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SOUTH ASIA FORUM ENDORSES INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SDGs

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The COVID-19 outbreak inflicted a devastating blow to the sustainable development aspirations of South Asia at a time when the subregion urgently needed an accelerated implementation pathway for achieving by…

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Republic Day is a public holiday in the Maldives and celebrates the islands changing from a monarchy to a republic on 11th November 1968. Independence came to the Maldives in…

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School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia, despite significant efforts by governments and partners to expand remote learning, according to UNICEF research conducted in India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434…

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has endorsed a new 5-year Country Partnership Strategy for Maldives covering 2020–2024. A roadmap for ADB operations in Maldives, the CPS will support the country…

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The Maldives Commonwealth Games Association has been re-admitted as a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), paving the way for the South Asian island nation to compete at future…

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $73.39 million concessional loan and grant to the Government of Maldives to develop a waste treatment facility using waste-to-energy (WTE) technology and…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) President, Masatsugu Asakawa, and Maldives Finance Minister and ADB Governor, Ibrahim Ameer, have discussed ADB’s support to the country in mitigating the impacts of the coronavirus disease…