Maldives

Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Maldives: UN official urges all sides to form national unity government

13 February 2012
All sides in the current political crisis in the Maldives must urgently reach agreement on forming an inclusive government of national unity, a senior United Nations official said today, calling also for a “credible and independent” probe into recent events in the Indian Ocean country.
Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Senior UN official urges all sides in the Maldives to pursue dialogue

9 February 2012
A senior United Nations official urged all sides in the Maldives to exercise restraint and pursue dialogue after he arrived in the Indian Ocean archipelago late today for talks, just days after the country’s president resigned amid mounting political tensions.
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva in September 2011.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

After President resigns in Maldives, Ban voices hope crisis will end

7 February 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope today that the resignation of the President of the Maldives and the appointment of his deputy as the new leader will help to peacefully end the ongoing political crisis in the Indian Ocean country.