GENEVA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert Houngbo has thanked Kuwait for supporting the ILO efforts and activities, especially in Arab countries and most notably its employment program in the Palestinian territories. Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva Ambassador Nasser Al-Hain told KUNA that this expression of gratitude was made by Houngbo during a meeting with him on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Hain assured the ILO chief that HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, out of deep belief in human rights, are eager to cooperate with the international community and back all efforts and activities aiming to preserve workers' rights. He asserted that Kuwait is keen to have distinguished relations with the United Nations and other international organizations.

Kuwait highly appreciates the UN organizations' pivotal role in many important dossiers such as health, migration, asylum, work, humanitarian issues, labor rights and international trade, Ambassador Hain said. Hain noted that Kuwait, driven by its principles, works side by side with peace-loving countries to find peaceful solutions to international crises and achieve the United Nations sustainable development goals.

The Kuwaiti envoy argued that supporting UN organizations now is more required than ever due to the huge challenges the world is facing: notably the climate change, repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. These challenges have implications on all countries, which necessitates intense efforts from the United Nations organizations to overcome them, he added. - KUNA