Cairo, June 8th, 2023 – WDO, led by its Executive Director, H.E Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby, concluded today the Second Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Council of the Women Development Organization that took place on the 7th and 8th of June, 2023, in Cairo, the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The conference was attended by Ministers and Senior officials from WDO’s member states, in addition to envoys from WDO’s partners and sister organizations.
The council was presided by Dr. Maya Morsy, President of The National Council of Women – Egypt, who gave her speech and opening remarks in the opening ceremony.
"I express my happiness with the holding of the Second Ordinary Session of the Women Development Organization’s Ministerial Council, as we celebrate nearly three years since the Organization’s launch. Moreover, expanding its membership to 19 countries shows great progress that confirms that the main goal of our organization is to support women and girls in our countries and that the Organization is making strong strides on the right track,” stated Dr. Morsy.
Her speech was followed by a statement from Dr. Alshuaiby, who presented WDO’s work and activities for the past couple of years to the council.
“Such meetings give us new impetus. Our dialogues and exchange of experiences provide us with non-traditional solutions, and help us find quick ways to bring about change with innovative and effective methodologies and work tools. They also contribute to building a new reality to advance the role played by women and work on removing all the challenges and obstacles facing women in our countries, in a way that guarantees their protection and strengthens their position in society, in light of the wise political will in all our member states,” said Dr. Alshuaiby in her statement.
