Kuwait voices concerns on vulnerability of kids in conflict areas

NEW YORK: Kuwait has expressed grave concerns over the humanitarian situation of children in conflict zones and called for international concerted efforts to end the recruitment of children in armed conflicts worldwide. Kuwait urges full political, technical and financial support for conflict-traumatized children reintegration programs, adds the statement of Kuwait to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on the promotion and protection of the rights of young people, which was read out by Diplomatic Attache and member of the Kuwait’s delegation to the UN General Assembly’s annual meeting Sarah Al-Husseini.

She underlined the importance of ensuring children access to education and healthcare through protecting schools and hospitals in the conflict areas. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the benchmark for the states’ commitments of the universal rights of children particularly the right of free quality education, which is also enshrined by the 2030 Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals, Al-Husseini said.

In this regard, she noted that Kuwait is offering to its nationals free quality education from the pre-school to the university stages. She highlighted the recently passed family law No 12 of 2015 which included the legal framework for ensuring the health, educational, cultural, etc rights of the children. Kuwait would spare no effort to foster children’s rights as per the recently approved 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Al-Husseini stressed. She expressed Kuwait’s deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation of Palestinian children under the Israeli occupation. — KUNA