March 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwait assured on Wednesday the need for concerted international efforts to eliminate racism and racial discrimination according to the Islamic tenets and its belief the relevant international covenants.
Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al Sabah, third secretary of the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations in Geneva said in his speech to the Human Rights Council session that his country "engaged the world community at affecting the rejection of any abuse of religions and their symbols," referring to the Kuwaiti efforts, assistance and programs at the international level "to achieve the concepts and principles of moderation, tolerance, rejecting extremism and discrimination." In this regard, the Kuwaiti diplomat stressed during the discussion on the ninth of the Council's agenda on racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia, "the need to commit to promote and fund programs that supporting the culture of tolerance and understanding through dialogue as a framework for international relations. These could be realized through public opinion makers, conferences, seminars and the development of cultural programs, educational and public information." Kuwait indicated that "If the States bear the greatest responsibility to develop policies against racial discrimination in all its forms, these efforts cannot achieve tangible results without the contribution of the clergy, intellectuals and civil society organizations in the dissemination of the ideology of the anti-racist." - Kuna