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Maldives elected as the Vice-Chair of a key Committee of the UN General Assembly

The Maldives was unanimously elected as Vice-Chair of the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN General Assembly for the 81st Session, during elections at the UN Headquarters in New York. Hussain Azhaan Mohamed Hussain, Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the Maldives, will represent the country on the Bureau. The session runs from September 2026 to September 2027. The Foreign Ministry stated that the election reflects international confidence in the Maldives' constructive engagement at the UN.

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The Maldives was unanimously elected as Vice-Chair of the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN General Assembly for the 81st Session, during elections at the UN Headquarters in New York. Hussain Azhaan Mohamed Hussain, Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the Maldives, will represent the country on the Bureau. The session runs from September 2026 to September 2027. The Foreign Ministry stated that the election reflects international confidence in the Maldives' constructive engagement at the UN.

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