Bilateral relations
The diplomatic activities of the Order are closely linked to its humanitarian mission: the presence of accredited diplomatic missions in more than 100 countries of the world supports the activities of the Order. In the international political field, the Order of Malta is neutral, impartial and non-political. Because of these characteristics, the Order can act as a mediator whenever a State requests its intervention to settle a dispute.
The Order has steadily increased its diplomatic relations in recent years. Today the Order has Diplomatic Missions in 104 countries – many of which are non-Catholic – and missions to some European countries, as well as to European and international organisations.
The Order of Malta has diplomatic relations with 104 countries:
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Europe Albania Austria Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Holy See Hungary Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of) Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Poland Portugal Romania Russia, Federation of* San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Ukraine |
The Americas Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas, The Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela |
Asia Afghanistan Armenia Cambodia Georgia Jordan Kazakhstan Lebanon Philippines Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan |
Africa Angola Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Côte d’Ivoire Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Togo |
Oceania Micronesia Marshall Islands Kiribati |
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The Order of Malta has official relations with:
The Order of Malta has relations at Ambassador level with:
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Multilateral relations
The Order of Malta has relations at Ambassador level:
European Commission
The Order of Malta has permanent observer missions to the United Nations and its specialised agencies:
United Nations – New York
United Nations – Geneva
United Nations – Vienna
ESCAP – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific – (Bangkok)
FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations – (Rome)
IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency – (Vienna)
IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development – (Rome)
UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme – (Nairobi)
UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – (Paris)
UNHCHR – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – (Geneva)
UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – (Geneva)
UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organization – (Vienna)
WFP – World Food Programme of the United Nations – (Rome)
WHO – World Health Organization – (Geneva)
The Order of Malta has delegations or representations to international organizations:
CTBTO- Preparatory Commission for the comprehensive nuclear-test-ban Treaty Organization – (Vienna)
ICCROM – International Centre for the study of the preservation and restoration of cultural property – (Rome)
ICMM – International Committee of Military Medicine – (Brussels)
ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross – (Geneva)
IDB – Inter-American Development Bank – (Washington D.C.)
IIHL – International Institute of Humanitarian Law – (Sanremo, Geneva)
IFRC -International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – (Geneva)
IOM – International Organization for Migration – (Geneva)
UNIDROIT – International Institute for the Unification of Private Law – (Rome)
UNILAT – Latin Union – (Santo Domingo, Paris)
Council of Europe – (Strasbourg)
