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Aneh Dhivehi RaajjeTHE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN
National Framework for Development 2009 - 2013
The Government of Maldives
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Foreword
The Strategic Action Plan 2009-2013 will sere as the principal planning document o the goernment
in the deliery o the goernments pledges and programmes outlined in the MDP Alliance Maniesto.
Through an extensie process o citizen consultation during the Presidential campaign, the party
has ormulated fe key pledges that we beliee would lead to greater progress and prosperity or all
Maldiians. These include: a) deeloping a nationwide transport network that would allow or people
and commerce to moe without hindrance throughout the whole country; b) proiding aordable
housing to all citizens; c) ensuring reasonable and aordable healthcare to all citizens; d) bringing
down the costs o the most basic good and serices; and e) eliminating the rampant trafc and abuse o
narcotic drugs currently prealent in the country.
In our quest or a more prosperous Maldies, we remain unyieldingly committed to the principles
o liberal democracy. We also beliee that the ull potential o our people may only be realized by
relinquishing to citizens greater control oer their own destinies. It is these two basic principals that
animate our desire to hae a small goernment that places greater emphasis on the marketplace and a
more decentralised system o goernance. Our policies are business-riendly and we hae launched an
ambitious public-priate partnership programme that we are confdent would be the engine o economic
growth and deelopment in the country. The goernment would, neertheless, hae an eer-greater role
than beore in guaranteeing and ensuring that the basic o public goods and social protection measures
are proided to all Maldiians unequiocally. Similarly, our decentralisation policy has created seen
proinces that would gie citizens greater control in the goernance o their indiidual communities
and would also yield greater economies o scale.
I extend my gratitude or the hard work and collectie eort o the United Nations Deelopment Program
(UNDP), the Presidents Ofce, and the Department o National Planning in compiling this ramework.
I also note my appreciation or the cooperation o goernment ministries, state institutions, ciil society
and priate sector representaties who patiently put in long hours to work with the team during the
alidation workshop to fnalize this Action Plan.
Male 11 Noember 2009
Mohamed Nasheed
President
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GOOD
GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
i. Backgun
The oreign policy o the new goernment is ounded on the
principles o multilateralism enshrined in the UN Charter, and
espouses the proisions laid down in the Conentions and
Treaties to which it is party to, in the spirit o adancing peace
and security. The Maldies ollows a policy o international
engagement with its oreign partners to achiee economic and
enironmental security. As a small and ulnerable state, the
Maldies also ocuses on strengthening diplomatic relations
in aim o saeguarding its soereignty and independence.
As a ounder member o SAARC, the Maldies has ocused on
strengthening regional cooperation and maintaining regional
stability. The Maldies is also a member o the Commonwealth
through which it has actiely worked to strengthen its
commitment to human rights and democracy. At the same
time, the Maldies is also a member o the Organisation o
the Islamic Conerence.
Since the election o the new Goernment, the direction o
the oreign policy o the Maldies has put greater emphasis
on commercial diplomacy with a iew to promoting public-
priate partnerships and encouraging oreign direct inestment
into the country. This proposition is guided by the premise o
a market-based approach to national deelopment, wherein
oreign policy seres a ital role in increasing trade and
inestment, rather than seeking aid and donor handouts.
More importantly, the transition to a liberal democratic
state has opened up urther opportunities to pursue a more
proactie and progressie oreign policy. As a result, or the
frst time, Maldies is pursuing membership o the UN Human
Rights Council, the UN Economic and Social Council and the
UN Security Council.
Taking into account that oreign policy is an extension o,
and support, domestic policy priorities, key areas o ocus
or the new Goernment are: democratic consolidation and
promotion o human rights; climate justice and pursuit o a
carbon-ree uture; international donor support or economic
reorm and deelopment; improed consular serices; with
ForeiGN PoLiCy
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the objectie o ulflling all obligations under releant
international treaties and conentions.
As a deeloping island nation, the Maldies recognizes the
importance o establishing and sustaining sound diplomatic
relations, through representations in regional countries
and other strategic locations globally. The objectie o the
goernment has been to maintain a small and eectie
oreign serice that is cost-eectie and mission-oriented,
and mobilize scarce resources to the economic and social
deelopment o the Maldies. Moreoer, emphasis has
been gien to the promotion o international and regional
cooperation through the goodwill o our ambassadors and
consular representations.
ii. Cnstants
an mgng
ssus The Ministry is aced with signifcant fnancial
constraints that negatiely impact its actual output.
Simultaneously, the oer-arching work o the Ministry
results in intangible outcomes. As such, there is a
need to mobilize resources to enable the Ministry
to undertake a more serious and assertie role in the
international arena.
There is an urgent need to enhance human and
technical capacity, with a iew to increasing the
number o trained personnel and experts in a number
o specialist felds including law, climate change,
human rights, policy analysis, and commercial
diplomacy.
There is a need or a monitoring and ealuation
mechanism to measure the eectieness o MFAs
goals and strategies ia academic institutions acting as
think tanks. The lack o independent research institutes
conducting oreign policy analysis also creates major
shortcomings in objectie policy analysis.
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GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
Limited standardization o operational protocol o
the Ministry and Missions has led to the wasteul
utilization o the resources.
Ministry is not being able to meet the public iew
and expectations o the Consular Serices aailable,
thereore more public awareness is needed about the
types and limitations o the serices oered by the
Ministry and its missions abroad.
The Maldies is set to graduate rom LDC status by
the end 2010. While LDC graduation presents, among
others, a window o opportunity to attract more
inestments, it also poses the challenge o increased
economic ulnerability due to loss o preerential
trading terms and Oerseas Deelopment Assistance
(ODA).
iii. Gals f th
Sct
A result-oriented international role has to be supported by
appropriate principles, strategies and priorities. In the years
leading to 2013, the Ministry will ocus on goals and strategic
objecties that will prepare the Foreign Serice to efciently
and eectiely address the challenges o the 21st Century.
1. Establishment o Maldies International Foundation
as an adocacy group to strengthen Maldies interests
internationally.
2. Making human rights, democracy, climate change key
pillars o our oreign policy
3. Promote a proactie oreign policy with economic
with commercial diplomacy as its main ocus
4. Securing a non-permanent seat in the UNSC or
2018-2019 Session, Human Rights Council, and
ECOSOC.
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5. Saeguarding the Security o the Maldies through
diplomacy and international engagement
6. Mobilize deelopment assistance or sustainable
socio-economic deelopment o the country and
ensure smooth transition o the country to a middle-
income country by 2011
iV. K SctPlcs
Policy Manifesto
linkage
Other
directives
Promote a proactie oreign policy
with economic and commercial
diplomacy as its main ocus
P1,9, 10
Saeguarding the Security o the
Maldies through diplomacy and
international engagement
P 2, 5, 8
Strengthen relationship with our
deelopment partners and acilitate
easier people to people contact
P 3, 5
Mobilize deelopment assistance
or sustainable socio-economic
deelopment o the country
P 10
Strengthen the implementation
and reporting mechanisms o the
conentions and treaties
P 4, 7
Strengthen the institutional capacity
o the Ministry and deelop a
Foreign Serice Cadre
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GOOD
GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
V. insttutnal
Famk
Lead Agency for Sector:
Ministry o Foreign Aairs and Maldiian Missions Abroad
Stakeholder Ministries and Sectors:
The Ministry o Foreign Aairs coordinates with all line
Ministries, most signifcantly with the Ministry o National
Deense and Security, Ministry o Home Aairs, Ministry o
Economic Deelopment, Ministry o Finance and Treasury.
In addition, the Ministry o Foreign Aairs coordinates with
the United Nations Resident Coordinators Ofce in the
Maldies.
Regulating Body:
The Attorney-Generals Ofce plays an adisory role wherein
which it counsels the Goernment on the implication o
actiities attributing to the Maldies oreign policy. The
Peoples Majlis is the central legislatie body that approes
laws and regulations related to international agreements,
treaties and conentions to which the Maldies are party to.
Vi. LgalFamk
The Ministry o Foreign Aairs is currently in the fnal drating
stages o the Foreign Serice Bill, which once passed in
Parliament, will sere to protect oreign policy interests and
proide the basis or the proessionalization o the Maldies
Foreign Serice.
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Vii. Css-
Cuttng Thmsan Pgamms
lvant t th
sct
Human Rights: the Foreign Serice has been sustaining
and promoting human rights issues in the Maldies
through collaboration with international organizations
and national leel actors.
Climate Change Adaptation: the Foreign Serice has
a ital role to sere in highlighting the challenge o
climate change, and adocating the concerns o Small
Island deeloping states and climate ulnerable states
at international ora.
Public-Private partnership: with the current shit
in ocus to commercial diplomacy in the Maldies
oreign policy, the Foreign Serice has an important
role to sere in encouraging oreign direct inestment
into the Maldies to alleiate dependency on oreign
aid.
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GOOD
GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Policy1:Promoteaproactivefore
ignpolicywitheconomicandcom
mercialdiplomacyasitsmainfoc
us
EstablishanEconomicAairsDivisionwithintheMinistryto
coordinatepromotionotradeand
investment
MoFA
Initiatedialoguewithpartnerstoco
ncludeprospectivetrade
andinvestmentagreements
MoFA
Holddialoguewithpartnerstogain
increasedaccessto
marketsorMaldivianproducts
MoFA,MED,MNCCI
ParticipateinInvestmentandEcono
micForums
MoFA,MED,MNCCI
Hostvisitsbyprospectivebusinessandtradedelegations
MoFA,MED
Conductabackgroundstudyontheeistingandpotential
newopportunitiesorMaldivesparticipationininternational
tradeairs
MoFA,MED,MNCCI
Viii.interventonL
st
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ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Holdregularconsultationswiththe
localbusinesscommunity
withaviewtostrengthentradepromotionservicesoeredby
theForeignService
MoFA,MED,MNCCI
BecomepartytoOPIC(TheOverseasPrivateInvestment
Corporation)
MoFA,MEDI
Concludeaworkingpaperonthep
rospectivecreditacilities
availableorMaldivianbusinessco
mmunity
MoFA,MMA,MED
Holddialoguewithpartnerstogain
accesstokeycredit
acilitiesorinvestorsinMaldives
MoFA,MoFT
Undertakevisitstostrengthencoop
erationwithInternational
FinancialInstitutions
MoFA,MoFT,MMA
Reviewandre-aligntheworkoMaldivianmissions
accreditedtooreigncountriestopromotetradeand
investment
MoFA
Makeinormationonbusinessopportunitiesreadilyavailable
atallmissionsabroad
MoFA
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GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
SubmitaresolutiontoECOSOCcallingtheCDPtomakea
reviewonmakingtheSIDScategor
ymoreeectiveinterms
oaidreceived
MoFA
Policy2:SafeguardingthesecurityoftheMaldivesthroughdiplomac
yandinternationalengagement
HostaconerenceoncounterterrorismintheMaldives
MoFA,MPS,MNDF
ParticipateinInternationalConerencesoncombating
terrorism
MoFA,MPS,MNDF
HostaConerenceintheMaldivesonClimateChange
ocusingonthemostvulnerableco
untries
MoFA,MHTE
EngageindialoguewithNeighboringcountriestoincrease
saetyinMaldivianWaters
MoFA,MNDF,MHTE
CampaigntosecureaseatintheUNHumanRightsCouncil
2010-2013
MoFA
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S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
HoldtheSAARCSummitinMaldiv
esin2011
MoFA,Allkey
Stakeholders
HoldBriengSessionswiththeline
Ministriesrelatedto
SAARCactivities
AlltheLineMinistries
FacilitatetohostkeySAARCMeetingsintheMaldives
MoFA
StudyandanalyzeMaldivesentryintootherregional
organizations
MoFA
FacilitateMaldivesmembershiptotheIndianOceanTuna
Commission
MoFA,MFishAgri
CampaigntosecureaseatinUNEconomicandSocial
Council200-2013
MoFA
CampaigntosecureaseatinUNSecurityCouncil2019-2020
MoFA
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GOOD
GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Policy3:Strengthenrelationshipw
ithourdevelopmentpartnersandfacilitateeasierpeopletopeoplecontact
MoFA
Holdregularconsultationorumsto
briethegeneralpublic
andthemembersothePeoplesM
ajlis
MoFA,Parliament,NG
Os
UploadvisainormationonMFAw
ebsiteandprepareleafets
onvisainormation
MoFA
OpenanEmbassyinWashingtonD
.C
.
MoFA
OpenanEmbassyinMoscow
MoFA
Sensitizemediapersonnelonoreignpolicy
MoFA,Media
Identiykeycountriestorequestorvisawaiver
MoFA
Signvisawaiveragreementswithid
entiedcountries
MoFA
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S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Initiatedialoguewithstrategicpartnerstoestablishdiplomatic
representationintheMaldives
MoFA
Coordinateallocationolandtooreignmissionsinthe
Maldives
MoFA
Replaceoreignnationalsappointedtothediplomaticpostsin
theMaldivianmissionsabroadbylocalcarrierForeignService
Ocers
MoFA
Facilitatetheimplementationothe
eistingagreementsand
signnewcooperationagreementsintheareaoEducation,
Culture,SportsandScienceandTechnology
MoFA,MOE,MTAC,
MHRS,MCA
Workcloselywithregionalpartnersandneighboring
countriestocombatdrugtracking
.
MoFA,MNDF,MHA
EstablishMaldivesInternationalFoundation
MoFA,
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GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Policy4:Mobilizedevelopmentassistanceforsustainablesocio-econ
omicdevelopmentofthecountry(Summarizingpolicy10)
HoldaconerenceinMaldivesonLDCgraduationorSIDS
MoFA,MED,MoFT
DevelopaLDCSmoothTransitionStrategy
MoFA,MED,MoFT,
MFishAgri
Undertakedonorsensitizationmiss
ionstokeydonor
countries
MoFA
Hostvisits/delegationsromdonoragencies/countriesto
urtherstrengthenpartnerships
MoFA
OrganizeandconvenetheMaldive
sPartnershipForum
MoFA
IncludeNGOsindonorconerence
s
MoFA
BecomeasignatorytoParisDeclarationonAidEectiveness
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S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Policy5:Strengthentheimplementationandreportingmechanismso
ftheconventionsandtreaties(Su
mmarizingpolicies4,7)
CompileandsubmitregulartreatyreportunderICCPR
x
x
x
x
x
MoFA
Engagewithkeystakeholdersandacilitatenecessary
activitiestoidentiycontinentalshe
lotheMaldivesunder
theConventionotheLawotheSeaandsubmitthereportto
theUN.
MoFA,MFishAgri,MN
DF
Developamechanismtocomplian
cewiththeMaldives
humanrightsobligations
x
MoFA,MHRC
Continueconsultationwithkeygov
ernmentagencies,
StandingCommitteeandcivilsocie
tyonthestatuso
implementationothetreatyobliga
tionsandpreparationo
reports.
x
x
x
x
x
MoFA,MHRC,NGOs
Toaccededtoallconventionsrelatedtoorganizedcrime
x
MoFA,MNDF,MHA
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GOOD
GOvERNANCE
Foreign Policy
S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
Policy6:Strengthentheinstitution
alcapacityoftheMinistryanddevelopaForeignServiceCadre
Developtheoreignserviceact
MoFA
Providespecicskillsdevelopment
training(commercial
diplomacy,policyanalysisetc)ortheSta
MoFA
EstablishHRtrainingprogramandFosteraknowledge-based
workorganization
MoFA
Establishingkeyannualtargets
MoFA
ReviewandrevisetheallowancepackageoeredtoForeign
ServiceOcials
MoFA
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S
ectorPolicies
20
09
2010
2011
2012
2013
Implementing/
stakeholderagencies
EstablishastandardoperationalprotocolortheMinistryand
missionsabroad
MoFA
UndertakeanassessmentotheMinistryscurrentInormation
andCommunicationTechnologyan
dImproveICTwhere
necessary
MoFA
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