The EU Must Provide Future-Proof Solutions for People Displaced from Ukraine 

We added our signature to an important European civil society statement signed by 131 organisations, calling on the EU to act now to ensure people who have fled Ukraine have options to stay in the EU once temporary protection ends.

Though temporary protection is set to end in 2025, the EU has not yet offered any harmonised proposals for the longer-term regularised stay for people displaced from Ukraine. This is creating uncertainty for some 4.3 million current temporary protection holders.

The statement under the EU to provide future-proof solutions for people displaced from Ukraine.


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Joint NGO Statement: Survivors of traumatic incidents at sea need support, not detention!

aditus foundation and Jesuit Refugee Service (Malta) are extremely saddened by the recent news of yet another tragedy at sea that resulted in several people dying. We are further upset by Malta’s treatment of the survivors. According to news sites that we are unable to confirm, 21 persons were taken to Malta’s main detention centre. 

We underline that anyone going through such a horrific experience requires immediate psychological support. The survivors came within inches of death whilst at the same time witnessing their friends and possibly loved ones drowning around them. No words can possibly describe the mental state they must be in.

We therefore strongly urge Malta to offer them all the psychological support they require, particularly to the most vulnerable. This support cannot be provided in detention, but requires a safe and caring space. This is an opportunity for Malta to do what is right. 

As always, we stand ready to provide our own services as soon as we are able to.

(AFM photo of the boat while out at sea: Jonathan Borg, from Times of Malta)


Maltese NGOs urge Malta to join ICJ case against Israel

On the 100th day of the bombing of Gaza, we’ve written to the Maltese Foreign Affairs Ministry. Our letter urges Malta to join the ICJ case against Israel.




Time for action! Joint NGO letter urging free PrEP distribution

We joined our colleagues in the LGBTIQ+ sector to issue the below letter. We are urging Malta to live up to its promise: free PrEP distribution!

The letter tells Malta that the time for words has long passed. It is now time for action!