Kuwait: UN Political Missions Are a Key Pillar for Preventing Conflicts and Supporting Peace Efforts
Al-Humaidan stresses empowering UN political missions with resources.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
- Emphasized the need to provide the necessary resources to carry out its mandates and complete the processing of the files concerning the missing persons and Kuwaiti property.
Kuwait reaffirmed on Wednesday the importance of the role played by UN special political missions, considering them as one of the key tools for preventive diplomacy, conflict prevention and peaceful settlement, as well as supporting peacebuilding efforts and ensuring their sustainability.
This came in a statement delivered by Kuwait’s Diplomatic Attaché, Abdulaziz Al-Humaidan, before the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the UN General Assembly, during the discussion of the agenda item on special political missions.
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Al-Humaidan stressed the necessity of enabling these missions to efficiently and effectively execute their mandates by providing adequate financial and human resources commensurate with the nature of their tasks and the challenges they face, while adhering to the principles of transparency, accountability, and sound resource management.
He emphasized the importance of striking a balance between the tasks and responsibilities assigned to special political missions and the resources allocated to them, ensuring their operational sustainability and capacity to respond to evolving challenges.
In this context, he called for enhanced coordination among various UN organs, exchange of expertise, and institutional capacity building, to improve performance efficiency, optimize resource utilization, and achieve the objectives for which these missions were established.
Al-Humaidan outlined Kuwait’s practical and financial contributions in supporting UN efforts to safeguard international peace and security, including hosting the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) for 12 years until its mandate ended in 2003, and bearing two-thirds of its costs.
He referred to the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2792 (2025), which ensured the continuation of UN follow-up on the files concerning Kuwaiti and third-country nationals who are prisoners and missing persons, as well as Kuwaiti property, including the National Archives.
He expressed Kuwait’s hope for continued close cooperation with the UN Secretary-General’s High Representative, Mari Yamashita, responsible for implementing the resolution, reaffirming Kuwait’s full support for her efforts to achieve tangible progress in resolving these files.
He also expressed Kuwait’s appreciation for the efforts made by member states of the UN Security Council in this regard, given the specific humanitarian and national dimensions of these files, which require continued international follow-up and attention.
Al-Humaidan concluded his statement by reiterating Kuwait’s steadfast commitment to supporting UN efforts to safeguard international peace and security, emphasizing the importance of continuing to provide necessary support to special political missions, enabling them to execute their mandates and contribute to achieving the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
