Kuwait Advocates for Enhanced UN Funding and Financing.

New York: The State of Kuwait, late Monday, called for improving the funding and financing of the UN and its organizations. This came in a statement by member of the Kuwaiti permanent mission to the UN headquarters in New York, diplomatic attache Suleiman Al-Dawas, during the fifth meeting for the UNGA committee on improving financing. According to Kuwait News Agency, the Kuwaiti diplomat affirmed that improving the financing of the UN must come through multilateral work based on cooperation and trust amongst workers in the organization and member states. He reiterated that it was important to listen to voices calling for reforms in the financial structure of the UN and also stressed the importance of equal representation in all aspects. Restructuring the financial structure would push financially burdened countries to improve their statuses, he said, calling for rebalancing the organization's finances, which in turn clears the way to address challenges such as wars and conflicts that syphon budgets and al so caused loss of lives and destruction. Al-Dawas stressed that funding must go towards development activities, especially in war-torn and disaster-stricken countries, to help such states overcome their challenges and reach the level of their economically developed counterparts. The diplomat affirmed that Kuwait was keen on its commitments towards the UN to improve its financial status in a timely fashion.