Kuwait prepares to present its human rights report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

During the meeting, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Human Rights, Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah, affirmed that since Kuwait ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in 1968, it has continued its firm approach based on cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms and open dialogue with treaty bodies.

Sheikha Jawaher Al-Sabah added that Kuwait is keen on implementing these commitments, also in light of its current membership in the Human Rights Council (2024–2026).

She clarified that the meeting is part of a series of ongoing preparations undertaken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within its institutional approach, through its chairmanship of the Standing National Committee for Preparing Reports and Monitoring Recommendations related to human rights, with the participation of representatives from government entities that are members of the official delegation taking part in the scheduled discussion on August 10 and 11 at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

She noted that the meeting aims to enhance the technical and diplomatic readiness of the official delegation members, and strengthen their capacity to interact optimally with the experts of the UN Committee, thereby reflecting the reality of national efforts and recent legislative and institutional developments in the State of Kuwait, as well as their alignment with the content of the National Development Vision (Kuwait 2035) and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.