Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Indonesia Retno Marsudi Menteri Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia today in New York. #Maldives and #Indonesia agree on the need to find lasting peace in the Middle East, and to ensure humanitarian access urgently for the people of #Palestine.

Applause as the new President of the #GeneralAssembly is announced: Congratulations to Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives!🇲🇻 Maldives Mission NY Ireland🇮🇪, as a fellow small island state, looks forward to working with you on our shared priorities & values during #UNGA76! #SDGs

Congratulations Abdulla Shahid President-Elect of the 76th Session of the United Nations General assembly. 191 ballots: Maldives 143. My deepest thanks to all for this win! We did it Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇲🇻 It has been an honor!

Congratulations to H.E. Minister Abdulla Shahid on your election to President of the General Assembly. It was an honor to have the opportunity to watch the work of and learn from Ambassador and Hassan throughout this entire campaign. Thankful to be part of such a great team 🎉

Congratulations 🇦🇱 #Albania 🇧🇷 #Brazil 🇬🇦 #Gabon 🇬🇭 #Ghana 🇦🇪 #UAE on your election as non-permanent #UNSC members for the term 2022-2023 at the elections held today. Looking forward to working together with new &existing #UNSC members to realise our shared objectives!

Several students wrote to HEP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih sharing their concerns for our fragile environment and asking him to share them in the UNGA. Thank you HEP for making their pleas heard.

At the #UPR39, Maldives commended Papua New Guinea for finalizing the National Action Plan against corruption and recommended to develop a National strategy on out-of-school children and to enhance greater participation of women in politics.

We have LIFTOFF of the NASA Webb Telescope Space Telescope! At 7:20am ET (12:20 UTC), the beginning of a new, exciting decade of science climbed to the sky. Webb’s mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse will change our understanding of space as we know it.

Happy International Women’s Day 2022 from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the UN Office and other International Organizations at Geneva. Gender equality is essential for a prosperous and sustainable world. #IWD2022  #BreakTheBias #GenerationEquality

At #HRC49 Maldives delivered a statement at the ID with the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and highlighted the high financial costs involved in combating the negative impacts of climate change.

At #HRC49 Maldives delivered a statement at the ID with SR on food and highlighted the inauguration of the food security programme and fertigation system to accelerate national plans to revive the agricultural sector in #Maldives.

At HRC49, UPR Report adoption of Antigua and Barbuda, Maldives commended Antigua and Barbuda for its leadership in the area of environmental commitments as well as its efforts to bring net emissions down to zero by 2050.

At HRC49, UPR Report adoption of Trinidad and Tobago, Maldives applauded the government of Trinidad and Tobago for continuing to implement effective climate change and disaster risk reduction policies.

As the lowest-lying nation in the world, the Maldives may be an ideal place to learn about environmental protection. These resorts are leading the charge. cnn.it/3SXwZnH

At #UPR42, #Maldives welcomed #Gabon for the implementation of the National Strategy to Promote Women’s Rights and recommended to intensify efforts to increase equitable access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene through the ongoing projects.

At #UPR42, #Maldives welcomed #Guatemala for adopting the implementation strategy for the National Plan on Prevention & Eradication of Violence against Women & recommended to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.

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Countries by average elevation above sea level: 🇲🇻 Maldives: 1.5m 🇹🇻 Tuvalu: 1.8m 🇰🇮 Kiribati: 2m 🇸🇬 Singapore: 15m 🇶🇦 Qatar: 28m 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 30m 🇩🇰 Denmark: 34m 🇪🇪 Estonia: 61m 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 85m 🇱🇻 Latvia: 87m 🇨🇾 Cyprus: 91m 🇨🇺 Cuba: 108m 🇰🇼 Kuwait: 108m 🇮🇪 Ireland: 118m

UK visa applicants in Malé, Maldives, can visit our Temporary Enrolment Centre at Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Maagiri Hotel, Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Malé - 20012, Maldives, on 6, 7, and 8 August 2024 to submit their applications with ease. To know more: Call: +94114692603 Email:

“How to Get to a “Yes” in Any Negotiation” - a session coached by Senior Under Secretary Hassan Hussain Shihab was facilitated by #FOSIM. Session covered expert insights on strategic negotiation techniques to achieve favourable outcomes.