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Myanmar: a year after massacres, Rohingya refugees still facing desperation
28/08/2018

Myanmar: a year after massacres, Rohingya refugees still facing desperation

Malteser International teams are still on the ground in Bangladesh Rajuma is only 30 years old, but has endured the most unimaginable horrors. The ethnic Rohingya woman from Myanmar was a survivor of a brutal massacre that occurred in her village, Tula Toli on August 30, 2017.

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Grand Master at 35th International Summer Camp for the disabled urges guests to be brave
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20/08/2018

Grand Master at 35th International Summer Camp for the disabled urges guests to be brave

“Be courageous, we have to be brave to welcome those who suffer and those who are strangers to us”. With these encouraging words, the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta Fra’ Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto addressed the participants of the Order of Malta’s 35th International Summer Camp for young disabled, on 15 August.

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To Santiago di Compostela in a wheelchair
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09/08/2018

To Santiago di Compostela in a wheelchair

The Order of Malta’s history has for many centuries been linked to the pilgrimage route to Santiago di Compostela where the remains of the Apostle James the Great are buried. From ancient times, the knights have offered accommodation and healthcare in hospitals, convents and churches to pilgrims along their journey.

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The Order of Malta’s summer activities focussed on the disabled
07/08/2018

The Order of Malta’s summer activities focussed on the disabled

Everything is ready for the Order of Malta’s 35th International Summer Camp for Disabled Young People. This year it will be held in England in Hampshire, a county on the south coast, from 11th to 18th August.

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Miss Cambodia winners join the Leprosy Awareness Campaign
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12/07/2018

Miss Cambodia winners join the Leprosy Awareness Campaign

To promote knowledge about the illness and remove the stigma: this is the purpose of the awareness day on Hansen’s disease, commonly known as leprosy, organized by the Ciomal Foundation (Order of Malta International Campaign against Leprosy) on 10 July last in the Kien Khlang rehabilitation centre, in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

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Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta is beneficiary of 2017 Christmas drive of Hungarian State TV
21/12/2017

Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta is beneficiary of 2017 Christmas drive of Hungarian State TV

The Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta (Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat) was the beneficiary of the 2017 Christmas drive of Hungarian State TV

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Inauguration of a new centre for Roma and Egyptian communities in Albania
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27/11/2017

Inauguration of a new centre for Roma and Egyptian communities in Albania

The Albanian Organization of the Order of Malta (Malteser Albania) has recently inaugurated a multidisciplinary centre for individuals with special needs, and in particular for Roma and Egyptian people.

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25 years of activity for the Order of Malta’s South African relief organization.
04/11/2017

25 years of activity for the Order of Malta’s South African relief organization.

The Grand Hospitaller participated in the celebrations

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The Malteser Relief Service in Ukraine holds annual Easter event
13/04/2017

The Malteser Relief Service in Ukraine holds annual Easter event

The Malteser Relief Service in Ukraine held its annual "Easter basket" event in order to provide festive Easter baskets to 450 residents in need, located in Lviv, Ukraine.

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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 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

The Order of Malta’s official anthem ‘Ave Crux Alba’

Official visit of the Italian Foreign Minister to the Sovereign Order of Malta

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

Speech of the Lieutenant of the Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap to the Diplomatic Corps

The Order of Malta’s Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem: a birthplace of hope

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