Consultative Council on Women to Hold Third Meeting in Istanbul

Date: 24/10/2018

The Consultative Council on Women, emerging from the Islamic Ministerial Conference on Women’s Developmental Role for the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), is holding its third meeting in Istanbul, on 25 October 2018, upon invitation from the Ministry of Labor, Social Services and Family of the Republic of Turkey, the Conference Chair.

The meeting will be organized in coordination with the OIC General Secretariat, with the presence of Turkish Labor, Social Services and Family Minister Mrs. Zehra Zumrut Selcuk, and Council Chair Mrs. Israa Al-Bairaq.
As well as examining OIC concept paper on gender policies, the meeting will follow up on implementation of the Council’s previous meetings outcome, and discuss the Council’s activity report, which will be presented to the seventh session of the Islamic Ministerial Conference on Women’s Developmental Role scheduled for 30 November through 1 December 2018 in Burkina Faso. It will also discuss the Council’s role in ensuring the Conference’s success.

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