Arab News, Monday, Mar 27, 2023 | Ramadan 5, 1444
OIC, Burkina Faso sign deal on women’s empowerment, childcare
Saudi Arabia: The Organization of
Islamic Cooperation signed an agreement with the government of Burkina Faso to
implement a project for women’s empowerment and childcare in areas where there
are refugees and displaced people.
The signing came at the conclusion of a field visit by a joint delegation of the
OIC, its mission in Niger and the Islamic Solidarity Fund to refugees and
displaced people in Burkina Faso.
It was part of the follow-up to the implementation of a relevant project
approved by the Ministerial Conference for Women held in July 2021 in Cairo.
The agreement was signed by Dr. Amina Al-Hajri, director general of cultural,
social and family affairs at the OIC, and Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, minister
delegate for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe
Abroad, in charge of regional cooperation.
The delegation met Olivia Rumba, minister of foreign affairs, regional
cooperation and Burkinabe abroad; and Nandi Soumie Diallo, minister of national
solidarity, humanitarian action, national reconciliation, and women and the
family.
They welcomed the OIC’s initiative in implementing the project, and affirmed the
readiness of their ministries and relevant authorities to cooperate and ensure
its success.
Al-Hajri indicated the keen interest of OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim
Taha to implement the project.
She said the OIC and its relevant institutions are keen to provide all possible
means of support in order to achieve security, stability and development in
Burkina Faso and the Sahel countries in general.