Arab women solidarity conference in Cairo january

The Arab Women Solidarity Society announced on Monday that it will organize the sixth international conference titled "Arab women and international developments."

The Society's chairman, Nawal Al-Saadawi said in a statement that the conference due on January 3-5 at Cairo's library will discuss a number of issues such as the effects of poverty, violence, war and immigration on women and the topics of the south and north dialogue.

Delegations from Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Palestine, Egypt, Iran, Norway, Malaysia, U.S., Holland, Mexico, Pakistan and Canada will take part in the conference, in addition to the women's national council in Egypt and international women organizations, she added.

The Arab women's solidarity society is an international consultative society at the social and economic council in the United Nations.