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Hassan Abul-Hassan, the third secretary of the Kuwaiti permanent mission at the UN
(with photo)
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait has urged the
international community to back up UN peace-keeping missions across the world
and re-activating role of the international organization in "pre-emptive
diplomacy to avert flare-up of conflicts ."
Hassan Abul-Hassan, the third secretary of the Kuwaiti permanent mission at
the UN, praised the UN peace-keeping operations and missions throughout the
world, namely in regions marked with conflicts, and called for bolstering
these missions in accordance with the member states' political commitment to
support collective security and peace.
The States of Kuwait, out of its belief in such role for the UN, affirms
necessity of specific definition of the objectives of these missions,
coordination and consultation between the UN Security Council and states
contributing with troops and units in these missions, said the diplomat
during a special session of the UN commission, tasked with debating end of
colonization and the peace missions.
He also called for devising new methods and mechanisms to bolster the
coordination among the member states, as well as offering necessary financial
and technical support for the peace-keeping forces, in addition to conducting
researches to determine the troops' needs in terms of technology and training.
Abul-Hasan called for activating the UN role in terms of pre-emptive
diplomacy and early warning to avert break-out of regional and international
conflicts..
He praised existing cooperation among the member states at this level,
confirmed Kuwait's commitment to pay financial dues to the peace-keeping
missions and expressed hope that other nations would follow suit and pay their
contributions according to schedules.
The diplomat called for bolstering protection of the peace-keepers and
expressed condolences to families of personnel who had lost their life in
duty. (end)
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