My delegation would like to thank Ambassadors Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Permanent Representative of Ghana, and Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, for their leadership as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at its seventy-fou…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Coly Seck of Senegal, President of the Human Rights Council in its thirteenth cycle, and his Bureau for steering its work this year. I would also like to express my appreciation to Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, and her Office, …
I would like to thank South Africa for organizing today’s important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. The Maldives remains deeply concerned about the situation in the Middle East and views the question of Palestine as particularly important.
This year …
The Maldives is proud to have co-sponsored draft resolution A/73/L.36, entitled “Sports as an enabler of sustainable development”. As the draft resolution reiterates, sport has the extraordinary ability to unite peoples, overcome differences and promote equality, as well as to help maintain the phys…
The Maldives remains encouraged by the strength, determination and enduring commitment of the people of Afghanistan to lasting peace and stability in the country. We share their vision of a peaceful nation that is free from the clutches of terrorism and extremism. A stable Afghanistan is good for th…
