Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Relationships with Regional NGOs and Government SDG Policy
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National Migrant Health Policy

Direct policy engagement

  • Date: 8–10 December 2025
  • Partners: MNU, the Health Protection Agency (HPA), government agencies, community organisations, NGOs, employers, and international organisations.
  • Policy connection: The National Migrant Health Policy.

MNU participated in the Public Health Conference 2025, titled Equitable Access, Reduced Vulnerabilities: Advancing Migrant Health in the Maldives. The conference aimed to develop actionable recommendations for implementing Policy Areas 1, 3, and 4 of the National Migrant Health Policy. Its agenda included equitable access to healthcare, migrant vulnerabilities, and coordination across government and society.

The conference had an explicit policy implementation objective and brought together stakeholders responsible for health services and migrant welfare.

Source: MNU — Public Health Conference 2025 

The Maldives National University (MNU), through its Faculty of Health Sciences, collaborated with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Ministry of Health to support the National Public Health Conference 2025. Held on 8–9 December under the theme Equitable Access, Reduced Vulnerabilities: Advancing Migrant Health in the Maldives, the conference brought together government representatives, academics, health professionals, employers and organisations working with migrant communities.

Discussions addressed healthcare affordability, language and cultural barriers, occupational health, mental health, legal protections and partnerships for delivering health services. Participants also worked on recommendations and a conference roadmap intended to support more equitable healthcare access for migrants. The conference provided a platform for connecting public health evidence with implementation of the National Migrant Health Policy.

Source: https://mnu.edu.mv/fhs-collaborates-on-national-public-health-conference-to-advance-equitable-migrant-health/

Environment and Climate Framework 2025–2030

Documented policy-supporting research

  • Period: October 2024–June 2025
  • Partners: MNU, the Ministry of Environment, and Canada’s Technical Assistance Partnership.
  • Policy connection: Climate change, environmental sustainability, and national research priorities.

MNU reports that more than 50 individuals participated in consultations, interviews, and focus groups. More than 30 stakeholders took part in collaborative workshops and meetings in February 2025. Further validation and review took place between March and May, and the final Maldives National University Environment and Climate Framework 2025–2030 was launched in June 2025.

The framework established research priorities through stakeholder consultation and government collaboration, providing an evidence base for environmental decision-making.

Source: MNU — Strengthening Research on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability 

Magey Saafu Raajje National Conference

  • Date: 26 November 2025
  • Partner platform: Magey Saafu Raajje National Conference and Festival.
  • Policy connection: Waste management, circular economy, sustainable communities, and climate action.

MNU’s Gan Campus participated in the national conference, which brought stakeholders together to explore innovations, community-based solutions, and circular and sustainable development initiatives.

MNU’s Gan Campus participated in the national conference

It documents MNU’s participation in a national sustainability platform involving stakeholders working on environmental and community development challenges. The report confirms participation, although it does not establish that MNU drafted or formally amended a national environmental policy.

Maldives Health Expo

  • Dates: 13–16 November 2025
  • Government partner: Ministry of Health.
  • Policy connection: Preventive healthcare, public health education, and healthy living.

MNU’s Faculty of Health Sciences participated in the Ministry of Health’s Maldives Health Expo under the theme Together Towards a Healthy Generation. Its participation connected university health education with government and clinical partners and provided public-facing health information.

It demonstrates practical cooperation between MNU and the national health sector to support preventive health and public awareness. It is evidence of health-policy implementation support, rather than proof that MNU authored a health policy.

Source: MNU — FHS Promotes Preventive Health at Maldives Health Expo 2025 

MNU Sustainability Policy

Formal institutional policy

  • Date: November 2025 document publication
  • Policy: MNU Sustainability Policy
  • Partners and stakeholders: MNU faculties, staff, students, and local and international organisations.

MNU published a Sustainability Policy committing the university to integrating sustainability into teaching, research, campus operations, and community engagement. Its objectives include resource efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable transport, green infrastructure, and partnerships with organisations to advance sustainability.

This is a formal university policy, rather than simply a conference or proposed activity. It demonstrates MNU’s institutional commitment to sustainability and the SDGs. However, it is an internal university policy, not a national government policy.

Sources:

National Policy Dialogue on climate change

MNU’s official international SDG research and best-practice page lists a National Policy Dialogue: Maldives | Understanding the Macroeconomic Implications of Climate Change, dated 12 May 2025.

This is a relevant lead for your research on the relationship between climate policy, economic planning, and sustainable development. However, the listing alone does not establish the specific role MNU played, which government agencies participated, or what policy recommendations resulted.

Source: MNU — International SDG Research and Best Practice Development 

The conference had an explicit policy implementation objective and brought together stakeholders responsible for health services and migrant welfare.

Source: MNU — Public Health Conference 2025 

The Maldives National University (MNU), through its Faculty of Health Sciences, collaborated with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Ministry of Health to support the National Public Health Conference 2025. Held on 8–9 December under the theme Equitable Access, Reduced Vulnerabilities: Advancing Migrant Health in the Maldives, the conference brought together government representatives, academics, health professionals, employers and organisations working with migrant communities.

Discussions addressed healthcare affordability, language and cultural barriers, occupational health, mental health, legal protections and partnerships for delivering health services. Participants also worked on recommendations and a conference roadmap intended to support more equitable healthcare access for migrants. The conference provided a platform for connecting public health evidence with implementation of the National Migrant Health Policy.

https://mnu.edu.mv/fhs-collaborates-on-national-public-health-conference-to-advance-equitable-migrant-health/

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