H.M.E.H. Fra´ Matthew Festing,
Prince and Grand Master
- Permanent Mission to the UN Geneva
- Mission in New York
- Swiss Association
- Museum of the Order of Malta in Compesières, Geneva
- Worldwide relief service of the Order of Malta for humanitarian aid
- Foundation Caritas in Veritate
Presentation
Today this 900-year old institution:
- provides humanitarian assistance and carries out charitable work in over 120 countries worldwide,
- is present in 60 countries through its own structures,
- has 13,000 members on all continents,
- relies on several hundred thousand volunteers and some one million donors and supporters,
- is independent, neutral, impartial and non-political,
- has a central Government in Rome with its own constitution, passports, stamps, coins and public institutions,
- maintains diplomatic relations with 104 States under international law,
- enjoys the status of Permanent Observer to the United Nations and its main agencies and has missions to European and international organizations.
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