Jeddah, November 6^th, 2023 - The Executive Director of the Women Development Organization (WDO), H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby, met on Monday with The Honourable, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on the sidelines of the Women in Islam Conference in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Women Development Organization (WDO) in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemns in the strongest terms the deliberate airstrike of Al-Ahly Baptist Hospital committed by the Israeli occupation army in Gaza on the evening of Tuesday, October 17^th, 2023, leaving death and injurie of hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including women and children.

Riyadh, October 16^th, 2023 – Executive Director of the Women Development Organization (WDO), H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby, delivered a speech during the opening session of The Regional Meeting of the “Pink Tank” Regional Initiative for Arab Women’s Health that takes place in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabi on the 16^th and 17^th of October, 2023, and is organized by WDO, the League of Arab States (LAS), and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Family Affairs Council.

Cairo, September 13^th, 2023 – WDO’s Executive Director, H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby met Wednesday with Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Sameh Shoukry. The meeting discussed The Republic of Egypt’s keenness to support the efforts of the Organization in empowering women and elevating their status.

Tashkent - Wednesday, July 5^th, 2023– WDO’s Executive Director, H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby, participated as a keynote speaker in “Uzbekistan’s Experience in Supporting Women” International Forum that was organized by the country’s Cabinet of Ministers. The Forum took place on the 5^th and 6^th of July in Tashkent, The Republic of Uzbekistan.

Tashkent – Thursday, July 6^th, 2023 – WDO’s Executive Director, H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Zulayho Makkamova on the sidelines of the “New Uzbekistan: A Bridge Connecting the Regions” event, that took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 6th, 2023.

Tashkent – Wednesday, July 5^th, 2023 – H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby, Executive Director of WDO, met the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of “Uzbekistan’s Experience in Supporting Women” Forum that took place in Tashkent, The Republic of Uzbekistan.

Tashkent – Wednesday, July 5^th, 2023 – WDO’s Executive Director, H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby met with the advisor of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Dr. Muzaffar Kamilov, on the sidelines of the “Uzbekistan’s Experience in Supporting Women” Forum that took place in Tashkent, The Republic of Uzbekistan.

Tashkent - Thursday, July 6^th, 2023– WDO’s Executive Director, H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby gave a statement in a roundtable discussion during the “New Uzbekistan: A Bridge Connecting the Regions” event, that took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 6^th, 2023. The roundtable discussion was on expanding the role of women and girls in socio-political life and economic opportunities.

WDO’s Executive Director, H.E. Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby, gave a statement during the Second Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Council of the Women Development Organization that took place in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on the 7^th and 8^th of June.