The participants in the major international celebration, which the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) held to mark the official launch of the Year of Women, sent a letter of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty King Mohamed VI, Monarch of the Kingdom of Morocco, for granting his patronage to ICESCO’s initiative of the Year of Women.

The letter, which Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, ICESCO Director-General (DG), readout at the close of the celebration, stated that the women representatives of governments, international governmental, and non-governmental organizations and institutions, at the highest level of responsibility and leadership, having participated in the official launch of ICESCO’s celebration of 2021 as the Year of Women under the theme “Women and the Future”, were privileged to express to His Majesty their heartfelt thanks for having granted his patronage to ICESCO’s Year of Women.

 The participants also seized this opportunity to convey to His Majesty their sincerest gratitude and appreciation for the special attention King Mohammed VI attaches to women in Morocco and at international events, expressing their delight with the outstanding position Moroccan women have attained at all levels of responsibility.

The participants also conveyed their appreciation of the Moroccan government’s commitment to preserve the rights of women in full compliance with the lofty values of Islam and the gains of the human rights system and international conventions. The letter reaffirmed that the high patronage of his Majesty has left a deep imprint on ICESCO family, the Member States, and international partners.

“Indeed, sponsoring women-related activities for a whole year truthfully testifies to the attention Your Majesty accords to the empowerment of women and the preservation of their rights, the achievement of justice and the keenness to build on women’s contributions and creations toward the achievement of comprehensive development”, the participants stated.