, on the last day of his visit in Lebanon.

Diplomatic Activities
13/03/2025

Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta visits Lebanon supporting recovery and reinforcing humanitarian commitment

The Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò, commenced a three-day visit to Lebanon today, reaffirming the Order’s support to the Lebanese people during the country’s critical recovery phase.

22/01/2025

President Macron meets with the Order of Malta Lebanon Teams

During his visit to Beirut, President Emmanuel Macron expressed his wish to meet with youngsters and humanitarians. As he walked the streets of Gemmayze, he reunited with the Order of Malta Lebanon teams, whom he had first met during his 2020 visit following the Beirut explosion.

19/01/2025

The Sovereign Order of Malta welcomes Gaza ceasefire agreement

The Sovereign Order of Malta welcomes the Gaza ceasefire agreement which came into force earlier today, stressing that the end of the hostilities should be aimed first and foremost at improving the humanitarian situation of the people of Gaza and ensuring the full release of the hostages.

Latest interventions
16/01/2025

Order of Malta in Mayotte, hit by Cyclone Chido

Last December, the powerful cyclone Chido struck the French overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, destroying buildings and homes and causing deaths and injuries.

27/12/2024

Quintuplets born in the Order of Malta hospital in Benin

On 10 December a mother gave birth to quintuplets in the hospital run by Ordre de Malte France (Sovereign Order of Malta humanitarian organization) in Djougou northern Benin.

Grand Master news
03/12/2024

E-Ambukart for Order of Malta’s First-Aid Post in St Peter’s Square

In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee, the Sovereign Order of Malta has up-graded its first-aid service in St Peter’s Square with the arrival of a new electric ambulance, the E-Ambukart.