President Mohamed Nasheed has inaugurated the first general assembly of Maldivian Red Crescent. The inauguration ceremony was held this morning at Dharubaarugé.
Speaking at the ceremony, the President said the work to establish a Red Cross and Red Crescent chapter in the Maldives had been going on for quite some time. He added that the attempts to set up the society were first made in 2001.
Furthermore, the President said that his administration during its early days had sent a bill on Maldivian Red Crescent to the People’s Majlis and thanked Mr Hassan Afeef, the former parliamentary group leader of MDP and Ms Aneesa Ahmed, the former parliamentary group leader of DRP for their efforts in fast tracking the work on the bill. President Nasheed also thanked all those involved in establishing this society in the Maldives.
The President said the engagements of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society in the Maldives was very substantial after the tsunami and thanked the IFRC for their tremendous assistance to the Maldives in rebuilding and reconstruction efforts.
