Kuwait urges UNSC to show more support for Sudan to achieve security, stability

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait has urged the United Nations Security Council to continue to support the Government of Sudan's significant progress for more security and stability and welcomed its decision to reduce the United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur UNAMID troop ceiling.
This came during Kuwait's speech delivered by Deputy permanent representative of the Kuwaiti mission at the United Nations' headquarters in New York advisor Bader Al-Munaikh, at the council's meeting on UNAMID.
The number of displaced persons continues to fall, Al-Munaikh said, expressing concern over continued threats they face from armed groups. He underlined the important work of the commission tasked with following up on implementation of the 2011 Doha Document for Peace in Darfur.
Al-Munaikh stressed that "Darfur indicators" are meant only for that specific region and cannot be applied to the rest of Sudanese territory. He recalled the Secretary-General's Special Envoy's recent report that 85 percent of the stipulations laid out in the Doha Document have been implemented.
The efforts going forward should focus on those elements that have yet to be fully implemented, he said.
Kuwait, for its part, will continue to support Sudan's efforts to reach a lasting political solution to the situation in Darfur, he added. (end) asf.ss