Maldives is fortunate to have forged strong and enduring partnerships with the United Nations and a number of other agencies that helped to propel economic and social development in the country, cites Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations, Dr. Ali Naseer. He made the statement while speaking at the Third Committee on Social Development at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The partnerships with United Nations helped Maldives to access the required financial resources and the technical expertise to implement the ambitious projects and programmes that elevated standard of life in the Maldives, Dr Ali Naseer said in his statement. Through platforms such as the United Nations, Maldives have attained an enabling environment to foster public and private partnerships, he said. Maldives recognize the integral role that women and youth have to play in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, he noted. To enter the next phase of the developmental ladder, Maldives require more foreign investments to boost further economic growth and added that the United Nations can play an important role, Dr Ali Naseer said.
The Maldivian Representative also emphasised on the importance of innovation citing that as Maldives faces unique economic and environmental challenges, innovative ideas and policies are necessary to overcome these hurdles.
Innovative policies and complimentary investments of the government which has enabled Maldives to progress, the Maldivian Representative said. Dr. Ali Naseer went on to add that the United Nations is placed in an extraordinary position to help its member states in building and strengthening the national resilience economic resilience, social resilience, political resilience, and environmental resilience.