destruction, terror and torture are now the rule of the day in the once peaceful and tranquil land of Kuwait. Hundreds of thousands of Kuwaiti citizens, along with the nationals of various other countries who were our guests, have been made homeless and many of them have had their life savings robbed. Hundreds have lost their lives. Others have been held hostage. Indeed, at this very moment, an intense campaign of terror, torture and humiliation continues unabated in that dear land. We receive daily reports of massacres and continuing systematic armed looting and destruction of State assets and individual property. This has prompted the forces of right, justice and peace in the world to try to acquaint themselves with the calamity of those innocents. In accordance with its responsibilities derived from the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 relative to RC/13 A/45/PV.10 49-50 (Sheikh Al-Sabah) the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, the International Committee of the Red Cross has attempted to dispatch a team that would have reported on their conditions. But the aggressor, persisting in its inhumane conduct, declined to allow this international committee to send representatives to Kuwait in order to carry out their tasks. It also refused to let envoys of the Secretary-General of the United Nations visit Kuwait to verify Such conduct constitutes yet another violation by the aggressor of international and humanitarian covenants, thus demanding a resolute stand it. the conditions of its population. against + Against all these odds, an enormous source of solace to us has been the position taken by virtually all the countries of the world in support of Kuwait's rights. Hence, the League of Arab States, the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Islamic countries and the Security Council of the United Nations all took appropriate decisions condemning the Iraqi aggression and calling for the annulment 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a formal statement or resolution condemning the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and calling for humanitarian aid and relief. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with references to international law and conventions. The focus is on the humanitarian crisis and the violations of human rights, rather than on economic or industrial issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief