On November 4, 2024, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze visited several Malteser International projects in Beirut. She met with families in a shelter who had been displaced due to the ongoing conflict. In the former school in Zouq Mkayel, which is currently being used as an emergency shelter, Malteser International is providing people with medical care and hot meals through its local partner, the Order of Malta Lebanon. During her visit, Minister Schulze also observed a Mobile Medical Unit, which brings care directly to people in need.
Clemens Graf von Mirbach-Harff, Secretary General of Malteser International, accompanied the Minister's visit: “Federal Minister Svenja Schulze’s visit was invaluable. She was able to see firsthand that Malteser International has been able to respond swiftly to the crisis in Lebanon, thanks to the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the German Federal Foreign Office, and our trusted partner, the Order of Malta Lebanon, who stand alongside the people here, even at great personal risk.”
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