Vice President Waheed: Regional collaboration is crucial to deal with climate change within South Asian region; Maldives is the 118th state member of the International Criminal Court; 2012 will be a “Duty Free Year” for Maldives
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    • According to reports, Vice President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Waheed has said that regional collaboration is crucial to key developments in security risks related to adverse and unusual affects caused by climate change within the South Asian region. The Vice President made this statement while speaking at “Security Implications of Climate Change” held by South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC) at Trader’s Hotel on December 1, 2011.1
    In another development, reports noted that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) became active in the Maldives from December 1, 2011 following a required 60-day period after depositing the Instrument of Ratification. The Maldives recently became the 118th state member of the International Criminal Court following a favorable vote in Parliament. It is the third South Asian country to join the ICC after Bangladesh and Afghanistan.2
    In other develoepmts, according to reports, President Mohamed Nasheed has said during his weekly radio address that the proposed budget in parliament for 2012 would allow the year 2012 to be a “Duty Free Year”.3

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