2012 ސްވަދު ންޯޒޯއ ގެޔޭނިދު · The event was graced by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Waheed and Madam Ilham Hussain. President Waheed awarded certificates to the

Maldives

2012ުދިނޭޔެގ ޯއޯޒްނ ުދަވްސ

“Protecting our atmosphere for generations to come”"ައްނަންނ ޮއްތ ީޖުލ ަތަކްށ ަޖްއުވ ަރްއާކެތިރ ުކުރން "

25 years of the Montreal Protocol

ޯއޯޒްނ ަފަށަލައްށ ެގްއުލްނ ދޭ (ޮމްންޓިރައްލ ްޕޮރޮޓޯކްލ ޮއްނ ަސްބްސެޓްނަސްސ ެދްޓ ިޑްޕީލްޓ ިދ ޯއޯޒްނ ލަޭޔރ 'ާޚްއަސ ަހްފާލެއްއ ިއްއޔެ ައަހުރުފުރްނ ފަާހަގުކުރުމެގ ޮގުތްނ ާރްއޖޭގެ 25ައްށ ) ާމްއާދަތްއ ަންއާތުލަމްށ ަހާދަފިއާވ ުމާޢަހދާ

ައިދ . ުކަޑުކިދްނެގ ަހވެީރްއ ާބްއާވަފެއވެ ަހވުީރ ަވނީ ިއްއޔެ ުޖްމޫހީރ ަމިއާދުނަގއި ިމ ުދަވްސ ފަާހަގުކުރަމށް . ާބްއަވިއިފެއވެ ިޑްވްސ ްސިވިމްނގ ެއޯސިސޭއަޝްނެގ ަފާރުތްނ ޮހާވެލުވުނ ޯއޯޒްނ ުދަވުހެގ ިޝާއުރ ަޖާހަފިއާވ ، ަދިރަވުރން 25މްޯލ

ިމ . ުފްއޕަާހާމެއުކ ަވީނ ާމެލ ައޮތުޅ ުފަނޫދ ިއްނ ާމެލައްށ ެފުތުމެގ ަޙަރާކެތްއ ުކިރައްށ ެގްނޮގްސަފެއވެ 25ަހަރާކްތަތްއ ަބްއަލާވެލްއުވަމްށ ަރީއުސްލުޖްމޫހިރްއާޔ ޑްޮކަޓރ ުމަޙްއަމުދ ަވީހުދެގ ެދަކނަބުލްނ ުޖްމޫހީރ ަމިއާދްނ

ަޑިއެގްނެނިވެއވެ .ަސަރަހްއަދްށ ަވ

ޯއޯޒްނ ެސްކެރޭޓިރައުޓެގ ަފާރުތްނ ިދެވިހާރްއެޖައްށ ުދަވާހ ، ުޖްމޫހީރ ަމިއާދުނަގިއ ިމައުދ ޭބްއުވުނ ަރްސިމްއާޔުތަގއި ެގ ަފާރުތްނ ަޙާވުލޮކްށެދްއވީ . ދ.ަރީއުސްލުޖްމޫހިރްއާޔ ޑްޮކަޓރ ަވީހާދ އ، ިމ ްޕާލކް . ުގޭޅ ާޚްއަޞ ްޕާލެކްއ ެއުރިވެއވެ

. ުޔިނެސްފެގ ެރްޕެރެޒްނެޓިޓްވ ޭޒާބ ުބާޚީރެއވެ

ޯއޯޒްނ ުދަވްސ ފަާހަގުކުރަމްށ ޭބްއުވުނ ، ެފުތުމެގ ަހަރާކުތަގިއ ަބިއެވިރިވ ަދިރަވުރްނަނާށއި ، ިމ ަރްސިމްއާޔުތަގއި ަރީއުސްލުޖްމޫހިރްއާޔ ، ްސޫކްލ ުކިދްނެގ ަމުޒޫމުނ ިލުޔުމެގ ުމާބާރުތްނ ަވަނ ަވަނ ައްށ ޮހުވުނ ަދިރަވުރްނަނށް

.ަހނާދީނ ިލުޔްނ ަބްއަސަވިއެދްއިވެއވެ

.ިމ ެއވެ " ައްނަންނ ޮއްތ ީޖުލ ަތަކްށ ަޖްއުވ ަރްއާކެތިރ ުކުރން "ިމައަހުރެގ ުދިނޭޔެގ ޯއޯޒްނ ުދަވުހެގ ިޝާޢަރީކ

ެގ ާތީރުޙަގިއ ެއްނެމ ާކިމާޔުބ ުމާޢަހާދެގ ޮގުތަގިއ ފަާހަގުކެރިވަފިއާވ ިމ ުމާޢަހާދަގިއ ުދިނޭޔެގ ުހިރާހ ަގުއަމުކްނ ަވީނ .ދ.އޮކްންޓޯރްލުކެރިވަފިއާވ ޯއޯޒްނ ަފަށަލައްށ ެގްއުލްނ ދޭ ާމްއާދަތްއ ުއެފްއުދާމިއ ޭބުންނުކުރްނ ،ިމުމާޢަހާދެގ ަދުށން . ަބިއެވިރެވަފެއވެ

ިފިނުކާރ ިނާޒްމަތުކަގިއ ޭބުންނުކާރ ، ، ޯއޯޒްނ ަފަށަލައްށ ެގްއުލްނ ދޭ ާމްއާދެއްއަކަމްށވާ ައްށ ަވީނ ަދްށުކެރވި %98. ަވަނ ައަހުރްނ ެފިށެގްނަވީނ ުހްއާޓެލިވަފެއވެ 2010ްކލޯޯރްފލޯޯރާކރަބްންސ ޭބުންނުކުރްނ ުދިނޭޔެގ ުހިރާހަގުއުމަތުކްނ

ަވަނ ުދަވުހ ުހުޅާމލަޭގިއ 29ިމ ައަހުރެގ ޯއޯޒްނ ުދަވްސ ފަާހަގުކުރަމްށ ުކިރައްށ ޭރިވަފިއާވ ަޚަރާކްތަތުކެގ ެތޭރަގިއ، ިމ ަމުހެގ .ަބިއްސަކްލ ޭރެހްއ ޭބްއުވްނ ިހެމެނެއވެ

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Male’, 16 September 2012 –

Today is World Ozone Day. Activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer were held in Male’ yesterday.

A children’s evening was celebrated in Republic Square, and 25 students selected by the Swimming Association of Maldives swam from Male’ Atoll Funadhoo to Male’ carrying balloons with the Ozone Day theme.

The event was graced by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Waheed and Madam Ilham Hussain. President Waheed awarded certificates to the participants of the swimming event, as well winners of the inter school essay writing competition held to mark the day.

A plaque in recognition of the participation of Maldives in the Montreal Protocol was presented on behalf of the Ozone Secretariat by Ms. Zeba Bukhari, the Representative of UNICEF to HE President Waheed.This year's International Day is celebrated under the theme "Protecting our atmosphere for generations to come".Hailed as the most successful treaty in UN history - for achieving universal ratification and meeting its targets ahead of schedule, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer will be celebrated its 25th anniversary.

The Protocol, which was ratified by 197 countries, has enabled reductions of over 98 per cent of all global production and consumption of controlled ozone-depleting substances.The Protocol also oversaw the global phase-out of chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) by 2010. Global observations have verified that atmospheric levels of key ozone depleting substances are going down and it is believed that with implementation of the Protocol's provisions the ozone layer should return to pre-1980 levels by 2050 to 2075.

A bicycle race to mark World Ozone Day will be held on 29 September 2012.

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