Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 18/08/2020
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, announced that the ratification quorum of the Statute of the Organization for Women Development in the OIC Member States has been attained following the ratification by the Republic of Cameroon, the fifteenth (15th) State to ratify the Statute. The Secretary General said that, with the ratification by the Republic of Cameroon, the Statute enters into force, in accordance with Article 12 of the same Statute. This paves the way for this nascent specialized organization to start its activity and play a central role in promoting the OIC’s role in empowering women and advancing their status by implementing programmes to provide care, training and education to women in OIC Member States, as equal partners to men, thus contributing to the progress and prosperity of the Islamic Ummah.
It is worth noting that the Organization for Women Development in OIC Member States was established by virtue of resolution No. 4/36-ORG adopted by the 36th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Damascus in 2009 as an OIC international specialized organization based in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt. The Statute of the organization was adopted by virtue of resolution No. 4/37-ORG adopted by the 37th CFM in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, in 2010. The Statute is ratified and signed to date by 15 and 24 OIC Member States respectively.
