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
Secretary-General of the United Nations
WELCOME!
Welcome to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta to the United Nations Office and International Organisations in Geneva.
This website contains information on the Sovereign Order of Malta’s multilateral diplomacy in Geneva and offers direct links to other websites of the Order around the world, including that of its Government in Rome and of its Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York. It also enables you to discover the Order’s 900 year history and find out about its global humanitarian activities of to-day.
Thank you for visiting our website which will give you an insight into the Order’s diplomacy with a humanitarian dimension and a human perspective.
LATEST NEWS
GREAT BRITAIN HOST THE ORDER OF MALTA'S 2010 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMP
2010-07-21
Bluestone
'The Camp transforms everyone. I love it.' Enrico, Italian guest from near Genoa, on his second visit to the Order's camp. Enrico was one of the 450 participants, disabled, helpers and friends, who came from 20 countries to spend a week at the Order's 27th International Summer Camp for Handicapped Young at Bluestone, Pembrokeshire, in the heart of Wales.
GRAND MASTER OFFICIAL VISIT TO CANADA
2010-07-09
Rome
At the invitation of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate of Canada, the Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra' Matthew Festing attended the International Fleet Review hosted by Canada's Navy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as part of the Canadian Naval Centennial (1910-2010) in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
THE GRAND MASTER RECEIVED BY HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
2010-06-25
Vatican City
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Fra' Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the Order of Malta, accompanied by members of the Sovereign Council.
The long private conversation focused on the Order of Malta's initiatives to foster inter-religious dialogue and its commitment in the Holy Land, as well as its medical and humanitarian work in some of the most devastated areas of the earth, including Haiti and Africa, often mentioned in the Pope's appeals.
