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Malteser International

Malteser International
AbbreviationMI
FormationJanuary 2, 2005 (2005-01-02)
TypeAid agency
PurposeHumanitarian aid
Development aid
HeadquartersCologne, 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
AffiliationsSovereign Military Order of Malta
Websitewww.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]

  1. ^ "Bylaws of Malteser International" (PDF). Malteser International.org. Malteser International. February 29, 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Malteser International Timeline". Malteser International.org. Malteser International. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Malteser International Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Malteser International.org. Malteser International. July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Structure of Malteser International". Malteser International.org. Malteser International. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

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