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Malteser International has been working in Indonesia since the tsunami in 2004 and is running disaster preparedness programmes - for example evacuation drills - in many Asian countries.
11.04.2012
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Tsunami warning issued for the Indian Ocean

Cologne. A tsunami warning has been issued after a strong earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian Island of Sumatra sent tremors throughout the entire Indian Ocean region. The Malteser International teams in Indonesia, Sri...


Malteser International has successfully supported water projects for marginalised communities in 11 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Photo: Valeria Turrisi
21.03.2012
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World Water Day 2012

Cologne. The recent news that a target under the seventh Millennium Development Goal – to halve the proportion of the global population without access to safe drinking water – has been reached is a reason for celebration on World...


Training of girls and women in household and community-based decision-making processes. Photo: Carmen Wolf
07.03.2012
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Malteser International on International Women’s Day

Cologne. On International Women’s Day, Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s relief service for humanitarian aid, honours the Dalit women of Rajasthan, who are making a difference in their communities through mobilisation...


In March 2012, one year after the earthquake, the snow has returned to Ichinoseki. This time, the children are able to enjoy the winter. Photo: Kazushi Abe
05.03.2012
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One year after the earthquake in Japan

Cologne. In remembrance of the day a devastating earthquake hit Japan, the children and staff of the children’s home Fujinosono will eat only emergency food rations on 11 March. “In this way, the children and youth will...


Dirk Niebel, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, visited Malteser International’s projects in the village of Sandar Yaw, near Myanmar’s former capital, Yangon.
13.02.2012
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Myanmar's opening: A chance to help more

Cologne/Yangon. Myanmar, a country which has often been criticised for its political isolation in the past, is in the midst of a democratisation process which is opening up the country to more humanitarian relief, a move which...


09.01.2012
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Haiti caught between prestige and misery

Cologne/Port-au-Prince. „In Cité Soleil, an urban slum in Port-au-Prince, we are facing another humanitarian catastrophe   and in some cases all we can do is watch the misery unfold“, Maren Paech, Malteser...


06.01.2012
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Tropical storm “Washi” in the Philippines

Cologne/Mindanao. A total of 100 temporary homes including latrines as well as community faucets for safe drinking water will be constructed in Iligan, a medium-sized city located on the Philippine island Mindanao. This is the...


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