Kuwait calls on UNESCO to help end Gaza disaster

Kuwait has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to play its role and responsibilities in the Gaza Strip disaster. This came in Kuwait’s speech during the 219th session of the Executive Council of UNESCO, delivered by Kuwait’s permanent representative to the organization, Ambassador Dr. Adam Al-Mulla, after the organization’s members observed a minute of silence to mourn the death of the late Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad AlJaber Al-Sabah.

Al-Mulla said, “Kuwait looks forward to the organization fulfilling its role and full responsibilities, as dictated by its founding mission towards the Gaza Strip disaster, and

to accelerate the implementation of Resolution 42 C/54, which was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO at its last session.” He stressed that the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip have now reached an “unprecedented” stage of destruction, displacement, starvation, and loss of the necessities of life for tens of thousands of children, women, and the elderly.

Al-Mulla stressed that there is something that can be done “now” before stopping the fighting, repairing the infrastructure, and finding safe corridors to implement the plans on the ground, calling for the formation of a group of partners or an alliance — as happened in similar cases — to develop plans and mobilize support in order to work to lift part of the current suffering in Gaza. On the other hand, Kuwait welcomed the draft resolution submitted by Qatar on protecting education from attacks in view of its importance, the urgent need for such resolutions, and their implementation on the ground.