Statement of Maldives at the UNGA72

Gender: “No man, no woman, and certainly no child, must suffer due to conflict.”

Palestine: “In Palestine, another year ends, with no permanent peace, no permanent hope. An independent, sovereign State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, established along the 1967 borders, is the only solution, the only way.”

Palestine: “The shameful occupation by Israel continues, without consequence. Violence, economic deprivation, fear, hunger and hopelessness – this is what a child in Palestine is born into.” 

Syria: “In Syria, over a quarter of a million people have lost their lives, with many millions displaced and many more millions made refugees.” 

Gender equality: “The Gender Equality Act has guaranteed in law, what Maldivians have been practising
for decades - equality for women at home, at work, in decision-making, and in our society.”

Women and empowerment: “Policies aiming at greater representation of women in leadership positions are showing results. Laws, policies, and regulations have created a framework where every man, every woman, every Maldivian can be a champion for gender equality.”

Gender: “This is why our priority has been women, children, and the disabled.”