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Hulhumalé (Dhivehi pronunciation: [huɭumɑːlɛ]; Dhivehi: ހުޅުމާލެ) is a reclaimed island located in the south of North Malé Atoll, Maldives.The artificial island is being built up by pumping sand from the sea floor, in order to meet the existing and future housing, industrial and commercial development demands of the Malé region and as a response to the threat posed by rising sea ...
With initiative from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), AFPPD was established in 1981 at the Asian Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development held in Beijing to promote the involvement of lawmakers in the Asia-Pacific region in addressing population and development issues such as sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), family planning, gender equality ...
In December 1966, 12 heads of state made a declaration urging the United Nations to work on population issues. The Secretary-General created a trust fund for population in 1967. [4] The agency began operations in 1969 as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities under the administration of the United Nations Development Fund. [5]
Before this, the largest connectivity project in the Maldives was the 1.4 km Chinese-funded bridge connecting Malé to the Maldives airport in Hulhule island, and to the Hulhumale island. The project is the result of bilateral consultation between India and the Maldives and was first proposed during the visit of India's External Affairs ...
The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) is one of the ten Functional Commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. At its establishment by ECOSOC in October 1946, the Commission's name was " Population Commission " and in December 1994, was changed to " Commission on Population and Development ".
The United Nations Population Award is an international award presented annually by the United Nations Population Fund to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to population and reproductive health issues. Recipients of the award receive a medal, a diploma, and a monetary prize.
Huravee School (Dhivehi: ހުރަވީ ސްކޫލް) is the biggest school in the Maldives. [2] It was inaugurated by the former president of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 13 January 2019.
Groff was appointed as Governor of the National Development Fund (NDF) in February, 2019. He is responsible for establishing this new $130 billion development finance institution with the objective of supporting economic diversification and raising the level of performance of sectoral funds and development banks in Saudi Arabia.