Saudi women’s inclusion in Shoura Council highlighted at UN Commission

RIYADH: During the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women held at UN headquarters in New York, Hanan bint Abdulrahman Al-Ahmadi, assistant speaker of the Shoura Council, praised the reforms carried out by Saudi Arabia and the role these have played in empowering Saudi women.

Al-Ahmadi said that Saudi Arabia’s chairmanship of the commission, held from March 10-21, reflects the Kingdom’s remarkable achievements in a short period of time and its success in empowering women.RIYADH: During the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women held at UN headquarters in New York, Hanan bint Abdulrahman Al-Ahmadi, assistant speaker of the Shoura Council, praised the reforms carried out by Saudi Arabia and the role these have played in empowering Saudi women.

Al-Ahmadi said that Saudi Arabia’s chairmanship of the commission, held from March 10-21, reflects the Kingdom’s remarkable achievements in a short period of time and its success in empowering women.