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IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN'S HUMANITARIAN
NGO'S REGISTERED IN OIC MEMBER STATES
OIC - Organization of Islamic
Cooperation
OIC Member States - http://www.oic-oci.org/member_states.asp
The Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization, after
the United Nations, which has membership of 57 states spread over four
continents. The Organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world and
ensuring to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the
spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the
world.
OIC FOR FIRST TIME APPROVES
CONSULTATIVE STATUS FOR HUMANITARIAN NGO'S
21 November 2012 - The foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states agreed to grant humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) consultative status in the OIC. At the 39th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), held in Djibouti, 15-17 November 2012, the Rules for Granting OIC Consultative Status to Humanitarian NGOs headquartered in an OIC member state was approved.
“It is the first time in the history of the OIC that NGOs are granted this status, which is expected to bridge the big gap between coordinating the activities of governments and humanitarian organizations in the member states,” said OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
The Rules allow Humanitarian Non-governmental Organizations headquartered in an OIC Member State to apply for Consultative Status in the OIC. The humanitarian NGOs has to be registered officially and accredited to work in the activity specified in the application for consultative status. Muslim minorities and communities humanitarian relief organizations accredited in the States where these minorities and communities exist and operate in their favor can also apply.
The qualified humanitarian NGOs by the OIC would enable them to participate in the meetings relevant to their activities and to provide consultations and advice in the humanitarian field to promote the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter.
“Qualified humanitarian NGOs are expected to form a council and nominate a representative to the OIC. They will also hold a conference prior to OIC Summits in order to present their recommendations to the Muslim world leaders,” said OIC Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Atta El-Manan Bakhit.