The United Nations on May 4 sent an inter-agency fact-finding mission to Maldives in the context of its first multi-party presidential elections in October 2008, which will be followed by the parliamentary elections. The UN mission was to assess the possibility of providing assistance during the elections1.

• 1. “UN team to conduct fact-finding visit to Maldives,” Xinhua, May 3, 2008, at http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/03/content_8093938.htm