UN General Assembly
2009

and support of the Kuwaiti voters. They now join their brothers in representing the Kuwaiti people and expressing their ambitions under the dome of the National Assembly. This civilized accomplishment comes after Kuwaiti women have achieved success in the fields of private and public enterprise, as well as government work, including holding ministerial positions in the Kuwaiti Cabinet. We express our pride in, and appreciation of, the significant achievements of Kuwaiti women and will continue to support their role as active partners in the political, economic and social fields. 09-52463 38 We express much sorrow and pain that the question of Palestine has remained unresolved for over six decades, despite numerous international efforts and initiatives by a number of international and regional parties. A source of major concern is the deteriorating political, economic, social and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, as a result of the continued exercise by Israel, the occupying Power, of its illegal policies and practices, contrary to international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. In this regard, we renew our condemnation of