Country Profile: Kuwait
BASIC FACTS
Kuwait is a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1964
The State of Kuwaitis an oil-rich country located in Western Asia at the tip of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait borders Iraq to the northwest, and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait is a Constitutional hereditary emirate and gained its independence from the U.K. in 1961.
Capital: Kuwait City
Kuwait does not possess any nuclear power plants, research reactors, or other nuclear facilities.
TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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IAEA Membership (1964)
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Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) (1989)
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Geneva Protocol (1971)
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Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (1997)
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Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) (1972)
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Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2003)
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Outer Space Treaty (1972)
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Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) (1965)
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Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (2007)
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Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (2013)
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Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD) (1980)
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International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) (2013)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) (2004)
AGREEMENTS (In Force):
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Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA (1998)
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Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2004)
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Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (2016)
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Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2003)
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Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (2003)
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Convention on Nuclear Safety (2006)
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Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (2003)
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Co-operative Agreement for Arab States in Asia for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (the 2017 ARASIA) (2020)
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Agreement between the State of Kuwait and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2002)
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Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the State of Kuwait and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (2003)
REGIONAL GROUPS
- Member of the G-77
- Member of the Asia-Pacific Group
- Member of the Arab League
- Member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- Vice-Chair of the UN First Committee in 2015 and 2011
- Member of the UN Security Council in 2018/2019
- Member of the UN 1540 Committee in 2019
LINKS
Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations
Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament