Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In September 2021, the Secretary-General presented the report: “Our Common Agenda”. This report contains recommendations to advance the common agenda, as mandated by Member States in the Political Declaration on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.
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.