President Mohamed Nasheed has today met with United Nations Population Fund’s Regional Director, Asia and Pacific Ms Nobuko Horibe. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office.
Discussions at the meeting were focused on ways of improving reproductive health and family planning.
Speaking at the meeting, Ms Horibe congratulated the Maldives on the “progress made in the health area”, noting that this was one of the most difficult Millennium Development Goals.
The President assured government’s commitment to cooperate with UN agencies in implementing its programmes.
The meeting was also attended by Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed, Special Envoy of the President Ibrahim Hussain Zaki and Advisor on Political Affairs Hassan Afeef.
