UN


EU and UN ‘not interested’ in observing Maldives election
The EU and UN rejected invitations by the Elections Commission.
27 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


Maldives under fire from UN rights expert
There were irregularities in the trials of the two top judges, said the UN rights expert.
30 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM


Little sign of progress in UN bid to resuscitate Maldives talks
Tamrat Samuel, the United Nation’s special envoy to the Maldives, left Malé on Friday with little apparent sign of progress in resuscitating all-party talks.
30 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM


UK awaits CMAG’s September review of Maldives
A British decision on imposing targeted sanctions against members of the Maldivian government will rest on the outcome of a Commonwealth-led push for reform in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a top diplomat from the UK has said.
30 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM


President Yameen’s speech on 50 years of UN membership
“The UN is the biggest family with most members. Political and diplomatic organisations and associations exist within this family. These organisations and associations sometimes act as policeman, criticizing and penalizing small nations over events that occur in small nations,” President Abdulla Yameen said.
06 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM


Maldives urged to sign Arms Trade Treaty
Raising concern over a government deal for a private armory in the Maldives, a parliamentarian has called on the government to sign the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
29 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM


UN rights team calls on ex president
A team from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) met on Tuesday with former president Mohamed Nasheed at his residence, where he remains under house arrest over a terrorism conviction.
15 Jul 2015, 1:00 PM


Government seeks international engagement in conciliatory policy shift
25 Jun 2015, 9:11 PM


President asks UN for help to resolve political crisis
24 Jun 2015, 4:56 PM


Criticism mounts against Supreme Court
20 Jun 2015, 3:06 PM


Maldives defers decision on UPR recommendations for judicial reform
10 May 2015, 4:26 PM
Adhaalath condemns Maldives abstention on UN gay vote
30 Mar 2015, 11:12 AM
Government invites international experts to observe Nasheed’s appeal hearings
24 Mar 2015, 9:51 PM
EU, UN join international chorus of concern over Nasheed’s arrest, terrorism trial
24 Feb 2015, 9:02 PM
Maldives should forget about mitigating climate change, says Bluepeace
16 Dec 2014, 6:16 PM
“We do not want to be in Paris to get perished,” Maldives ambassador tells climate change convention
13 Dec 2014, 2:17 PM
UN Maldives commends government’s response in water crisis, opposition condemns
08 Dec 2014, 8:56 PM
HRCM urges state to address needs of disabled, government launches programmes to improve services
03 Dec 2014, 7:15 PM
Former President Waheed Departs for UN General Assembly to New York
22 Sep 2014, 10:01 AM
Jamiyatul Salaf calls on government to reconsider UN peacekeeping deal
08 Jun 2014, 7:29 PM