Al-Marsad newspaper: The young Saudi woman, Razan Al-Aqeel, participated in one of the high-level sessions of the UN Security Council, representing the civil society youth category, and indicated that she is one of more than 100 million young Arab women and men, who carried their voice faithfully on her chest and conveyed their message to the Security Council.
During her speech, Al-Aqeel called for the necessity of giving young people the opportunity to participate in decision-making, adding to the officials: “We are your children … decisions that we have included confirm your belief in our capabilities, and their implementation is in opportunities for effective participation in decision-making in our societies towards development and preparing us to lead the future.”
“Al-Aqeel” drew attention to her with her speech, and her speech received a wide interaction on the Twitter platform, and the following is a brief regarding the young woman, Razan Al-Aqeel.
Who is Razan Al-Aqeel?
She is Razan Farhan Al-Aqeel from the city of Al-Ahsa in the Eastern Province, and she is the daughter of the late Saudi journalist and writer Farhan Al-Aqeel. She studied at Al-Kifah National Schools in Al-Ahsa. Then she moved to the university stage, where she joined the Department of Political Science at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. .
The first Saudi and Arab woman at the United Nations conference
Razan Al-Aqeel represented her country as the first Saudi and Arab woman at the United Nations Youth Conference, which was held under the slogan (The World We Want 2030), in the United States of America, with the aim of discussing 150 global issues and proposing appropriate solutions to them from a youth point of view, where she participated in the Struggle Leaders Program, which is the platform Created by the United Nations to create a link between senior officials of the international organization, employees in the private sector and civil society.
“I am one of more than 100 million young Arab women and men… We are your children and our decisions confirm your belief in our abilities.”
The young Saudi woman, Razan Farhan Al-Aqeel, during her speech at the Security Council session on cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States.https://t.co/FnyB7SWdOJ pic.twitter.com/opODfmD0fR
– UN News (@UNNewsArabic) March 24, 2022