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Photo Opportunity: The Secretary-General with H.E. Mr. Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Firestorm as Saudi Arabia elected to UN Women's Rights Commission

The UN’s information service tried to bury the news, but UN Watch exposed the world body’s absurd election of Saudi Arabia to the Commission on the Status of Women.


Thanks to UN Watch’s report, news outlets worldwide are now reporting the ridiculous U.N. decision:
English

New York Times: In ‘absurd’ move, Saudi Arabia elected to U.N. women’s commission
Newsweek: Widespread Criticism Follows Saudi Arabia Joining UN Women’s Rights Group
CNN: Saudi Arabia’s election to UN women’s commission draws ire
Miami Herald: Saudi Arabia – where women can’t even drive – gets a seat on UN women’s rights panel
Independent: Saudi Arabia elected to UN women’s rights commission
Fox News: United Nations elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
Teen Vogue: The U.N. Elected Saudi Arabia to Join a Women’s Rights Commission
National Review: U.N. Council Votes to Put Saudi Arabia on a Women’s-Rights Commission
Jerusalem Post: UN Elects Saudi Arabia to Women’s Rights Commission
The Spectator: What does the UN think Saudi Arabia can teach us about gender equality?
Huffington Post Canada: Michelle Rempel: Trudeau Should Decry Saudi Arabia’s Election To UN Women’s Rights Commission
Fortune: The World’s Most Powerful Women: April 25
India Today: Despite male guardianship system, Saudi Arabia gets elected to UN women’s rights commission
The Times of Israel: Watchdog slams UN for electing Saudi Arabia to committee on gender equality
Australia Broadcasting Corporation: Saudi Arabia elected to UN women’s council despite gender inequality in kingdom
International Business Times: ‘It’s like making an arsonist the fire chief’: Saudi Arabia joins UN women’s group
Israel National News: One for Ripley’s: Saudi Arabia on UN Gender Equality Commission
Global News: Electing Saudi Arabia to UN women’s rights commission ‘absurd’: UN watchdog
Kurdistan24: Rights group concerned over Saudi women’s rights commission vote
New York Magazine: Saudi Arabia’s Appointment to UN Women’s-Rights Commission Sparks Outrage
Daily Dose: U.N. elects Saudi Arabia to women’s rights commission – Hillel Neuer on i24 News

Spanish
Vanguardia (Mexico): La ONU elige a Arabia Saudita para proteger derechos de las mujeres, es ‘absurdo’ dicen ONG
Digital Sevilla (Spain): La ONU elige a la terrible dictadura saudita para defender los Derechos de la Mujer
French
Marianne (France): A l’ONU, l’Arabie saoudite devient membre de la Commission de la condition… de la femme!
La Libre (Belgium): L’Arabie Saoudite élue à la Commission… des droits des femmes de l’ONU: “Un pyromane chef des pompiers”
i24 News (France): L’ONU élit l’Arabie Saoudite à la Commission des droits des femmes
Le Journal de Montréal (Canada): Un pyromane à la tête des pompiers
German
Bild (Germany): Saudi-Arabien soll jetzt für Frauenrechte kämpfen
Yahoo (Germany): Schock-Entscheidung der Vereinten Nationen: Saudi-Arabien übernimmt Vorsitz der Frauenrechtskommission
Contra Magazin (Germany): UN-Frauenrechtsrat: Mindestens 5 EU-Staaten wählten Saudi-Arabien hinein
Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austria): Saudi-Arabien in UNO-Kommission für Frauenrechte gewählt
Italian
Imola Oggi (Italy): Carnevalata ONU: Arabia Saudita eletta alla commissione per i diritti delle donne
Swedish
GP (Sweden): Saudiarabien invalt i FN:s kvinnokommission
Expressen (Sweden): Kritik mot FN-beslutet om Saudi: “Absurt”
Nyheter Idag (Sweden): Saudiarabien invalda i FN:s kvinnorättskommission – Hur Sverige röstade är hemligstämplat
Portuguese
Esquerda (Portugal): Arábia Saudita eleita para Comissão dos Direitos das Mulheres da ONU


NATIONAL SCANDALS IN COUNTRIES THAT VOTED FOR SAUDI ARABIA
Firestorm in Belgium
Firestorm in Sweden
Firestorm in Ireland
Also in other countries:
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