The First Lady of Lebanon, Neemat Aoun, during a reception held in her honor at the Lebanese consulate in New York, on March 12, 2025. (Credit: Sylviane Zehil/L'Orient Le-Jour)
First lady Neemat Aoun expressed hope Wednesday evening at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York that upcoming appointments in Lebanon’s administration — following over two years of presidential vacancy — would include a significant number of women."In the coming months, the [Lebanese] government is expected to appoint officials to more than half of the state's leadership positions, and we hope a balanced share will be allocated to women," Aoun said at the session’s opening at the U.N. headquarters. This, she added, would provide "a real opportunity to promote women's representation in decision-making roles." Read more Who is the new Lebanese first lady, Neemat Aoun? Aoun also pointed to the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections — expected in...
First lady Neemat Aoun expressed hope Wednesday evening at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York that upcoming appointments in Lebanon’s administration — following over two years of presidential vacancy — would include a significant number of women."In the coming months, the [Lebanese] government is expected to appoint officials to more than half of the state's leadership positions, and we hope a balanced share will be allocated to women," Aoun said at the session’s opening at the U.N. headquarters. This, she added, would provide "a real opportunity to promote women's representation in decision-making roles." Read more Who is the new Lebanese first lady, Neemat Aoun? Aoun also pointed to the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections —...
