Speaking at the UNGA79 General Debate, President His Excellency Dr Mohamed Muizzu asserted the need for the rule of law and called for Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations.

The President stated that human rights violations by any country—regardless of its size or wealth—must not be tolerated. He described the situation in Gaza as a grave injustice and a failure of the international system.

President Dr Muizzu condemned that Israel's atrocities have resulted in the deaths and injuries of thousands of Palestinians, including men, women, children, and babies. He criticised the destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and humanitarian infrastructure. He also highlighted that while the world is struggling to process the deaths of civilians in Gaza, now Israeli raids in Lebanon are claiming hundreds more civilian lives there.

President also stressed that Israel is targeting killings of journalists, including Palestinian, Lebanese, and Al-Jazeera journalists, as well as the closure of Al-Jazeera offices, as attempts to prevent the world from knowing about the crimes taking place in Gaza.

President called on Israel to be held accountable for the acts of terrorism, violations of international law & UN resolutions.

The President reiterated his call for recognizing a sovereign and independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/31706 

President His Excellency Dr Mohamed Muizzu recognised the need for increased productivity and capacity building to achieve long-term, inclusive economic growth at the Maldives' side event, "Building Productive Capacities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)," at the UN.

Speaking at the event, the President acknowledged the Maldives' progress from a low-income to an upper-middle-income country, primarily due to the growth of the tourism sector. He further highlighted the challenges to overcoming the middle-income trap. To address this, President Muizzu called upon the international community to assist SIDS in diversifying their economies and expanding their productive capacity frameworks.

In his statement, the President proposed three key strategies to achieve the Ten-Year Programme of Action outlined in the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAs).

These strategies include:

• Technological Advancement: The President reaffirmed the Maldives’ commitment to facilitating access to global payment gateways, ensuring that the country is fully integrated into the global market.
• Resilient Infrastructure: The President revealed the Maldives' initiatives to upgrade infrastructure across key sectors, including transportation, energy, and digital connectivity, in order to access global supply chains and attract new investments.
• Evidence-Based Policy: This includes the Productive Capacities Index developed by UNCTAD. The President urged development partners to provide financial support for tools that help make informed policy decisions and drive economic change. He also invited UNCTAD and other relevant UN agencies to collaborate with the Maldives to identify country-specific policy interventions to boost productivity.

President Dr Muizzu concluded his keynote address by inviting panellists to recommend actionable steps for improving productive capacities and fostering innovation.

This side event was co-hosted by the Maldives, in collaboration with St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Source: https://presidency.gov.mv/Press/Article/31666 

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, who is currently visiting New York to attend the 79th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, met with Maldivians residing in New York at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Maldives to the United Nations.

During the meeting, the President listened to the concerns of the Maldivians residing in the United States and inquired about their needs. He also asked about the challenges they were encountering and how the Government could assist them.

The President stated that the administration would always strive to progress by engaging in open dialogue and listening attentively to the people. He added that the Government is committed to developing policies that reflect the concerns and needs of the people.

Prior to the meeting, the President signed the guest book of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Maldives to the United Nations.