New Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations, H.E. Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, presents his Letter of Credence to the United Nations Secretary General H E Mr António Guterres
26 July 2017, New York: The new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, His Excellency Dr Ali Naseer Mohamed, has presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, during a ceremony held today at the United Nations…
New Ambassador of Maldives, Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, presents Credentials to President Donald Trump
21 July 2017, Washington DC. - The new Ambassador of Maldives to the United States of America, His Excellency Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, has presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the United States of America, His Excellency Mr. Donald Trump, during a ceremony that was held today…
Maldives demonstrates the progress achieved in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and reaffirms commitment to the Global Goals
19 July 2017 - The Maldives has presented the country's first Voluntary National Review (VNR) during the High Level Political Forum taking place from 10-19 July 2017 at the United Nations Head Quarters in New York. The VNR, which was presented by His Excellency Mr. Abdullahi Majeed, the Minister of…
The Maldives emphasizes the utility of the High Level Political Forum, in the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
18 July 2017 - The Maldives has stated that commencing the Voluntary National Review process for the High Level Political Forum has brought impetus to the challenging task of mainstreaming and implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda domestically. During the national statement delivered at the Forum today, His Excellency Mr.…
New Permanent Representative begins work at the Mission
New York, 17 July 2017: The new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, Ambassador Dr Ali Naseer Mohamed has assumed work at the Mission today. Ambassador Mohamed has been in the Maldives Foreign Service since 1985. Before he was appointed Permanent Representative, he was the Foreign Secretary of…
The Maldives engages at the Thematic Reviews of the High Level Political Forum 2017
2017.7.14, New York; At the High Level Political Forum 2017, the Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance for Small Island States (AOSIS), delivered interventions highlighting the priorities and vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Maldives spoke on behalf of AOSIS during the interactive discussions of SDG1 on poverty…
Maldives, Chair of AOSIS, underscores the special significance of the ocean to SIDS as custodians of large expanses of ocean
New York, 5 June 2017, The Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture of the Republic of Maldives, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shainee urged steadfast efforts to care for and restore the health of oceans to achieve the targets of SDG 14 and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Speaking on behalf of…
"Alliance of Small Island States co-hosts High-Level Dialogue on Oceans and Small Island States on first day of Ocean Conference"
New York, 5 June 2017: The Maldives, as the Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), co-hosted a High-Level Dialogue on Oceans and Seas with SIDS DOCK and the United Nations Office of The High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing…
"Terrorism and violent extremism represent the most profound threats to human progress, and indeed human rights, the world over" says the Maldives at the UNGA
Sunday, 30 July 2017 13:47
28 July 2017, New York, Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the UN, Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed said today that "Terrorism and violent extremism represent the most profound threats to human progress, and indeed human rights, the world over". The Ambassador made the remarks in his Statement to the UN General Assembly's plenary meeting on "Global Counter Terrorism Strategy" held today at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Ambassador Mohamed highlighted the strong measures that the Maldives has been taking in the global fight against terrorism and violent extremism, and in particular, against foreign terrorism fighters through implementation of Counter Terrorism Act, Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Act, both of which were enacted as part of the Government of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's national policy on counter terrorism and counter radicalisation.
In his statement, Ambassador Mohamed reiterated the Maldives strong commitment to work with the international community in stopping and eliminating the menace of terrorism.
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New Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations, H.E. Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, presents his Letter of Credence to the United Nations Secretary General H E Mr António Guterres
Wednesday, 26 July 2017 20:16
26 July 2017, New York: The new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, His Excellency Dr Ali Naseer Mohamed, has presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, during a ceremony held today at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
The President of the Republic of Maldives, His Excellency Mr Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, appointed Ambassador Mohamed as the new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations on 9 July 2017.
New Ambassador of Maldives, Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, presents Credentials to President Donald Trump
Friday, 21 July 2017 14:15
21 July 2017, Washington DC. - The new Ambassador of Maldives to the United States of America, His Excellency Dr. Ali Naseer Mohamed, has presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the United States of America, His Excellency Mr. Donald Trump, during a ceremony that was held today at the White House.
Maldives demonstrates the progress achieved in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and reaffirms commitment to the Global Goals
Wednesday, 19 July 2017 17:00
19 July 2017 - The Maldives has presented the country's first Voluntary National Review (VNR) during the High Level Political Forum taking place from 10-19 July 2017 at the United Nations Head Quarters in New York. The VNR, which was presented by His Excellency Mr. Abdullahi Majeed, the Minister of State for Environment of the Republic of Maldives, showcased the substantive progress which has been made in the areas of health, education, gender, water and sanitation, energy, infrastructure, climate change and conservation and sustainable use of marine resources.
The Maldives emphasizes the utility of the High Level Political Forum, in the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 16:58
18 July 2017 - The Maldives has stated that commencing the Voluntary National Review process for the High Level Political Forum has brought impetus to the challenging task of mainstreaming and implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda domestically.
During the national statement delivered at the Forum today, His Excellency Mr. Abdullahi Majeed, the Minister of State for Environment and Energy of the Republic of Maldives, highlighted that the process brought together all implementing Government bodies and institutions to collectively review the progress which has been made in implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and strengthened cross sectoral coordination in enhancing future efforts for achieving these targets.
Minister Majeed also emphasized the support needed by countries such as the Maldives not only for the means of implementating these goals, but also to improve capacity building for data collection and measurement to measure progress of implementation.
The Maldives will be presenting the country's Voluntary National Review in an individual presentation format on the morning of 19 July 2017 with Ethiopia, Honduras and India.
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