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Cyclone Idai: Malteser International sends team to Mozambique
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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.

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

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The Venezuelan Association offers hot meals and medical examinations to the elderly in a district of Caracas
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01/03/2019

The Venezuelan Association offers hot meals and medical examinations to the elderly in a district of Caracas

The Order of Malta’s Venezuelan Association, founded in the South American country in 1957, has inaugurated a hot-meal service for some thirty disadvantaged elderly people in Chacao, one of the five municipalities in the metropolitan district of Caracas.

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New project provides shoes to 15,000 disadvantaged adults and children in the Philippines
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20/02/2019

New project provides shoes to 15,000 disadvantaged adults and children in the Philippines

Thanks to a generous donation from Vans Philippines, who donated the shoes, Members and volunteers of the Order of Malta arranged for the distribution and fitting of the shoes to those in need.

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Malteser International: medical care for Venezuelan refugees needs to be scaled up
14/02/2019

Malteser International: medical care for Venezuelan refugees needs to be scaled up

Since September 2018, the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief agency Malteser International, has been providing relief and medical care to thousands of refugees fleeing Venezuela.

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Nigeria: Malteser International opens second centre providing relief to internally displaced persons
25/01/2019

Nigeria: Malteser International opens second centre providing relief to internally displaced persons

Malteser International - the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief agency - has opened a second office in Nigeria, in the northeastern town of Pulka, to address the needs of internally displaced persons.

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World Youth Day: 130 Order of Malta volunteers in Panama provide first aid alongside local and Vatican authorities
22/01/2019

World Youth Day: 130 Order of Malta volunteers in Panama provide first aid alongside local and Vatican authorities

The 130 Order of Malta volunteers who flew to Panama for World Youth Day will be offering assistance and first aid to pilgrims.

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Order of Malta in Hungary scaling up its assistance work to help Syrian population
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27/12/2018

Order of Malta in Hungary scaling up its assistance work to help Syrian population

After nearly 8 years of war in Syria, the Order of Malta is still present in the region helping the local population with medical and humanitarian activities.

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Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem: 4,500 babies born in 2018
21/12/2018

Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem: 4,500 babies born in 2018

Some 4,700 babies were born during 2018 in the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, next to the Church of the Nativity and run by the Order of Malta since 1990.

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The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lebanon presents her letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lebanon presents her letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Uruguay presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Uruguay presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Cambodia presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Cambodia presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Benin presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Benin presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Bosnia and Herzegovina presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Bosnia and Herzegovina presents his letters of credence

Unesco Ordine di Malta credenziali

The Permanent Observer of the Order of Malta to the UNESCO presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Montenegro presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Montenegro presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Croatia presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Croatia presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Serbia presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Serbia presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Costa Rica presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Costa Rica presents his letters of credence

The Order of Malta’s new Permanent Representative to the Indian Ocean Commission

The Order of Malta’s new Permanent Representative to the Indian Ocean Commission

The new Permanent Representative of the Order of Malta to the African Union presents his letters of credence

The new Permanent Representative of the Order of Malta to the African Union presents his letters of credence

The feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to El Salvador presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to El Salvador presents his letters of credence

The new Ambassador of the Order of Malta to Germany presents her letters of credence

The new Ambassador of the Order of Malta to Germany presents her letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Cuba presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Cuba presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lithuania presents his letters of credence

The Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Lithuania presents his letters of credence

Oath Grand Master Order of Malta Fra' John Dunlap

The Prince and 81st Grand Master of the Order of Malta has been elected

The Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Order of Malta to FAO presents his letters of credence

The Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Order of Malta to FAO presents his letters of credence

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta meets the President of the Italian Republic

The Lieutenant of the Grand Master of the Order of Malta meets the President of the Italian Republic

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