The President of the Lebanese Council of Women, Jamal Hermes Ghobril, was elected as member in the Board of Directors of the International Council of Women (ICW) during a meeting of the Board’s General Committee held in Izmir, Turkey from May 30 to June 5. Ghobril who was also formerly elected as the vice secretary general of the General Arab Women Federation was accompanied to Turkey by a delegation including, Najwa Ramadan, Hiam Sherif, Itaf Abu Zeinab and Iffat Bu3aini. Furthermore,, South Korean Jong Suk Kim, was elected president of ICW to succeed Kusima Shank from Switzerland.
(Source: Al Mustaqbal, June 6, 2015)