President Solih arrives in AA. Ukulhas for "Viavathi Raajje" conference

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is in Ukulhas island of Alif Alif atoll, for the "Viavathi Raajje" conference.

The president arrived in Ukulhas island on Friday afternoon and invited city council mayors, island council presidents as well as the presidents of Women’s Development Committees (WDCs) from central atolls for the second edition of the conference.

The conference is also joined by government ministers, policy executives from the President’s Office alongside technical experts from multiple institutions.

At the first edition of the "Viavathi Raajje" conference on 15 December 2019, President Solih signed the eighth amendment to the Decentralization Act into law.

With this, more fiscal and legal autonomy for local councils was authorized.

The second edition of the meeting is being hosted by the president in Ukulhas, which marks this as the first time it is being held since the amendment was ratified.

The conference seeks to pave the opportunity to review the existing structures and find avenues for improvement.

Further, it also presents an opportunity for the incumbent administration to confer its policies to ensure good governance.

Four sessions will be featured in the two-day conference, with presentations and discussions on various topics revolving around fiscal and legal autonomy, formulating land-use plans, the role of WDCs, crime prevention, social welfare as well as climate resilience

The conference will also allow representatives of the council and WDCs to present their concerns to the president and hold discussions regarding solutions.