UN General Assembly
2007

countries, including the least developed among them. Moreover, the revival of racial bias, religious sedition, incitement of hatred and xenophobia represent a serious threat to international peace and security. The Organization must be strong in confronting that threat seriously and firmly. The time has come for us to change our method and approach in dealing with these universal challenges and dangers and to move from the phase of determining what should be done to the phase of actual work and the faithful fulfilment of the commitments we have taken upon ourselves at international conferences and in international agreements and conventions that we have signed and ratified. The State of Kuwait has made good progress in translating the commitments and resolutions of the 2005 World Summit into tangible realities. It has also attained the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in the fields of education, health and advancing the role of women in society. It has designed policies capable of uplifting society and achieving further progress and social and economic development, as well as raising the standard of living of individuals.