Saudi Arabia chosen to chair UN Committee on the Status of Women in 2025

Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women’s rights and gender equality

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of a gender equality forum has been criticized by women’s rights advocates. The UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unanimously appointed Saudi Arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025, according to the Saudi Arabia Mission to the UN. Saudi ambassador to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, was elected as chair Wednesday. Ahead of the decision, A…

Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women’s rights and gender equality

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of a gender equality forum has been criticized by women’s rights advocates. The UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unanimously appointed Saudi Arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025, according to the Saudi Arabia Mission to the UN. Saudi ambassador to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, was elected as chair Wednesday. Ahead of the decision, A…

Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women’s rights and gender equality

A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women has been criticized by women’s rights advocates.

U.N. Gives Saudi Arabia Leadership Role on Women's Rights Commission

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the U.N. was elected chair of the Commission on the Status of Women despite the kingdom's abysmal record. The post U.N. Gives Saudi Arabia Leadership Role on Women’s Rights Commission appeared first on Breitbart.