Kuwait national committee discusses new action plan on UN Resolution 1325
Kuwait’s National Committee for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security held a coordination meeting on Sunday, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Human Rights Department, with the participation of the Director of the Women’s Centre at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Nada Darwazeh.
Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights and Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah, affirmed Kuwait’s continued commitment to empowering women as strategic partners in the fields of security and justice, in line with the directives of the country’s leadership.
She said the meeting aimed to assess progress achieved, identify challenges, and strengthen coordination among national stakeholders to advance the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.
Sheikha Jawaher highlighted several milestones in women’s empowerment, including the graduation of the first cohort of 59 female officers from the Ministry of Defense and the first batch of 33 female specialist officers from the Kuwait Fire Force.
She also noted the enrolment of the first three female naval officers at the UK’s Royal Naval College, alongside the growing number of women serving in the Public Prosecution and investigations sectors.
She further pointed to the achievement of Officer Fatima Al-Mutairi as the first Kuwaiti female officer to obtain a master’s degree in military sciences, the appointment of Awatif Al-Sanad as the first female Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice, and the appointment of 27 women as court secretaries.
The meeting reviewed the framework of Kuwait’s new national action plan for implementing Resolution 1325, which calls for the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peace and security efforts, including conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding, and leadership roles.
— KUNA
