Statements

02/02/2022

STATEMENT-Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories

The Sovereign Order of Malta has a very strong presence in Palestine and Jerusalem, as we provide healthcare treatment and emergency relief to the local population, regardless of identity or ability to pay.

02/02/2022

STATEMENT – Special Rapporteur on human rights of migrants

The Order of Malta has a delegation to the International Organization for Migration and it also participated in the Marrakesh Summit to approve the Global Compact, which establishes the guidelines for global migration management policies and strategies.

02/02/2022

STATEMENT – Special Rapporteur on The Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons

The Sovereign Order of Malta is proud to champion the cause of human rights of internally displaced persons through the work of the Order and our worldwide relief agency, Malteser International.

02/02/2022

STATEMENT – High-Commissioner for Human Rights

With these shared values and principles, the Sovereign Order of Malta has been carrying out its medical, social, and humanitarian mission for over nine hundred years without any distinction of nationality, race, religion or gender.

02/02/2022

STATEMENT – Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

The Sovereign Order of Malta is proud to champion the cause of freedom of religion or belief through the work of the Order and our worldwide relief agency, Malteser International.

02/02/2022

STATEMENT: Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Order of Malta is proud to champion the cause of rights of persons with disabilities through the work of the Order and our worldwide relief agency, Malteser International.

25/01/2022

“Galvanising Momentum for Universal Vaccination”

The Order of Malta operates health care facilities and programs in over 120 nations. Increasingly our focus is on preventative health care, and we see in the COVID pandemic both the best and the worst global responses to the stated foremost priority of the 76th Session of the UN GA – Recovering from COVID-19.

27/10/2021

General Statement on the Agenda of the Third Committee for the 76th Session of the General Assembly

The Sovereign Order of Malta is one of the oldest humanitarian institutions in the western world and, in light of its territorial and military history and traditions, is a subject of international law.