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'Visioning Maldives: Leadership Dialogue' Launched

‘Visioning Maldives: Leadership Dialogues’ launched. The series will expose leaders to the latest trends in public administration, development policy and innovation, bringing together global experts and top government officials to solicit exchange and knowledge sharing on 21st century leadership to inspire and support the Government of Maldives in leapfrogging into a ‘future-proof’ development nation.

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Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services Launches the Gender Equality Action Plan

The GEAP is a framework which outlines the Government of the Maldives’ policy targets and strategies relating to gender equality, for the five-year period 2022 – 2026.

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Farm-to-Table, Sustainable Development, Youth-Led Action

Binheyo is an urban farming plus farm-to-table project, conceptualised with the aim of addressing the effects of COVID-19 pandemic as well as the climate change crisis.

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Group of young people, a girl and two guys, holding up a certificate. These are one of the winners of the Miyaheli social innovation camp 2021.
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Rethinking our Reality: Innovating for People, Planet and Prosperity

Miyaheli aspires to create change from the grassroots up allowing individuals to create the change they seek for themselves.

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IGP III Board at the launch of the new governance programme, sitting around the table. Group of men and women.
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UNDP Maldives Partners with the Government on New Five-Year Governance Portfolio

The new Programme is designed towards harnessing the power of citizen-led open democracy, especially based on principles of human rights and gender equality, through digital transformation and anticipatory governance, while enhancing independence, transparency, and accountability of the governance and justice system.

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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.

Publications

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

150

tonnes

Additional 150 tonnes of water storage provided for 8 islands through rainwater harvesting systems

28,325

online court hearings

conducted, and an estimated 25,000 women directly benefitted from digitalization support provided to tackle service disruptions that arose due to COVID-19

256

farmers

including 110 women supported in contract farming, and 48 agri-entrepreneurs (27 women) in urban farming, creating a new generation of productive agri-businesses and promoting national food security

150+

youth

from 6 atolls engaged, creating safe spaces, providing skills, knowledge, tools and networks for young people to become changemakers in their society

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

48

women leaders

from 5 atolls trained in key democratic and parliamentary procedures in the Practice Parliament for Women, building their skills and knowledge to contest for elected positions

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