{"id":3926,"date":"2014-02-21T09:46:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T08:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/news\/international-strategy-meeting\/"},"modified":"2014-02-21T09:46:49","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T08:46:49","slug":"international-strategy-meeting","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/international-strategy-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"International strategy meeting"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3926","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"no","focus_on":"no","breaking":"no","news_cover":false,"news_video":"","sub_title":"","news_content":"<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small; color: #888888;\">Rhodes, 12 &#8211; 17 February<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; float: left; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 95%; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;It is our constant and devoted help for those who suffer which has stood the test of time and I believe it will continue to serve as our purpose for centuries to come.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Fra&#8217; Matthew Festing, H.M.E.H. the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over <a title=\"Photo by Marco Miccadei\" href=\"https:\/\/orderofmalta.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/seminario-internazionale2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3019\" title=\"Photo by Marco Miccadei\" src=\"https:\/\/orderofmalta.org.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/seminario-internazionale2-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>350 participants from all over the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sovereign Order of Malta\u2019s International Strategic Seminar was held from 12 to 17 February 2014. The five-yearly conference brought together the Order\u2019s government, leaders of the national associations, ambassadors, diplomats, members of the Order and directors of the volunteer corps to discuss future strategies and the challenges to be faced. After Malta in 2004 and Venice in 2009, this year the meeting venue was Rhodes, so significant in the Order\u2019s history as seat of the Grand Master and government for over 200 years from 1310 to 1523.<\/p>\n<p>Divided into 15 \u201cWorking Groups\u201d, some 350 participants discussed the Order\u2019s mission as Sovereign entity, its response to Pope Francis\u2019 priorities and the selection and training of new members and volunteers. Other topics included the Order\u2019s cultural identity, its mission to help the marginalized and excluded with a constant focus on the young, as the Grand Master Fra\u2019 Matthew Festing recalled in his opening speech. \u201cWe are at a turning point in our history; we have to connect our historic mission with the needs and hallmarks of the modern world,\u201d the Grand Master said, expressing the hope for an increasing involvement of the young in the Order\u2019s life.<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"no","news_gallery_elements":false,"news_excerpt":""},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3926\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}