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Minister Asim meets with several Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
News - MFA Apr 23, 2018 | 23:52 pmMinister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim has met today with several Permanent Representatives in New York today, to discuss issues of mutual interest, especially with regard to the United Nations Security Council. The Maldives is campaigning for support in[…]
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Minister Asim highlights role of UN in making lending environment more hospitable to small States
News - MFA Apr 23, 2018 | 23:49 pmMinister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim, highlighted the challenges faced in leveraging appropriate sources of financing for SIDS, where domestic resource mobilisation is limited. Speaking at the Ministerial Roundtables at the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development, the Minister[…]
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The Alliance of Small Island States calls for revision of eligibility criteria for concessional financing
News - MFA Apr 23, 2018 | 23:39 pmMinister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim, speaking for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), highlighted that most Small Island Developing States (SIDS) do not fit into the traditional development models, and remain trapped in the middle-income trap. The[…]
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The Maldives advocates for a youth inclusive approach in peacebuilding and sustaining peace
News - MFA Apr 23, 2018 | 23:18 pmThe Maldives has underscored the important role of youth, and called for an inclusive approach in peacebuilding and sustaining peace, which accommodates the concerns of the youth demographic.Speaking at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on "Youth, Peace and[…]
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