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From Island Thinking to Atoll Thinking: Charting a Creative Future for the Maldives

A reflection on how shifting from “island thinking” to “atoll thinking” can unlock the Maldives’ creative economy, strengthen collaboration across islands, and shape a more connected, sustainable future.

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HAND IN HAND: Food, Climate, and Possibility

Nearly 300 million people face hunger today; a crisis of systems, not scarcity. In the Maldives, innovation is reshaping resilience: solar agri-boats, vertical farms, and youth-led agripreneurs are redefining how food is grown and shared. With support from Japan, UNDP, and the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers like those in Goidhoo are proving that even the smallest islands can grow big change.

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Handover of Healthcare Waste Management Facilities, Equipment, and Vehicles

New facilities, clean-energy vehicles, and essential equipment have been officially handed over today—marking a significant step forward in building safer, more resilient healthcare waste management systems across the Maldives.

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7th Project Steering Committee Meeting Reviews Progress of POPs Management Project

The 7th Project Steering Committee meeting of the Eliminating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) through Sound Management of Chemicals Project was held today. The meeting brought together partner ministries and institutions to review progress and discuss upcoming priorities.

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UNDP Meets Newly Appointed HRCM Commissioners

October 2025: Commissioners from the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) met with officials from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Maldives to introduce the newly appointed Commissioners and reaffirm the long-standing partnership between the two institutions.

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Towards Safer, Greener Healthcare in the Maldives

28 October 2025 – Maldives: New Healthcare Waste Management Facilities were officially handed over at HA. Dhidhoo Atoll Hospital and HDh. Vaikaradhoo Health Centre, advancing efforts to make healthcare delivery in the Maldives safer, more sustainable, and climate-smart.

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Second Project Steering Committee Meeting of the Maldives RREEF Programme Strengthens Collaboration for a Resilient Blue Economy

The second Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the Maldives RREEF Programme, funded by the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), was held on 28 October 2025.

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Strengthening the Justice Response to Domestic Violence: ODARA Training Held in Laamu Atoll

28–29 October 2025 – A two-day Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) training for police officers in Laamu Atoll.

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What We Do

UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress.

UNDP is working for a Maldives that is empowered and more resilient to create and sustain growth that will improve people’s lives: so that the Maldives is an inclusive, resilient, healthy, caring and tolerant and skilled society where everyone enjoys equitable, sustainable development gains.

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Country Programme Document 2022-2026

The Country Programme Document for Maldives (2022–2026) aims to help the Government of Maldives achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Our impact

190 women and 94 youth, including 32 Persons with Disabilities

participated in the Practice Parliament programme since 2021

equipping individuals involved or interested in policy making and politics with the skills and knowledge necessary to contest elected positions

For the first time in the Maldives

unassisted voting

for people who are blind and with visual impairments was successfully pioneered in the Presidential Election

First SIDS country

to develop and formally endorse a financing strategy using an INFF approach

inclusive of a Gender Strategy

19,871 people

across 29 islands

provided with safe and secure freshwater, in response to climate change-induced water shortages

2698

island residents

including 1206 women, will get running water in their homes from Integrated Water Resource Management systems handed over and operationalised in 2 islands

Gender Equality

Silver Level Gender Equality Seal Certification

UNDP Maldives Attains Silver Level Gender Equality Seal Certification - a significant leap in our commitment to gender equality in and across all our work

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