Malteser International

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Malteser International
AbbreviationMI
FormationJanuary 2, 2005;19 years ago (2005-01-02)
Type Aid agency
Purpose Humanitarian aid
Development aid
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
New York, US
Region served
Worldwide
(32 countries in 2019)
Membership
27 Associations and Priories of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Official language
English, French, German
Secretary General
Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff
Thierry de Beaumont-Beynac
Affiliations Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Website www.malteser-international.org
www.orderofmaltarelief.org

Malteser International is an international non-governmental aid agency for humanitarian aid of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. [1] Developed in 2005 from the foreign aid service of Malteser Germany (founded 1953), and having the status of an independent eingetragener Verein since 2013, the agency has more than 50 years of experience in humanitarian relief. [2] It currently implements around 100 projects in some 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and the Americas. [3] The organization's General Secretariat is located in Cologne, Germany with regional headquarters for Europe and the Americas located in Cologne and New York City respectively. The membership of Malteser International consists of 27 national associations and priories of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, who are responsible for supporting the organization within their jurisdictions. [4]

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History

In 1992, the foreign aid department of Malteser Germany combined forces with other relief services of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta around the world to form the Emergency Corps of the Order of Malta (ECOM). ECOM provided relief after natural and man-made disasters, such as the Kosovo War (1998–1999) and the 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran. [2] Malteser International was created to replace ECOM as the worldwide relief agency of the Order of Malta, in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, broadening its mission to include long-term rehabilitation and development programmes. [1]

Some of the organisation's most important deployments include: [2]

Organisation

27 national associations and priories of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta are currently members of Malteser International. Their representatives, together with the board of directors, the secretary-general, the vice secretary-general and the chaplain of Malteser International, form the General Assembly. The Board of Directors consists of the President and up to six Vice-Presidents. The Secretary General manages the operational activities in line with the adopted budget and the strategy of Malteser International. [4] In October 2020, Malteser International's first Secretary General Ingo Radtke marked his retirement after 15 years in the role, handing over to Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff.

Policy

Malteser International is committed by its statutes to helping people in all parts of the world without distinction of religion, race or political persuasion. Christian values and the humanitarian principles of impartiality and independence are the foundation of its work. Despite being a Catholic organisation, Malteser International works also in non-Christian countries and therefore employs workers from various religious backgrounds in its projects. [1] The overwhelming majority of Malteser International's more than 980 staff members are local people, [6] while the organization works closely with local partner organisations, including other Order of Malta organizations, both religious and non-religious NGOs, and church structures in its project countries. Malteser International adheres to several internationally recognized codes and standards, such as the "Code of Conduct" (Principles of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Response Programmes) and the "Sphere Project". [7]

Figures

Source: [3]

Project volume 2019: €80.3 million

International partnerships

Malteser International is a member of: [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Malteser International Timeline". Malteser International.org. Malteser International. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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