UN Women's Rights Rapporteur Defends Taking $70,000 From Saudi Regime

UN Women's Rights Rapporteur Defends Taking $70,000 From Saudi Regime

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exposed by UN Watch Report, Reem Alsalem Justifies $70,000 Funding From Saudi Regime GENEVA, June 22, 2026 — A United Nations expert on violence against women has defended her acceptance of $170,000 in funding from Saudi Arabia and a Gulf Arab bloc after a watchdog group questioned whether the donations undermine the independence of her mandate. The controversy arose after UN Watch published a report showing that the office…