Acting on the advice of his Cabinet of Ministers, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has asked Parliament of Maldives to review the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s Statute of the OIC Women Development Organisation.
The OIC Women Development Organisation is a statute compiled in 2013 as part of the OIC's 10-year plan of action, by member countries, and is intended to empower women and conduct programmes designed to diversify and strengthen their skillsets through the establishment of a sub-organisation devoted exclusively to these ends. Several OIC member states, including Gambia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Libya and Egypt are presently signatories.
The cabinet recommended passing the statute due to the manifold benefits and renewed opportunities it would bring to the country with regards to progressing the work currently undertaken by the administration to advance women's roles in society.