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Emergency relief for people from Gaza

The situation for people in and from Gaza is catastrophic. We are providing medical assistance.

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Our Ebola response in DR Congo

Our team on the ground is responding to protect communities and contain the Ebola outbreak.

Ebola response in DR Congo

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Our Annual Report 2025

In 2025, we reached 8 million people through our aid in 33 countries worldwide. Read more in our new annual report.

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News and Articles

06.11.2026

Kenya: Malteser International launches emergency aid for refugees from Ethiopia

Cologne/Nairobi. Within just a few days, around 50,000 people have fled the conflict in Moyale, Ethiopia, to neighboring Kenya. Families are fleeing the fighting, which is linked to a dispute over control of the area between the Ethiopian regions of Oromia and Somali.
Through local partners, Malteser International is providing medical care and distributing water and hygiene kits. This assistance will reach several thousand people.

16.10.2026

Order of Malta in Cairo to assist the wounded evacuated from Gaza

Cairo/Cologne. A team of ten doctors and volunteers from Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s international relief agency, is in Cairo to assist injured children and adults evacuated from the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing conflict. The initiative is aimed at patients whose injuries or illnesses require surgical interventions and specialized care not currently accessible in the Strip. At the Umberto I Italian Hospital in Cairo, Malteser International works with a team of doctors, psychologists and nurses in collaboration with the Centre for Reconstructive Surgery in Armed Conflicts and Worldwide Surgical Missions, which has provided three specialists, including a neurosurgeon.

Interview: Why monitoring and evaluation matter

How do humanitarian organizations know whether their projects are truly making a difference? Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) provide the answers. In this interview, Layal Ghamlouche, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at Malteser International shares how MEAL helps us to measure impact, learn from communities, improve its programs, and ensure that people remain at the center of humanitarian action.

03.09.2026

After flash floods in Nepal: Malteser International expands psychosocial support

Cologne/Nuwakot. The full scale of the flash floods of 26 August is becoming clearer by the day: critical infrastructure has been destroyed, and more than 1,100 people lost their lives in the flash floods in the Himalayas. Survivors are struggling with the psychological impact of the disaster. Together with local partner organization KOSHISH, Malteser International is providing psychosocial support in the severely affected district of Nuwakot and is currently expanding these services. At centers for displaced people, affected people receive psychosocial counselling, psychological first aid, and trauma-informed support.

01.09.2026

Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff to step down from his leadership role at Malteser International

After nearly a decade of dedicated service, Malteser International bids farewell to Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff, who is stepping down from his role as Secretary General and Executive Director. Malteser International extends its sincere gratitude to Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff for his outstanding dedication, commitment, and the trust-based collaboration over the years. Going forward, Malteser International’s humanitarian activities will continue to be jointly led by Izabella Toth and Kees Zevenbergen.

28.08.2026

Flash floods in Nepal: Malteser International provides 50,000 euros

Cologne/Nuwakot. The flash flood on 26 August struck numerous villages in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, causing severe damage to homes and vital infrastructure. The affected communities are particularly lacking access to clean drinking water, hygiene items, food and safe places to sleep. “Many particularly vulnerable families in Bidur have only limited means of coping with the aftermath of the floods on their own. Thanks to our long-standing work in Nuwakot and the trust placed in us by the communities, our local partner organization RSDC is now able to provide rapid assistance and deliver it directly to where it is most urgently needed,” says Istvan Toth, Head of the Emergency Relief Department at Malteser International.

23.07.2026

Earthquake in Venezuela: Psychosocial Support for Those Affected

Cologne/Caracas. About a month after the severe earthquake in Venezuela, thousands of people are believed to still be buried under the rubble. Their relatives are staying in mostly makeshift tents next to the collapsed houses, hoping that the bodies will soon be recovered so they can bury their loved ones. “The strain on these people is almost unimaginable. For four weeks, they have been living next to the deceased. They know that their loved ones are no longer alive, yet they still cannot bury them. Psychosocial support for the grieving and deeply distressed survivors is now particularly important,” reports Jonas Jung, Emergency Relief Coordinator at Malteser International.