Plenary Meeting successfully concludes Validation Conference to formulate the Maldives Strategic Action Plan based on the Manifesto

 

UNDP remains steadfast in assisting the government and the people of Maldives in achieving their new vision

 

Male’, November 1, 2009:, The three-day Validation Conference, organized by the government of Maldives to formulate the Maldives Strategic Action Plan based on the priorities of the Manifesto, concluded today with the findings of the workshops being presented at a plenary meeting. The United Nations Development Programme has been working closely with the government and other stakeholders in supporting the process of operationalizing the Manifesto.

 

Today’s plenary meeting, chaired by the Minister of Civil Aviation and Communication, Mr. Mahmood Razee, reconfirmed the Government’s strong commitment and collaboration represented by all stakeholders during the three-day conference held on 27-29 October. Led by the President’s Office, the conference provided a platform for open discussion and offered clear guidance for catalyzing action which will lead to the translation of the Manifesto into a concrete Results-Based Action Plan within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals and human rights.

 

Accordingly, this national document is expected to be utilized by all stakeholders including state institutions, civil society, private sector, donors, development partners and the public to steer their collective development activities to create greater synergy and momentum to achieve the country’s development goals over the next four years. 

 

UNDP supports, together with the continuum of potential initiatives, the government’s inclusive vision to engage the private sector.  This spectrum ranges from public private partnerships to privatization and sees the private sector invited to act as an equal partner in the development process, as emphasized by UNDP’s Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Arun Kashyap.

UNDP will work closely with the government and the Ministries to ensure that the priorities highlighted at the Validation Conference are reflected in the budgetary and the macro-economic framework. UNDP looks forward to working with other development partners such as the World Bank in developing the costing for the Strategic Plan and in resource mobilization through a donors conference.

To ensure that the final Action Plan document coherently reflects results based management and clearly links the outcomes to the resources, the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Mr. Ali Hashim, and Mr. Kashyap, highlighted that the formulation of a monitoring and evaluation process needs to be completed along with the costing and budgetary exercise of the Manifesto Action Plan. 

 

Presiding at the meeting, His Excellency President Mohamed Nasheed stressed the need to work in an integrated manner to achieve the pledges outlined in the Manifesto Action Plan.

 

 

UNDP reiterates its commitment to work closely with the government and the people as well as the UN system to ensure that the Plan of Action becomes a reality expeditiously. 

 

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For more information, please contact Ms. Aminath Ibrahim (+960) 334-3285  [email protected]

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