Dr. Afnan Alshuaiby of Saudi Arabia was appointed today by the Ministerial Council of the Women Development Organization. After her appointment, Dr. Alshuaiby thanked the Ministerial Council for choosing her for the post. She started her statement by thanking her own country the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with special thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Crown Prince, for their tremendous support and opportunities specifically for women. She thanked also the Saudi Council for Family Affairs led by the Secretary General, Dr Hala Altuwaijri, and her team, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation who worked tirelessly to achieve this milestone.
During the Women Development Organization’s inaugural field visit in the Republic of Niger, the Representative of the WDO paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Women and Children Protection to discuss bilateral ties with the Republic of Niger and possibilities of a fruitful collaboration, in view of advancing women’s issues in the country.
A delegation headed by H.E. Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, Secretary General of the Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), visited the Women Development Organization’s Headquarters in Cairo/ Egypt.
Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Executive Director of the Women's Development Organization, welcomed today, Dr. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna, on her first visit to the headquarters of the WDO in Cairo, She expressed her pleasure with the ongoing cooperation and partnership between the two entities, and stressed on the continuation of work towards achieving the common goals in the intersecting fields of work as well as the implementation of work plans and programs that serve women and girls.
Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby - The Executive Director of The WDO met UN Women Executive Director Ms. Sima Bahous on her first official visit to UN Women HQ since assuming her role earlier this year. They both discussed the importance of the ongoing cooperation between the two entities and their commitment to empower women and girls.
Mr. Mohammed bin Abd Rabbo Al-Yami, Director General of the Union of News Agencies of the OIC, received Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby , Executive Director of WDO in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Union's headquarters in Jeddah - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Organization (WDO) in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), visits His Excellency Mr. Hussein Ibrahim Taha, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the organization's headquarters in Jeddah - Saudi Arabia, on her first official visit.
Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby, The Executive Director of WDO, met with H.E Ambassador Dr. Saleh bin Hamad Al-Suhaibani, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi_Arabia to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) , at the Mission’s HQs in Jeddah, within the framework of her visit to the OIC.
Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, signed a memorandum of understanding with His Excellency, Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano , the Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Academy in Jeddah- KSA.
Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Executive Director of the Women Development Organization, met with Ambassador Diab Al-Louh, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Egypt and its permanent representative to the Arab League.
