Kuwait urges UNESCO to fulfill its commitment to institutions in Palestine, Sudan

Kuwaiti Permanent Representative to UNESCO Dr. Adam Al-Mulla. (Twitter/@Adam_Almulla)
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Updated 16 May 2023
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Kuwait urges UNESCO to fulfill its commitment to institutions in Palestine, Sudan

  • Al-Mulla urged UNESCO to take measures against demolition of schools in occupied Palestine

PARIS: Kuwait on Monday called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to make every effort to guarantee that the organization's decisions and obligations to educational and cultural institutions in Palestine and Sudan are carried out.

This came in a speech by Kuwaiti Permanent Representative to UNESCO Dr. Adam Al-Mulla during the 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board in Paris, Kuwait News Agency reported

"As we see what happened days before the demolition of schools in occupied Palestine, and we look forward to taking concrete steps by the organization towards the issue," said Al-Mulla. He also urged the organization to provide help and alleviate the harmful consequences that Sudan's educational and cultural institutions may face as a result of the current circumstances.

Al-Mulla expressed his hope that a draft decision in this respect  will be prepared in the next session of the Executive Board.

 
 


Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan

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Children from Gaza return home after medical treatment in Jordan

  • The group, which included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday
  • Authorities in Jordan have been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year

LONDON: A group of Palestinian children are returning home to Gaza after medical treatment in Jordanian hospitals.

The patients, who included 10 children and 18 members of their families, crossed King Hussein Bridge on the border between Jordan and the West Bank on Wednesday, the Jordan News Agency reported.

Jordanian authorities said the group was returning to Gaza after treatment in line with Jordan’s commitment to support for Palestinians and the prevention of displacement from their land.

Jordan has been organizing medical evacuations from Gaza since March last year, during which time 635 children and 1,598 caregivers have been taken to hospitals in Jordan.