Istanbul to host Organisation of Islamic Cooperation women conference

KUALA LUMPUR: The 6th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC) Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of Member States will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from Nov 1- 3.

The conference organised by OIC’s General Secretariat in collaboration with Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Policies, will be themed “Status of Women in the OIC Member States in light of Current Challenges.”

The relevant ministers would review the challenges facing Member States in the field of women empowerment and advancement, as well as the obstacles to the achievement of the OIC Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women (OPAAW),” the OIC said in a statement.

The session will shed light on the obligations of Member States in the next phase as stated in the final communique of the Islamic Summit held in Istanbul in April 2016 in promoting women advancement and empowerment in Member States.

The Conference will also review and approve the outcome of the intergovernmental expert meeting on updating OPAAW, which was held at the General Secretariat headquarters in November 2015.

They will also the implementation discuss of the revised plan and developing indicators for monitoring and periodic evaluation of OPAAW implementation.

A special session to review Turkey’s proposal on the establishment of a supreme advisory women council will also be held during the conference. — Bernama