WDO’s Executive Director Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby met with Ms. Pramila Patten the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, during her time in New York attending the CSW67.
A formal lunch was organized in New York City, by the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Mission Ambassador, His Excellency Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, in honor of WDO’s first Executive Director Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby. The lunch took place on the sidelines of CSW67 and was attended by Ambassadors from: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Libya, Argentina, Egypt, Tajikistan & UN.
WDO’s Executive Director, Her Excellency Dr. Afnan Alshauiby, met with OIC Permanent Observer to the UN, Ambassador Hameed A. Opeloyeru; on the sidelines of CSW67 to discuss potential collaborations and initiatives between WDO, OIC, and UN. The meeting also highlighted the important role WDO plays within the OIC system globally.
WDO represented by its Executive Director H.E Dr. Afnan Alshauiby, signed an MoU with the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA). The ceremony took -place in the presence of the Secretary General of the OIC H.E. Hissein Brahim Taha, on the sidelines of the 49th session of the Council of the OIC Foreign Ministers held at the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Dr. Afnan AlShuaiby met with H.E Maryam Al Kaabi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Al-Shuaiby praised the important role played by The UAE to empower Emirati and Arab women on local and international levels.
Dr. Afnan AlShuaiby, Executive Director of WDO met with H.E Fuat Oktay, Vice President of Turkey on the sidelines of the 38th Ministerial Session #COMCEC in Istanbul, Turkey.
H.E Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby Holds Bilateral Meetings on the Sidelines of 38th Ministerial Session COMCEC
H.E Dr. Afnan AlShuaiby Executive Director of WDO met with H.E Nebil Dabur Director General of SESRIC on the sideline of the 38th #COMCEC Ministerial Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in which they agreed on collaborations between both organizations.
WDO Executive Director, Dr. Afnan AlShuaiby met with H.E Sajid Bilal, Ambassador of Pakistan to Egypt. AlShuaiby expressed her appreciation for the efforts done by the Pakistani Government in the women’s development sector.
The Women Development Organization (WDO), one of the specialized institutions of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), strongly condemns the decision of the government of Afghanistan to ban women from university.
