Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid has assured the commitment of the government to working closely with the United Nations to enhance collaboration in areas of governance, institution building, climate change, human rights, health and education.
The foreign minister made the statement at a meeting held with United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative to Maldives Shoko Noda, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to the Maldives Dr. Arvind Mathur and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Representative to the Maldives Mohamed El Munir A. Safieldin.
During the meeting held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shoko Noda congratulated the minister on his appointment and discussed ways of further strengthening the existing collaboration between the Maldives and the United Nations.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel and, Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed also participated in the meeting.