22-09-2024

Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah delivered Kuwait speech to the Summit of the Future at the UN HQ in New York on Sunday.He conveyed to the conferees the regards of His Highness the Amir, and congratulated the President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly and UN Secretary General on the outcomes of the high-level meeting.The Summit of the Future Outcome Document, endorsed a few hours ago, will deepen cooperation to address the challenges and loopholes in the governance and renew commitment to launching a multilateral system that could keep abreast with the new developments, His Highness said.His Highness the Crown Prince appreciated the UN Secretary General's call in 2021 for convening the Summit of the Future and laying the groundwork for a more effective international cooperation."We have seen the mounting challenges facing the developing and least-developed countries, including the trans-border challenges related to development and the accelerating climate change."These challenges highlight the need of effective application of the principle of fair geographical representation at the UN and doing away with discrimination and politicization," His Highness the Crown Prince stressed. His Highness the Crown Prince shared the Secretary-General's view that it was impossible to build a future for our grandchildren through a system built for our ancestors."We are required to take care of the future of young generation and work for introducing substantive changes to the world economic governance system, including the financial safety networks and the international customs cooperation; overhauling the multinational development banks; and addressing the sovereign debt problem," he argued.Regarding the second chapter of the Pact for the Future on "International Peace and Security", His Highness the Crown Prince called on all state parties to recommit themselves to the principles of international peace and security, and the provisions of the international laws and conventions, deal with each other on equal terms, and do away with double standards."The ongoing genocide in Palestine, which claimed more than 41,000 lives so far, mainly women and children, is a stark reminder of the inability of the UN Security Council to halt the aggression. "This is a regrettable stark example of suing double standards in the implementation of the international law, which should have no room in our future, otherwise the world order could degenerate into jungle law," he cautioned.On the fifth chapter of the pact, "Transforming Global Governance," His Highness the Crown Prince urged the international community to step up the efforts to reform the international order in a ways that could reflect the current reality and challenges, and lead to a more effective, more inclusive, and more transparent UN Security Council."Since its independence in 1961, the State of Kuwait has been keen on promoting development in the developing and least developed countries through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development," he said, noting that KFAED offered up to 1,073 grants and soft loans to 105 countries.His Highness the Crown Prince added that Kuwait has made tangible successes in the implementation of the national development plan and Kuwait Vision 2035, and the realization of the goals set forth in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including those related to eradication of poverty and hunger, and provision of quality education for all.