On Friday morning, President Mohamed Nasheed congratulated the President-elect of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena. Commenting on the historic election, President Nasheed said, “The election underscores the maturity and robustness of Sri Lanka’s democracy.” Speaking to the leader of the United National Party (UNP), H.E. Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe on… Read more

“Connecting Business in Small Island Economies to the Region.” It is my pleasure to join you today, and to be back in Sri Lanka – home to many friends, and many memories. A little more than a decade ago, my party, the Maldivian Democratic Party, was founded in exile – here, on Sri Lankan soil.… Read more

October 22 Tokyo, Japan Thank you for that introduction. I am very pleased to join you today for this session on climate justice and human rights. Your timing is impeccable. This year, the question of climate justice has taken on a new urgency. As greenhouse gas emissions hit record heights, we have heard new warnings… Read more

On 3rd October 2014 President Mohamed Nasheed lodged a complaint with the Counter Terrorism Command of the Metropolitan Police Service (United Kingdom) in relation to a death threat he received whilst in the United Kingdom attending the Conservative Party Conference. This threat is one of a line of threats from Islamist extremists. The latest threat… Read more

I welcome the statement by H.E Mary Robinson in support of the Human Rights Council’s adoption of a new resolution on human rights and climate change. Furthermore, I take this opportunity to congratulate the UN Human Rights Council for its adoption of resolution (A/HRC/26/L.33), which received unanimous support. As citizens of one of the world’s… Read more

Indian Prime Minister-elect, Narendra Modi, has thanked President Nasheed for congratulating him on his historic victory in the Indian elections. In an exchange of tweets late Friday evening, President Nasheed said he “looked forward to working” with Prime Minister Modi “for a strong South Asia.” In reply, Prime Minister-elect Modi said: “Thank you. We value… Read more

President Nasheed will give a keynote speech to an Islamic convention in Malaysia in June, alongside Prime Minister Najib Razak, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed, and Malik Obama, the brother of US President Barack Obama and chairman of the Barack H. Obama Foundation. The 3rd International Muslim Unity Convention will be held on 11-12 June… Read more

President Mohamed Nasheed reiterates his calls on the Government of Maldives to reverse its decision to annul the contract awarded to GMR Infrastructure consortium to develop and manage the Male’ International Airport in 2010. Following the arbitration before the Singapore Court of Appeal, GMR has said they will not change its compensation claim of $1.4… Read more

Commenting on Rwanda’s 20th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, President Nasheed said: “Today we stand with Rwandans as they mark the 20th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi. “It was one of the darkest periods in modern history. But from that deep and unfathomable tragedy, I am pleased that Rwanda has rebuilt… Read more

In a letter to Hon. Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, on his decision to retire from active politics, President Nasheed has congratulated and expressed his sincere gratitude for Zaki’s invaluable public service and his dedication in the democratic movement. “Zaki’s has been a long and illustrious career spanning 42 years, in which he has dutifully served two… Read more