Archive for September, 2010
Vice President Address UN General Assembly
Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has addressed the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York calling for “speedy disbursement of the promised aid” at the Maldives Donors’ Conference which was held March of his year. The Vice President, who is [Read More]
Vote for Maldives by telephone in the “New 7 Wonders of Nature”
It is now possible to vote for the Maldives in the “New 7 Wonders of Nature” campaign from every country at anytime 24 hours a day by making an international call! Please find below the steps for voting: 1.Dial any one of these international phone numbers: +44 87 218 [Read More]
Foreign Minister Pledges Maldives Solidarity with Palestine and Kosovo; Condemns Islamophobia
25 Sept 2010, Male’: The Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed Shaheed on Friday briefed the OIC Foreign Ministers on Maldives position on a number of major issues facing the Islamic world. He did so in his speech to the Annual Co-ordination Meeting of the Foreign [Read More]
Maldives participates in JATA World Tourism Congress & Travel Fair
The Maldives participated in the JATA World Tourism Congress and Travel Fair held at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo, Japan. The World Tourism Congress was held on 24 September and the World Travel Fair was held from 24 – 26 September 2010. The [Read More]
Kanagawa Area UNICEF Committees to help the children of the Maldives
25 Sept 2010: Ambassador Khaleel participated in a meeting of the UNICEF Area Committee of Kanagawa Prefecture held in Yokohama today. As the Chief Guest, Ambassador Khaleel spoke at the gathering and thanked the Kanagawa UNICEF Area [Read More]
“Climate Vulnerability and Its Impacts on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”
21 September 2010, United Nations Headquarters: The Bangladesh hosted a side event co-sponsored by Maldives alongside of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit on “Climate Vulnerability and its Impacts on the Millennium Development Goals”. The meeting [Read More]
Leaders of Small Island States gather in New York: push for coordinated approach on climate change and sustainable development
21 September 2010, United Nations Headquarters: The Ministers of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) gathered today to discuss a number of pressing issues faced by the island nations, particularly in relation to sustainable development and climate change. Held alongside [Read More]
Vice President calls for a formal UN support system for Small Island Development States
Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has addressed the world leaders at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit in New York yesterday. In his address at the three-day summit to measure the progress towards MDGs before 2015 deadline, Vice President Dr Waheed [Read More]
JICA Seminar on Strategic Ports Development
17 Sept. 2010: Ambassador Khaleel participated in the opening ceremony and the welcoming party of the JICA Seminar on Strategic Ports Development, held in Tokyo today. The Maldives is represented at the seminar by Mr. Ali Ahmed, Director of the Maldives Ports Limited. 29 [Read More]
Lucky winner of the Maldives Quiz held at 24th Tokyo Business Summit announced
17 Sept 2010: The lucky winner of the Maldives Quiz held at the 24th Tokyo Business Summit (TBS), which was held in Tokyo from 2 to 3 September 2010 was held at the Embassy today. The Quiz was conducted by the Embassy in collaboration with the [Read More]
Maldives Takes Seat at UN Human Rights Council
Monday 13th September 2010, Geneva: The 15th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council began today in Geneva, with the Maldives taking its seat as one of the Council’s 47 member States for the first time. The Human Rights Council is one of the principal organs of [Read More]
President Meets Japanese Ryokan Okami Delegation
8 Sept. 2010, Male’: President Mohamed Nasheed today met with a delegation of Okami Association of Japanese Ryokan. Ryokan is a type of traditional Japanese hotels that originated between early 1600s and mid 1800s. These h otels and inns are usually built in scenic [Read More]
Principal of Japan Hotel School Meets Minister of Education
7 Sept. 2010, Male’: The Principal of Japan Hotel School Mr. Tsutomu Ishizuka met with the Minister of Education Dr. Mustafa Lutfi. In a meeting held at the Ministry of Education this morning, discussions were held regarding the training of students for the tourism [Read More]
