The ninth OIC Ministerial Conference on Women concluded with the Islamabad Declaration, urging member states to empower women socio-economically and politically, expressing concern

The ninth OIC Ministerial Conference on Women concluded with the Islamabad Declaration, urging member states to empower women socio-economically and politically, expressing concern over restrictions on Afghan women, and marking Syria's return to the conference. Link Women’s OIC conference in Pakistan sees Syrian delegation after 14 years Syria’s minister of social affairs and labor, Hind Kabawat, led the delegation, as few Afghan women were represented in their fight for rights under Taliban rule.