14 May 2014, Male'; Ms. Nobuko Horibe, Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives.

13 May 2014, Male'; The Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives, His Excellency Mr. Nobuhito Hobo, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon.

13 May 2014, Male’; Minister of Foreign Affairs , Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon made these remarks, attending as Chief Guest, to inaugurate the Regional Consultative Meeting to Finalize the SAARCYouth Charter and Action Plan, held todayat the Traders Hotel.

Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

08 May 2014, Male';The New Ambassador of Argentina accredited to the Maldives, ‎H.E. Raul Ignacio Guastavino, presented his letter of credence to President ‎Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom this afternoon.‎

08 May 2014, Male'; The visiting Chief of the Army Staff of India, General Bikram Singh‎ has paid a courtesy ‎call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The meeting was held this afternoon ‎at the President's Office.‎

8 May 2014:"People living with Thalassemia should be accorded equal rights and equal treatment" says Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs. On the occasion of World Thalassemia Day, Minister Dunya urged all stakeholders to ensure that the rights accorded to people living with Thalassemia are provided fully.

05 May 2014, Male'; Foreign Service Institute of Maldives (FOSIM) has held a briefing session for the newly nominated High Commissioners and Ambassadors.

05 May 2014, Male'; Ministry of Foriegn Affairs and the United Nations in Maldives has issued a joint statement regarding the closure of UN Building. The joint statment reads as follows;

05 May 2014, Male'; The UN Building on Buruzu Magu was vacated on 30 April 2014 due to structural damage to the building and concerns for the security and safety of the staff working in the building.The UN agencies resident in the UN Building are now operating from different locations in Male' under interim arrangements until semi-permanent offices are secured. Staff from some agencies have also been co-located to Government offices, providing for the continuation of important programmatic activities.

04 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent messages of sympathy to ‎King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul ‎Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, following outbreak of MERS Coronavirus ‎causing loss of many innocent lives and infecting hundreds of people.‎

04 May 2014, Male'; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms Dunya Maumoon has sent a message of condolence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan His Excellency Mr. Zarar Ahmad Osmani, following the deadly mudslide in the north-east province of Badakhshan on Friday, 02 May 2014.

04 May 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of sympathy ‎to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, following the deadly mudslide in ‎the north-east province of Badakhshan.‎

30 April 2014, In a Press Briefing Note of 29 April, IPU has ‘welcomed the passing of a sexual harassment bill by parliament in the Maldives as another milestone in the country's efforts to tackle violence against women'.

seehttp://www.ipu.org/press-e/pressnote201404292.htm

29 April 2014, Male'; High Commissioner of Pakistan accredited to the Maldives, His ‎Excellency Muhammad Saeed Khan has today paid his farewell call on ‎President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.‎

29 April 2014, Male'; Ambassador of the United States to the Maldives Michele J. Sison ‎has paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The ‎meeting was held this morning at the President's Office.‎

29 April 2014, Male'; President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rtd) Mohamed Fayaz as the High Commissioner of the Maldives to Malaysia. President Yameen presented the letter of appointment to Mohamed Fayaz at a ceremony held at the President's Office this morning.

ENDS.

29 April 2014, Male';High Commissioner of Sri Lanka accredited to the Maldives, W. W. M. R. Dickson Sarathchandra Dela has today paid his farewell call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

27 April 2014;Former President of the Maldives, His Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has said that the future of the Commonwealth lies in the celebration of the diversity that exists within the organisation.

27 April 2014;His Excellency Mr Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives has said that it is the diversity of the Commonwealth that has made it stronger.