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

Humanitarian & medical works

04/07/2019

Implementing a national strategy for the integration of Roma people in Hungary

Miklos Vecsei, vice-President of the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order, was appointed State Commissioner charged with coordinating the drafting and implementation of a diagnosis-based national strategy for the integration of Roma people.

25/06/2019

42 grants awarded on St John’s Day by the Global Fund for Forgotten People to help the most disadvantaged around the world

On the occasion of Saint John the Baptist, the patron of the Order of Malta celebrated on 24 June, the Global Fund for Forgotten People (GFFP) – set up with the aim of providing financial support to the many worldwide activities of the Order – reached the number of 42 grants, to date the largest grant cycle ever awarded.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
18/06/2019

President of the Republic of Slovenia receives Grand Master

On 17th June, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, received the Order of Master’s Grand Master Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto.

18/06/2019

World Refugee Day 2019: the Order Of Malta urges more support to countries hosting refugees

On the occasion of World Refugee Day 2019, Malteser International- the Order of Malta worldwide relief agency - is urging the international community to do more in helping developing nations respond to refugee situations.

03/06/2019

Chabrouh Camp for the disabled Lebanon

For over 20 years, the Chabrouh camps in Lebanon have represented a unique example of the thousand-year-old mission of care of the Order of Malta: reaching out to the needy and the marginalized.

Latest interventions
30/05/2019

Making an effort not to lose them

Volunteers among drug-addicts in the Rogoredo “bosco”, one of the largest open-air drug market places in northern Italy.

02/04/2019

Bakhita centre for female victims of trafficking inaugurated in Lagos

Inaugurated in Lagos on 26 March, the "Bakhita Empowerment” centre is an initiative of the Order of Malta with the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Louis for protecting and rehabilitating young women victims of prostitution and human trafficking when they return to Nigeria.

Latest interventions
30/03/2019

Cyclone Idai: Malteser International sends team to Mozambique

Emergency relief team of highly experienced professionals from Malteser International will leave for Mozambique following Cyclone Idai which has caused catastrophic flooding, killed hundreds of people, and affected hundreds of thousands of others in Mozambique and neighboring countries.

14/03/2019

Eight years of war in Syria: ‘The scale of human suffering cannot be expressed in numbers’

The Syrian war seems to be nearing its final stages, but there is no end to the suffering of the people affected by the conflict.