2 November: What Happened On This Day
Kuwait's first women police officers, a seat at the WMO, and a third Asian title for Kuwait SC.
In Kuwait
1962 — Joining the World Meteorological Organization
Kuwait became a member of the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations agency for weather and climate.
2001 — A UN Day for the Environment in War
The UN General Assembly adopted a Kuwaiti resolution making 6 November an international day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict: poisoned wells, burned crops, felled forests, contaminated soil and killed animals.
2005 — The First Arab on a UN Expert Body
Dr Ghanim Al-Najjar, a political science professor at Kuwait University, was elected to a United Nations panel of experts, the first Arab to win a seat on it.
2008 — The First Women Police Officers
The Interior Ministry welcomed its first intake of Kuwaiti women police officers, 40 recruits holding university degrees, diplomas or secondary certificates, at the Support Staff Institute.
2013 — A Third AFC Cup for Kuwait SC
Kuwait SC set an Asian record by winning the AFC Cup for the third time, beating Al-Qadsia 2-0 in the final.
2015 — Vice-President of the Anti-Corruption Conference
Kuwait was elected vice-president of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption for the first time since the conference began meeting in Jordan in 2006.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), On This Day in Kuwait, 2 November.
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