98 National Bureau of Statistics. Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) Analytical Report III: Employment 2016, Page 103. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HIES-Report-2016-EmploymentUpdate-6112018-1.pdf National Bureau of Statistics. Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) Employment 2019, Page 2. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/HIES2019_EmploymentDhivehi.pdf 99 National Bureau of Statistics. Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) Analytical Report III: Employment 2016, Page 48, 6. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HIES-Report-2016-EmploymentUpdate-6112018-1.pdf 100 IOM UN Migration (2018). Migration in Maldives: A Country Profile 2018, page 166. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from https://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/mp_maldives_2018.pdf 101 HRCM. Reflecting 15 years, the “Rights” Side of Life, page 57, Retrieved October 27, 2019 from http://www.hrcm.org.mv/publications/otherdocuments/2020RSL3Report.pdf 102 National Bureau of Statistics. Disability in Maldives Household Income & Expenditure Survey 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wpcontent/uploads/2020/12/Disability-2019-HIES.pdf 103 National Bureau of Statistics. Disability in Maldives Household Income & Expenditure Survey 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019 from http://statisticsmaldives.gov.mv/nbs/wpcontent/uploads/2020/12/Disability-2019-HIES.pdf 104 Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (2020). Reflecting 15 year- The “Rights” Side of Life. Retrieved December 20, 2020 from http://www.hrcm.org.mv/publications/otherdocuments/2020RSL3Report.pdf 105 Information obtained from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings 106 Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (2020). Reflecting 15 year- The “Rights” Side of Life. Retrieved December 20, 2020 from http://www.hrcm.org.mv/publications/otherdocuments/2020RSL3Report.pdf 107 Information obtained from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings 108 ibid 109 ibid 110 ibid 111 Ministry of Health. (2018). Maldives Demographic and Health survey 2016-17, page 266, Retrieved April 7, 2021 from https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR349/FR349.pdf 112 United States Department of State (2017). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Maldives, Page 20, Retrieved April 7, 2021 from https://www.refworld.org/docid/58ec8a0313.html 113 Society for Health Education (2020). Joint Submission for UPR of Maldives 36th Session by Society of Health Education & International Planned Parenthood Federation, page 3 para 12. Retrieved May 19th, 2021 from https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRMVStakeholdersInfoS36.aspx HRCM (2017). ICCPR Atoll monitoring report, 2017, page 7. Retrieved March 15, 2021 114 Information received from Atoll based Stakeholders, 2020 115 ibid 116 Information received from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings (SDFC), 2020 Information received from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings (SDFC), 2020 118 Information received from Atoll based Stakeholders, 2020 119 Information received from Atoll based Stakeholders, 2020 120 Covid viyafaari ehee is targeted towards self-employed workers (with annual turnover less than MVR 10 million in 2019) who are facing difficulties in meeting their current operational requirements due to covid 19 pandemic. Eligible individuals may apply for loans up to MVR 30,000 at 6% interest per annum for a 3-year period. A grace period of up to 6 months is offered during which no interest is charged, and no payment of principal or interest is required Funding is conditional on the individual having worked in 6 of the last 12 months and earned a verifiable income during this period. 121 Information received from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings (SDFC), 2020 122 Information received from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings (MoF), 2020 123 Information received from stakeholders and stakeholder meetings (NSPA), 2020 117 41