21 January 2016, Jeddah, Ref: 39/2015

بســم اللّـه الرّحمـن الرّحيــم

 In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful

Peace be upon our prophet Mohamed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, his family and his companions

21 January 2016, Male’, Ref: 37/2016: 

The Maldives has strongly condemned the attacks on the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and its Consulate in Mashhad. In a statement delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoon, at the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Cause of Aggressions on Saudi Diplomatic Missions in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Maldives echoed its support to the Government of Saudi Arabia.

Ref: 51/2016

On 20 January 2016, the President of the United Nations General Assembly has appointed H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives as Co-Chair for the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States through a letter dated 20 January 2016. H.E. Mr. Sebastiano Cardi, the Permanent Representative of Italy was appointed as the other Co-Chair of the Committee. 

20 January 2016 - Male’, Ref: 36/2016;

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Dunya Maumoon has sent a message of sympathy to His Excellency Sartaj Aziz, the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, condemning the attack at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, causing loss of several lives and injury to many.

20 January 2016, Male’, Ref: 35/2016;

Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoon has departed to Saudi Arabia today to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Cause of Aggressions on Saudi Diplomatic Missions in the Islamic Republic of Iran which is scheduled to take place  in Jeddah on 21st January 2016. 

19 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland, Ref: 34/2016;

While illustrating the Maldives progress in promotion and protection of children at the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Attorney General HE. Mohamed Anil has underscored that the Maldives has demonstrated its full commitment to perform in line with the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We have ensured a robust and a progressive system of child development.

19 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland, Ref: 33/2016;

Speaking to the Committee on Convention on the Rights of the Child, Attorney General H.E. Mohamed Anil highlighted the extraordinary progress that the Maldives has made on promoting and protecting the rights of the child. The Maldives was reviewed today at the 71st Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

18 January 2016, Male', Ref: 31/2016;

• Former President, currently serving a jail sentence, has left the Maldives to the UK for medical treatment.
• Before leaving the Maldives, Mr Nasheed signed an undertaking to return to the Maldives after completing his medical treatment.
• Mr Nasheed’s brother signed a document as a guarantor.
• Government of the Maldives notes President Nasheed himself requested travel to UK, government agreed to accommodate request.

18 January 2016, Ref: 30/2016; 

Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, The Rt. Hon. Hugo Swire, departed Maldives this morning after concluding his official visit to the Maldives. Minister Swire was visiting the Maldives upon invitation of the Government of Maldives.

30 July 2015, Male';