Annual report 2005 Malteser International - Ordine di Malta

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Malteser International – help right on the spot – worldwide. Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief service, was created in 2005 to combine its relief activities in specialised humanitarian aid. It is based on the experiences of the Emergency Corps Order of Malta (ECOM), and on the existing global structures of Malteser Germany. The major concern of Malteser International is to help people in need without distinction of religion, race or political persuasion. Christian values and the humanitarian principles of impartiality and independence are the foundation of its work. Malteser International is committed to ensure high quality standards in humanitarian aid. Accountability and transparency are priorities of its agenda. The organisation’s policy is to continue its relief efforts in afflicted areas for as long as they are necessary. With its headquarters in Cologne (Germany) and its local and international staff on the ground, it covers humanitarian projects worldwide. Malteser International has the status of a Non-Governmental Organisation. Malteser International’s mission is to: ● Provide relief to major emergencies in the world, especially in the health sector ● Implement rehabilitation measures and link relief, rehabilitation and development ● Establish and promote primary health care services in developing countries ● Reduce the vulnerability and poverty of those afflicted ● Care for refugees and returnees ● Support partner Non-Governmental Organisations In addition, Malteser International has a special ongoing programme of supporting the development of partner organisations and their social services in Eastern Europe. „Our motivation is to alleviate human suffering.“* (Code of Conduct: The humanitarian imperative comes first) Malteser International is member of following networks and associations, among others: ● Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) (Action Campaign Germany Helps) ● Aktionsbündnis gegen AIDS (Action against AIDS Alliance) ● Arbeitskreis Medizinische Entwicklungshilfe (AKME) (Working Group on Medical Development Aid) ● Koordinierungsausschuss Humanitäre Hilfe (KAHH) (Coordinating Committeee for Humanitarian Relief) ● Katholischer Arbeitskreis Not- und Katastrophenhilfe (KANK) (Catholic Working Group on Emergency and Disaster Relief) ● People in Aid ● Verband Entwicklungspolitik Deutscher Nicht-Regierungs-Organisationen (VENRO) (National Association of German Non-Governmental Organisations for Development Policy) ● Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE) Malteser International has committed itself to observe, inter alia, the following national and international codes and standards: ● The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response ● The Code of Conduct: Principles of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Response Programmes ● Principles for the international work of the German Caritas Association ● Code of Conduct to protect children and young people from abuse and sexual exploitation (Caritas Internationalis) 2 M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T
Editorial Dear Friends and Supporters of Malteser International, dear Readers, Nicolas de Cock de Rameyen President 2005 was a year full of dramatic events: in January, the devastating effect of the tsunami in Asia was revealed. From ‘Katrina’ through ‘Stan’ to ‘Wilma’, several severe hurricanes swept in across the Gulf of Mexico during late summer. Thousands suffered in appalling drought conditions in Mali and Niger. The disastrous earthquake that hit Pakistan and India at the beginning of October was the last in a list of events that made 2005 a year of disaster. 88,000 people died in the rubble. Three million were rendered homeless. In a world growing closer together every day, the need for aid is prevalent more than ever. Therefore, Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s relief service for worldwide humanitarian aid, was founded on 24 June to take up the challenge to help those in distress worldwide. With Malteser International, we combine the forces of the Order and reinforce the network of its 46 associations in order to increase the efficiency of our aid on a lasting basis. Ingo Radtke Secretary General The year 2005 with its sequence of natural disasters was the first practical test for Malteser International. In the face of these disasters, worldwide cooperation and sympathy was also overwhelming. Our thanks go to the many donors, sponsors and supporters, as well as numerous volunteers and full-time employees. They enabled the provision of professional aid for all people in dire need, not only those in Asia, New Orleans, Mali or Pakistan, but also in many other crisis areas around the world that were not in the focus of television cameras. For we must not forget, for example, that over 200,000 people have died in Darfur in Western Sudan since 1993, that civil wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Uganda have forced over four million people to flee their homes and that millions of people in the Sahel are threatened by extreme famine every year. We are pleased to be able to offer you an overview of our work in this annual report. With around 200 projects in over 40 countries in Africa, Asia, America and Europe, more than 100 international and 800 local employees ensure that our aid reaches over seven million people worldwide. Many people have contributed to what Malteser International has achieved so far and what it intends to achieve in the coming years. Our work is far from over. We provide concrete help, aiming to give people courage for the future. Therefore, we would like to thank you for all you have done and ask you to continue to accompany and support us on our journey! Malteser International – help right on the spot – worldwide. Thanks for your support! Cologne, August 2006 Nicolas de Cock de Rameyen President Ingo Radtke Secretary General E D I T O R I A L 3
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