09.08.2007 - Source:Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 

"Whether the wife of a worker from Sri Lanka with a renewable two-year contract with a private employer in Kuwait can obtain a residence permit allowing her to live in Kuwait with her husband for the duration of his contract; procedures for obtaining such a permit; whether the decision to grant a residence permit to a worker's wife is discretionary or automatic and whether this decision is made by state authorities or the employer [ZZZ102585.E]"

Query response on whether the wife of a worker from Sri Lanka with a renewable two-year contract with a private employer in Kuwait can obtain a residence permit allowing her to live in Kuwait with her husband for the duration of his contract; procedures for obtaining such a permit; whether the decision to grant a residence permit to a worker's wife is discretionary or automatic and whether this decision is made by state authorities or the employer [ID 103545]

1959 - Source:UN High Commissioner for Refugees 

"Nationality Law, 1959"

English full text translation of the Nationality Law of 1959 as amended in 1987 [ID 103086]

15.10.2004 - Source:Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 

"Whether a child who was born of an Iranian mother and a stateless Bedouin father and who lives in Kuwait would be entitled to Iranian citizenship; whether Iran provides protection against statelessness to children born in Kuwait [IRN43041.FE]"

Query response on whether a child who was born of an Iranian mother and a stateless Bedouin father and who lives in Kuwait would be entitled to Iranian citizenship; whether Iran provides protection against statelessness to children born in Kuwait [ID 102982]

07.2008 - Source:World Health Organization 

"Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections"

Epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (data on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevalence, health service and care indicators, prevention indicators) [ID 102631]

2006 - Source:World Health Organization 

"Health System Profile; Kuwait"

Report on socio-economic situation, health status and demographics, organisation of health care system, health care finance and expenditure, human resources, health service delivery, reforms [ID 101223]

14.06.2008 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 

"World Refugee Survey 2008"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2007 [ID 99948]

02.07.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2008"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2007 [ID 99651]

19.06.2008 - Source:UN Security Council 

"Twenty-sixth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999) [S/2008/405]"

Report of the UN Secretary General on compliance by Iraq with its obligations regarding repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals or their remains and on return of all Kuwaiti property, including archives, seized by Iraq [ID 99502]

04.06.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2008"

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [ID 98293]

27.05.2008 - Source:International Committee of the Red Cross 

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 [ID 98229]

28.05.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2008"

Annual Report 2008 (covering 2007) [ID 97642]

30.04.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Terrorism 2007"

Country Reports on Terrorism (including detailed list of terrorist organisations) [ID 96347]

11.03.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 [ID 93271]

18.02.2008 - Source:UK Home Office 

"Country of Origin Information Report; Kuwait"

Country report of February 2008 [ID 93206]

06.12.2007 - Source:UN Security Council 

"Twenty-fifth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999) [S/2007/712]"

Report of the UN Secretary General on compliance by Iraq with its obligations regarding repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals or their remains and on return of all Kuwaiti property, including archives, seized by Iraq [ID 89439]

21.06.2006 - Source:UN Security Council 

"Twenty-second report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999) [S/2006/428]"

Report of the UN Secretary General on recent Iraqi activities with regard to repatriation and return of all Kuwaiti or third-country nationals and their remains and return of Kuwaiti property   [ID 89421]

12.2007 - Source:Directory of Development Organizations 

"Directory of Development Organizations; Edition 2008; Volume II.A; Asia and the Middle East; Kuwait"

Guide to international organisations, government institutions, private sector development agencies, civil society organisations, universities, grant-makers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms [ID 89408]

24.04.2007 - Source:UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

"Consideration of Reports submitted by States Parties under Article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict; Initial reports of States parties due in 2006; Kuwait [CRC/C/OPAC/KWT/1]"

State report on implementation of Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (country profile; legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Optional Protocol) and concluding observations of the Committee [ID 88866]

20.04.2007 - Source:UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

"Consideration of Reports submitted by States Parties under Article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; Initial reports of States parties due in 2006; Kuwait [CRC/C/OPSC/KWT/1]"

State report on implementation of Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (country profile; legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Optional Protocol) and concluding observations of the Committee [ID 88859]

03.2001 - Source:US Office of Personnel Management

"Citizenship Laws of the World"

Synopses of the citizenship laws for most of the world's countries; information on citizenship, dual citizenship and loss of citizenship [ID 86884]

2006 - Source:Health Action International 

"Price, availability and affordability; An international comparison of chronic disease medicines"

Comparison of prices, availability and affordability of medicines for treatment of asthma, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy and psychiatric disorders [ID 86526]

11.2007 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Middle East: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse"

Report on Sri Lankan migrant workers who face serious abuses in the Middle East; governments of Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are called to do more to protect women from labour exploitation and violence [ID 86083]

2005 - Source:World Health Organization 

"Mental Health Atlas 2005"

Report on mental health policies, programmes, financing, legislation, services, professionals, treatment, medicines and related organisations [ID 85505]

04.03.2007 - Source:Minority Rights Group International 

"State of the World's Minorities 2007"

Annual report on current situation of minorities [ID 85104]

10.2007 - Source:Refugees International 

"About being without: Stories of stateless in Kuwait"

Report on life and history of 90,000 - 130,000 stateless 'Bidun' people; Kuwaiti government denies them citizenship; Bidun under constant fear of losing homes [ID 84099]