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Mar 2019
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Dr Reem Bint Mansour Al-Saud on gender e...

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About this episode
Dr Reem Bint Mansour Al-Saud is a member of Saudi Arabia's permanent delegation to the UN in New York, and she is a passionate advocate of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Of particular interest is goal number 5 — gender equality. 

Dr Reem joined The National's Chris Nelson over the phone from her New York base to discuss gender equality in the work force, and how the UN and it's sustainable development goals can help shape the economic and commercial landscape in the future.

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