Jeddah, Saudi Arabia : The United Arab Emirates is taking part in the 39th session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Emirates News Agency (WAM) reports.
The session, which will conclude tomorrow (Friday), at the OIC General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is led by Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, Director of International Organisations, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The UAE delegation will also participate in the preparatory meeting of the Forty-Third Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), scheduled in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on Oct 18- 20, 2016.
Topping the agenda of the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), is the issue of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict. The SOM will review the developments in Palestine and the City of Al-Quds Ash-Sharif, the occupied
Syrian Golan, Israel’s occupation of Lebanese territory, and status of the peace process in the Middle East.
The other important issues on the SOM agenda include, the fight against international terrorism, conflicts in the Muslim world, notably the situation in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Mali, and Jammu and Kashmir, rejection of unilateral
economic sanctions, on some OIC Member States, UN reform, and the expansion of the UN Security Council membership.
The SOM will also discuss issues of disarmament, Islamophobia, defamation of religions, establishment of new OIC regional offices, situation of the Muslim groups and communities in non-member States, such as Philippines and Myanmar, OIC Programme of Action 2025, Independent Permanent Commission for Human Rights, humanitarian programmes and projects in Gaza, Syria, Yemen, Chad, Somalia, and other member states, especially with regard to refugees and internally displaced people, and media affairs, including the launch of an OIC satellite channel.– NNN-SPA