Kuwait reiterates stance on countries’ right for self-determination
NEW YORK: Kuwait expressed its full support to the right of self-determination to all countries in deciding their own fate, in accordance with UN protocols. The remarks were made by First Secretary in Kuwait’s Permanent Mission to the UN headquarters in New York Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah during the meeting of the Special Committee on Decolonization, as part of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly late Monday.
Sheikh Jarrah expressed his deep concern over the failure of the UN and the international community to end all forms of colonization. He called on the UN to enforce the articles of its “Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples”, adopted by the General Assembly in December 1960. He stressed on the importance of full cooperation by countries that control autonomous regions, through providing the UN with detailed reports on the political, economic and social conditions in these regions.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Jarrah said Kuwait welcomes the UN-brokered talks to resolve the Western Sahara between conflict parties. He also welcomed Morocco’s initiative on granting Western Sahara the right of self-ruling. Moreover, the Kuwaiti official called on the UN to exert further and serious efforts to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Although Palestine has an independent self-ruling and is not an autonomous, yet it is suffering a great deal of Israeli violations, he noted. Palestinians must be granted their full political rights including the right to decide their own fate and have their own independent state with Jerusalem as the capital, he added.
Sustainable development
Meanwhile, a number of Kuwaiti diplomats reiterated Kuwait’s keenness on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 through aiding struggling nations and intensifying the role of women in global development plans. Speaking at a session on economic and sustainable development part of the 72nd UN General Assembly, member of the Kuwaiti diplomatic mission to the UN second secretary Abdullah Al-Sharrah affirmed that his country was keen aiding less fortunate nations to achieve the SDG.
Nationally, Kuwait, under the guidelines set by its leadership, had worked relentlessly to develop the country on various domains. The tenets of Kuwait 2035 vision is set to achieve what the SDG is calling for, stated Sharrah. He indicated that turning Kuwait into a financial and economic hub would help the region to further develop, affirming that his country was eager to help other countries to march towards a bright global future.
Sharrah stressed that global coordination was necessary for the world to realize the SDG and indicated that without such cooperation, the world would not be able to achieve welfare for all people. The Kuwaiti diplomat called on developed states to fulfill their commitments to the UN ambitious plans by providing 0.7 percent of their gross national income to this noble cause.
Kuwaiti diplomatic attache Saba Al-Fuhaid said meanwhile that her country was keen involving women in the SDG 2030. Kuwait has always been on the forefront of allowing women to attain a leading role in their societies, affirmed the diplomat, adding that recent national statistics showed that there were around 161,000 women working public jobs. She indicated that enabling women to achieve their maximum potential was within the SDG 2030. Kuwait will continue its efforts to implement the UN development goals and will help other nations to reach similar feats, said Fuhaid. — KUNA