- Girls represented solely 7 % of individuals in peace negotiations final yr, and that simply 31 % of peace agreements included references to girls or gender equality. These figures exhibit how the exclusion of ladies undermines peace processes and diminishes the prospects for lasting stability.
- Kuwait has lengthy seen girls as integral companions in nationwide growth, a precept enshrined within the Kuwaiti Structure, which ensures equality, justice, and equal alternatives
The State of Kuwait reaffirmed that ladies shouldn’t be seen merely as victims of battle or as events requiring safety, however as real companions and important contributors to peacebuilding and neighborhood growth.
This stance was articulated by Kuwait’s Everlasting Consultant to the United Nations, Ambassador Tariq Al-Bannai, throughout a UN Safety Council session on girls, peace, and worldwide safety.
Al-Bannai emphasised that ladies’s empowerment extends past safety from violence and battle. It encompasses the total train of their financial, social, and political rights, making certain entry to training and healthcare, and fostering neighborhood safety and sustainable growth.
Citing the report of UN Secretary-Normal António Guterres, Al-Bannai highlighted the key challenges going through the Girls, Peace, and Safety (WPS) agenda—25 years after the adoption of UN Safety Council Decision 1325 (2000).
He expressed concern that ladies represented solely 7 % of individuals in peace negotiations final yr, and that simply 31 % of peace agreements included references to girls or gender equality. These figures, he stated, exhibit how the exclusion of ladies undermines peace processes and diminishes the prospects for lasting stability.
Al-Bannai known as for making certain a minimum of one-third illustration of ladies in all political mediation and negotiation efforts, stressing that ladies have to be acknowledged as “indispensable companions in constructing a extra secure and simply future.”
He additionally voiced alarm over the decline in funding for the WPS agenda—notably direct funding for native girls’s organizations, which function the primary line of response in conflict-affected communities.
The ambassador reaffirmed that Kuwait has lengthy seen girls as integral companions in nationwide growth, a precept enshrined within the Kuwaiti Structure, which ensures equality, justice, and equal alternatives. He famous that Kuwait has enacted progressive legal guidelines and insurance policies to advertise girls’s participation in public life and decision-making, in alignment with the nationwide imaginative and prescient “New Kuwait 2035.”
Al-Bannai pointed to the institution of the Nationwide Committee for the Implementation of Decision 1325, chaired by the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and led by a girl. The committee consists of representatives from numerous authorities establishments and civil society organizations.
By this committee, Kuwait has achieved notable progress, together with:
- The abolition of authorized provisions limiting girls’s rights,
- The inclusion of ladies within the military and police,
- The appointment of feminine judges and prosecutors, and
- The rising presence of ladies in management roles inside the diplomatic corps, judiciary, and throughout the event, financial, and media sectors.
In his remarks, Al-Bannai paid tribute to Kuwaiti girls, who’ve lengthy been a cornerstone of the nation’s progress and social development. He additionally saluted the Palestinian girl, describing her as an emblem of endurance, dignity, and resistance within the face of injustice and aggression, noting the heavy toll borne by girls and youngsters beneath occupation.
He concluded by reaffirming Kuwait’s unwavering dedication to supporting girls all over the place—particularly Kuwaiti and Palestinian girls—stressing that making certain their rights, safety, and empowerment is a humanitarian, ethical, and authorized obligation that can’t be delayed.
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