The newly appointed UNICEF Representative to the Maldives Marjan Montazemi on Wednesday paid an introductory call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid.D
During the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Montazemi presented her letter of appointment to Minister Shahid.
Additionally, discussions were held on the role of UNICEF in the Maldives, particularly with a focus on children’s issues, climate change and disaster risk reduction, education, health, nutrition and social inclusion. They also vocalised ways to further strengthen the cooperation between Maldives and UNICEF in support of children, youth and women.
Furthermore, their conversation addressed the economic and social recovery efforts underway due to global pandemic COVID-19.
Shahid expressed gratitude to UNICEF for the assistance provided to Maldives during the pandemic, highlighting the support provided to the education and health sector of the country.
UNICEF has been an active contributor to the social development of the Maldives. They established their office in the Maldives in 1978.