Al-Baha: Al Watan Newspaper, Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The Governor of Al-Baha Region, Prince Dr. Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, announced the designation of Al-Baha City as a Disability-Friendly City for the year 2026, following its receipt of international accreditation from the World Disability Union.

This came during a meeting at his office in the Emirate with the Mayor of Al-Baha Region, Dr. Ali Al-Sawat, who briefed him on the details of the city’s achievement of this international accreditation, as well as the progress made in preparing the urban environment, humanizing the city, and enhancing universal accessibility within Al-Baha.

The Governor emphasized that this achievement reflects the leadership’s commitment to empowering persons with disabilities and improving quality of life. It also demonstrates the integration of efforts among various entities to achieve comprehensive development goals. He highlighted the importance of continuing to develop services and specialized initiatives that contribute to enhancing quality of life, improving the efficiency of the urban environment, and enabling persons with disabilities to fully benefit from services and facilities across all cities in the Al-Baha Region.

He further stressed the importance of sustained collaboration among entities and strengthening qualitative initiatives that reinforce the region’s position as a tourist destination, with its model cities being disability-friendly at the international level.

It is worth noting that the World Disability Union is an international organization concerned with empowering persons with disabilities, promoting universal accessibility standards, and granting international accreditation certificates to qualified cities based on comprehensive evaluation criteria.