Kuwait Affirms Palestinian People's Sovereignty Over Natural Resources
Dalal Sharar affirms Palestinian sovereignty over their resources at the UN
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
Kuwait reaffirmed today, Friday, the permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people over their natural resources, stressing the necessity for the Israeli occupation to comply with its obligations under international law, end the occupation, and establish an independent, sovereign Palestinian state within the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
This was stated in Kuwait’s address, delivered by Diplomatic Attaché Dalal Sharar to the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the UN General Assembly during the discussion of Agenda Item 58, titled “Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”
Sharar emphasized that reconstructing the Gaza Strip, regardless of its importance, cannot substitute for ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state. She called for consolidating the ceasefire in the Strip and ensuring the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.
She also urged enabling the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to fulfill its mandate, and supporting recovery and reconstruction efforts led and owned by Palestinians, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2803 of 2025.
She condemned the continued expansion of settlements, land and resource confiscation, and settler violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, considering these illegal practices to undermine the foundations of the Palestinian economy and the prospects for establishing a viable independent state, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 of 2016.
Sharar called for the release of withheld Palestinian revenues to ensure the continuity of essential services, noting that a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) reflects a systematic undermining of development foundations and the denial of the Palestinian people’s legitimate right to self-determination and sovereignty over their natural resources.
She addressed UN estimates indicating that human development in Gaza has regressed by the equivalent of 77 years, unemployment has risen to 78 percent, and per capita GDP has dropped to 58 cents per day, while recovery and reconstruction needs amount to $71.5 billion.
Highlighting Kuwait’s commitment to supporting the Palestinian people, Sharar noted that Kuwait has contributed its annual donation of $2 million to UNRWA and joined Jordan and Slovenia in launching a Joint Commitments Initiative for the Agency to support the continuity of its vital services.
She stressed the necessity for the Israeli occupation to comply with relevant obligations affirmed by the International Court of Justice in its advisory opinions of 2024 and 2025.
The Diplomatic Attaché expressed Kuwait’s appreciation for ESCWA’s efforts in documenting the economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian people and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan, reaffirming her country’s support for the Commission’s efforts in this regard.
