The Maldives is a member of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, a cross-regional group comprised of 24 regional Member States, and we are honoured to speak on its behalf.
ACT congratulates China on holding this open debate. In the light of the seventieth anniversary of the U…
My delegation is grateful for this annual opportunity to express our thoughts on oceans, fisheries and the law of the sea. At the outset, my delegation would like to thank Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for ably guiding us through the respective in…
On behalf of the Republic of Maldives, it is an honour for me to address the Assembly during the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. My delegation takes this opportunity to express once again its unyielding support to the people of Palestine and the entire region. It is wit…
The Maldives delegation welcomes the comprehensive report submitted to the Assembly by the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan (A/69/540).
My delegation follows the situation in Afghanistan with much interest, and often with deep concern. For a number of years, the country remained in…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank His Excellency Mr. Baudelaire Ndong Ella, Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, for his excellent work as the President of the Human Rights Council and for presenting the Council’s report to the General Assembly (A/69/5…
It is an honour for the Maldives to participate in the debate on this important agenda item. The question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council is an important matter that has been a top priority of Maldivian foreign policy for decades. My delegation w…
My delegation wishes to thank Argentina, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate in
connection with the agenda item on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would also like to extend our appreciation to the Secretary- Ge…
I am pleased to participate in the debate on agenda item 13 (b), which is closely related to improving the lives of our people and our global community of nations. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, and it is timel…
Allow me to extend warm greetings to the President of the General Assembly upon the assumption of his duties at the sixty-ninth session. I also recognize the exemplary stewardship of Mr. John Ashe, the outgoing President, and record our appreciation of the Secretary-General’s stewardship of the Orga…
It is with a sombre spirit that the Maldives takes this opportunity to speak on the situation in the Middle East, a region that has throughout the past millennia been plagued by conflict and which today faces one of its darkest hours. Although the Middle East is embroiled in many conflicts, the grea…
On behalf of the Republic of Maldives, I wish to express our appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this High-level Meeting on the comprehensive review and assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
My delegati…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report, contained in documents A/68/71 and A/68/71/Add.1, on the impact of ocean acidification on the marine environment. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Director and the dedicated staff members of the Division f…
Last week, the State of Palestine cast its first ballot in a General Assembly election (see A/68/PV.53). It was a symbolic step by a nation determined to become a full Member of the Organization. It was one step of many towards recognition. No matter how long it takes or how difficult the path, the …
First of all, we would like to express our appreciation to the President for convening today’s important debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We also commend the Secretary-General on the recent comprehensive update provided in his report (A/68/609) and on his activities and those of his Special R…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank His Excellency Mr. Remigiusz Henczel, President of the Human Rights Council, for his presence here today and for his introduction of the report of the Council to the General Assembly (A/68/53). As we reflect on an eventful and challenging year for the Hum…
I wish to express our deepest appreciation to Ambassador Liu Jieyi, current President of the Security Council, for preparing and introducing the report of the Security Council (A/68/2) under this agenda item. We thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin of Afghanistan for his dedicated efforts during the past se…
I wish to begin by extending my heartfelt congratulations to the President of the General Assembly on his assumption of office at the sixty-eighth session. I also wish to commend the Secretary-General on his leadership during what is a trying and testing time around the globe. We are confident in hi…
I am delighted to be making this statement today on behalf of the delegation of Maldives under agenda item 75, “Oceans and the law of the sea”. At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the
Law of the Sea for its continued support and dedicated wo…
On this historic occasion in 1947, the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II), on the partition of Palestine, thus creating one of the most complex and elusive challenges that the modern world has faced so far. Yet again, we find ourselves in this very Hall, lamenting the lack of progress in a…
The Republic of Maldives gives sincere thanks for the work of the Secretariat and to the Secretary-General for his reports on the follow- up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit (A/67/257) and on strengthening the institutional arrangements for support of gender equality and the empowerment of wo…
