The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stressed that the National Transformational Program 2020 opened the door once again to strengthen the role and status of women in the Saudi society, stressing that equal access to education and training is a key element to enable women to contribute fully and equally in the development. This came in the Kingdom's speech during the meeting of 3rd Committee of the 71st session of the advancement of women delivered yesterday by Amal bint Fawaz Al-Qahtani, second secretary of the Kingdom's delegation to the international organization. Al-Qahtani pointed out the Saudi government's new steps in the field of enabling the woman and ensuring her full rights. She highlighted that the Saudi woman contributes in making the national decisions through her leadership positions in the government sector as well as her membership in Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council ) and the right to vote and stand for elections to municipal councils in addition to the Saudi woman's participation within the Kingdom's formal delegations at the regional and international conferences and meetings. --More
