US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT5074

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KUWAIT WITHDRAWS RESERVATION REGARDING UN CONVENTION ON ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

Identifier: 05KUWAIT5074
Wikileaks: View 05KUWAIT5074 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2005-12-11 07:49:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL KDEM KWMN KU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
VZCZCXRO1038
RR RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK RUEHMOS
DE RUEHKU #5074 3450749
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 110749Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2096
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 3028
UNCLAS KUWAIT 005074 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND NEA/PI 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, SOCI, SCUL, KDEM, KWMN, KU 
SUBJECT: KUWAIT WITHDRAWS RESERVATION REGARDING UN 
CONVENTION ON ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN 
 
 
Local English language daily The Arab Times reported that 
Ambassador Nabila Al-Mulla, Kuwaiti Permanent Representative 
to the UN notified UN SYG Kofi Annan on December 10 that the 
GOK had withdrawn its reservation to article 7(a) of the UN 
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
against Women (CEDAW) on women's political rights.  On May 
16, 2005, Parliament approved legislation granting suffrage 
to Kuwaiti women. 
 
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LEBARON 

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