The OIC-WDO Kicks Off, Women's Advancement is a Top Priority, says Al-Othaimeen

Date: 22/10/2020

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held the virtual first session of the Council of the Cairo-based Women Development Organization (WDO) on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, the OIC's Secretary-General, said that the OIC's Member States pay special attention to women. The resolutions adopted by the Islamic summits, sessions of the Conference of Foreign Ministers, and sectoral conferences urge for empowering women, especially the Ministerial Conference on Women, which the Arab Republic of Egypt is preparing to host its eighth session early next year.

Al-Othaimeen expressed his deep appreciation to the OIC's host country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chair of the Islamic Summit, for the continuous support to the OIC under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and HRH Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. He also thanked the Arab Republic of Egypt, headed by H.E. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, for the generous initiative in holding this important meeting. He also praised the efforts of Burkina Faso, Chair of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Women, in following up on the implementation of the resolutions adopted by the conference.

In turn, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said that women have contributed over the ages actively and effectively to building human civilization. He indicated that sustainable development and peace are not achievable without promoting and protecting the rights of women who represent half of the society and that caring for women is a prerequisite for the renaissance, reform, and progress of any society.

The OIC-WDO Kicks Off, Women's Advancement is a Top Priority, says Al-Othaimeen

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