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Background

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (formerly Organization of the Islamic Conference) is the second largest

inter-governmental organization after the United Nations which has membership of 57 states spread over four

continents.

The Organization was established upon a decision of the historical summit which took place in Rabat, Kingdom of

Morocco on 12th Rajab 1389 Hijra (25 September 1969) as a result of criminal arson of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupiedJerusalem.

In 1970 the first ever meeting of Islamic Conference of Foreign Minister (ICFM) was held in Jeddah which decided to

establish a permanent secretariat in Jeddah headed by the organizations secretary general.

The present Charter of the Organization was adopted by the Eleventh Islamic Summit held in Dakar on 13-14 March

2008 which laid down the objectives and principles of the organization and fundamental purposes to strengthen the

solidarity and cooperation among the Member States.

The Organization has the singular honor to galvanize the Ummah into a unified body and have actively representedthe Muslims by espousing all causes close to the hearts of over 1.5 billion Muslims of the world. The Organization has

consultative and cooperative relations with the UN and other inter-governmental organizations to protect the vital

interests of the Muslims and to work for the settlement of conflicts and disputes involving Member States.

Under the Charter, the Organization aims, inter alia, to:

Enhance and consolidate the bonds of fraternity and solidarity among the Member States;

Safeguard and protect the common interests and support the legitimate causes of the Member States and

coordinate and unify the efforts of the Member States in view of the challenges faced by the Islamic world in

particular and the international community in general;

Respect the right of self-determination and non-interference in the domestic affairs and to respect sovereignty,

independence and territorial integrity of each Member State;

Ensure active participation of the Member States in the global political, economic and social decision-making

processes to secure their common interests;

Reaffirm its support for the rights of peoples as stipulated in the UN Charter and international law;

Strengthen intra-Islamic economic and trade cooperation; in order to achieve economic integration leading to

the establishment of an Islamic Common Market;

Exert efforts to achieve sustainable and comprehensive human development and economic well-being in

Member States;

Protect and defend the true image of Islam, to combat defamation of Islam and encourage dialogue among

civilizations and religions;

Enhance and develop science and technology and encourage research and cooperation among Member

States in these fields;

In order to realize these objectives, Member States shall act, inter alia, in accordance with the following principles: All Member States commit themselves to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter;

Member States are sovereign, independent and equal in rights and obligations;

All Member States shall settle their disputes through peaceful means and refrain from use or threat of use of

force in their relations;


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All Member States undertake to respect national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of other

Member States and shall refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of others;

Member States shall uphold and promote, at the national and international levels, good governance,

democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

Structure:

The Organization is composed of the following main bodies:

The Islamic Summit, composed of Kings and Heads of State and Government of Member States, is the supreme

authority of the Organization. It convenes once every three years to deliberate, take policy decisions and provide

guidance on all issues pertaining to the realization of the objectives and consider other issues of concern to

the Member States and the Ummah.

The Council of Foreign Ministers, which meets once a year, considers the means for the implementation of the

general policy of the Organization by, inter alia:

a. Adopting decisions and resolutions on matters of common interest in the implementation of the objectives and the

general policy of the Organization;

b. Reviewing progress of the implementation of the decisions and resolutions adopted at the previous Summits and

Councils of Foreign Ministers;

The General Secretariat, which is the executive organ of the Organization, entrusted with the implementation of the

decisions of the two preceding bodies.

So far eleven Islamic Summit Conferences and 38 Councils of Foreign Ministers (CFM) have been held.

In order to coordinate and boost its action, align its view points and stands, and be credited with concrete results in

various fields of cooperation -political, economic, cultural, social, spiritual and scientific- among Member States, the

Organization has created different committees, nearly all, at ministerial level, a number of which are chaired by Heads

of State. The Al-Quds Committee, the Standing Committee for Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC), the

Standing Committee for Economic and Trade Cooperation (COMCEC), and the Standing Committee for Scientific and

Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) are the ones Chaired by Heads of State.

The number and types of secondary organs and institutions, working toward the achievement of the OIC objectives,

have been steadily increasing, and cover various areas of cultural, scientific, economic, legal, financial, sports,technological, educational, media, as well as vocational, social and humanitarian. Depending on their degree of

autonomy vis--vis the parent organization, they are classified as subsidiary organs and specialized or affiliated

institutions.


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Republic of ALBANIA

Member Since 1992

National Day 28/11

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

State of The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Member Since 1972

National Day 2/12


Republic of INDONESIA

Member Since 1969

National Day 17/8


Republic of UZBEKISTAN

Member Since 1996

National Day 1/9


Republic of UGANDA

Member Since 1974

National Day 9/10


Islamic Republic of IRAN

Member Since 1969

National Day 11/2


Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN

Member Since 1969

National Day 23/3


Kingdom of BAHRAIN

Member Since 1972

National Day 16/12


BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM

Member Since 1984

National Day 23/2


Peoples Republic of BANGLADESH

Member Since 1974

National Day 26/3


Republic of BENIN

Member Since 1983

National Day 1/8


BURKINA-FASO (then Upper Volta)

Member Since 1974

National Day 11/12


Republic of TAJIKISTAN

Member Since 1992

National Day 9/9


Republic of TURKEY

Member Since 1969

National Day 29/10


Turkmenistan

Member Since 1992

National Day 27/10

Republic of CHADMember Since 1969

National Day 11/8

Republic of TOGOMember Since 1997

National Day 27/4

Republic of TUNISIAMember Since 1969

National Day 20/3


Peoples Democratic Republic of ALGERIA

Member Since 1969

National Day 1/11


Republic of DJIBOUTI

Member Since 1978

National Day 27/6

Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA

Member Since 1969

National Day 23/9


Republic of SENEGAL

Member Since 1969

National Day 4/4


Republic of The SUDAN

Member Since 1969

National Day 1/1


SYRIAN Arab Republic

Member Since 1972

National Day 17/4

Republic of SURINAME

Member Since 1996

National Day 25/11

Republic of SIERRA LEONE

Member Since 1972

National Day 27/4


Republic of SOMALIA

Member Since 1969

National Day 1/7

Republic of IRAQ

Member Since 1975

National Day --/--


Sultanate of OMAN

Member Since 1972

National Day 18/11


Republic of GABON

Member Since 1974

National Day 17/8

MEMBER STATES
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Observers

STATES Date of Joining

1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1994

2 Central African Republic 1996

3 Kingdom of Thailand 1998

4 The Russian Federation 2005

5 Turkish Cypriot State 1979

Republic of The GAMBIA

Member Since 1974

National Day 18/2

Republic of GUYANA

Member Since 1998

National Day 23/2


Republic of GUINEA

Member Since 1969

National Day 2/10

Republic of GUINEA-BISSAU

Member Since 1974

National Day 24/9

State of PALESTINE

Member Since 1969

National Day 1/1Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Union of The COMOROS

Member Since 1976

National Day 6/7

KYRGYZ Republic

Member Since 1992

National Day 31/8


State of QATAR

Member Since 1972

National Day 18/12


Republic of KAZAKHSTAN

Member Since 1995

National Day 16/12


Republic of CAMEROON

Member Since 1974

National Day 20/5

Republic of COTE D'IVOIRE

Member Since 2001

National Day 7/8

State of KUWAIT

Member Since 1969

National Day 25/2


Republic of LEBANON

Member Since 1969

National Day 22/11


Libya

Member Since 1969

National Day 1/9


Republic of MALDIVES

Member Since 1976

National Day 26/7


Republic of MALI

Member Since 1969

National Day 22/9


MALAYSIA

Member Since 1969

National Day 31/8


Arab Republic of EGYPT

Member Since 1969

National Day 23/7


Kingdom of MOROCCO

Member Since 1969

National Day 30/7


Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA

Member Since 1969

National Day 28/11

Republic of MOZAMBIQUE

Member Since 1994

National Day 25/6

Republic of NIGER

Member Since 1969

National Day 18/12

Federal Republic of NIGERIA

Member Since 1986

National Day 1/10


Republic of YEMEN

Member Since 1969

National Day 22/5

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Muslim Communities/Organization

1 Moro National Liberation Front 1977

Islamic Institutions

1 Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM) 2000

International Organizations

1 United Nations (UN) 1976

2 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 1977

3 League of Arab States (LAS) 1975

4 African Union (AU) 1977

5 Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 1995

THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT

It was established by the First Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, inMuharram 1390H (February 1970).

The General Secretariat comprises a Secretary General who is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Organisation and such staff as theOrganisation requires.The Secretary General:

The Secretary General is elected by the Council of Foreign Ministers for a period of five years, renewable once

only. The Secretary-General is elected from among nationals of the Member States in accordance with the principles

of equitable geographical distribution, rotation and equal opportunity for all Member States with due consideration to

competence, integrity and experience.

The personalities having been elected OIC Secretaries General since the establishment of the Organization are the

following:

1. H.R.H. Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia) 1971-1973

2. H.E. Hassan Al-Touhami (Egypt) 1974-1975

3. H.E. Dr. Amadou Karim Gaye (Senegal) 1975-1979

4. H.E. Mr. Habib Chatty (Tunisia) 1979-1984

5. H.E. Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (Pakistan) 1985-1988

6. H.E. Dr. Hamid Algabid (Niger) 1989-1996

7. H.E. Dr. Azeddine Laraki (Morocco) 1997-2000

8. H.E. Dr. Abdelouahed BELKEZIZ (Morocco) 2001-2004

9. H.E.Prof. Dr. EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU (Turkey) 2005

ACHIEVEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

As a reflection of their commitment to children, all members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference

have embraced the Millennium Declaration, the Millennium Development Goals, and the goals of A World
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Fit for Children, the outcome document of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session for

Children in 2002. All members (except Somalia) have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

A Resolution on Child Care and Protection in the Islamic World was issued by the Cultural Affairs Committee

of the OIC and adopted at the Islamic Summit Conference in 2003.

LEGAL REFORM

Turkeys January 2002 Civil Code contains provisions that promote gender equality and the rights of the child

by raising the minimum age for marriage by both sexes to 17.

Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo

and Tunisia are among countries that have enacted or amended education laws to align them with child

rights standards. Many of these laws raise the age covered by compulsory education, or schoolleaving age.

Juvenile justice codes have undergone extensive revisions in Afghanistan, Morocco and Tunisia. In Nigeria

and Pakistan, federal reforms have been adopted.

Turkey and the United Kingdom tabled a resolution co-sponsored by Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Uganda titled

"Working toward the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour",

adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2004.

Turkeys Penal Code, adopted in September 2004, removed mitigating clauses in honour killings andenvisages much more severe penalties for such crimes.

NATIONAL POLICIES, BUDGETS

Many OIC governments have increased budgets for vaccine procurement and delivery, with 31 out of 57

governments now financing 100% of routine vaccinations.

The Nigerian Governments development plan outlines a major increase in health and education spending,

with 10 per cent of expenditures slated for water and sanitation.

The budget for Senegals Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper includes funding for eliminating child labour, the

care and supervision of children at risk, setting up child feeding centres and rehabilitating juvenile offenders.

ADVANCING CHILDREN

HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Malaysia, a well-developed primary health care system, equitable access to vaccines and to oral rehydration

therapy for diarrhea, good childhood nutrition, and a broad reach of clean water and improved sanitation

Oman, reduction in its child death rate to 12 per 1,000 from 280 per 1,000.

Turkeys success in reducing under-five mortality rates; lowered fertility rates and increased levels of girls

education, improved neonatal care and expanded breastfeeding.

Programmes to encourage the consumption, and in many cases, the domestic production, of iodized salt,

critical for preventing mental retardation in millions of children, are underway in a number of OIC countries.

A number of Arab OIC countries have succeeded in narrowing the gender gap in schooling.

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ARMED CONFLICT

Somalia, former combatants have benefited from a six-month period of vocational training, along with

counseling and training in conflict resolution.

In Sierra Leone, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission began public hearings on childrens wartime

experiences in June 2003.

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE

Trilateral meetings between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines sought to develop a joint regional plan

to combat cross-border trafficking.


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Gambia has developed a rapid response programme to fight sexual tourism.

Albania, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh, have developed national plans to fight human trafficking, with Benin,

Burkina Faso and Nigeria adopting anti-trafficking legislation in 2003.

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM HAZARDOUS LABOUR

Several Arab countries have enacted legal reforms in line with ILO Convention 138, which urges states to

progressively raise the minimum age for employment to a level consistent with the fullest physical and

mental development of young persons.

PROTECTING GIRLS FROM FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION / CUTTING

The Cairo Declaration on Legal Tools for the Prevention of Female Genital Mutilation (June 2003) and the

Maputo Protocol (July 2003), adopted by 53 Heads of State of the African Union and now ratified by 10

African governments, prohibits the practice.

THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

Lebanons five-year AIDS plan addresses distinctive aspects of the spread of the epidemic: high numbers of

migrants in high-risk areas; the early onset of sexual activity and infrequent condom use among young

people; the increase in tourism and transient business; the young ages of sex workers; and a sharp increase

in drug use.

In Jordan, where the national strategy relies heavily on peer education, there is a greater willingness to

discuss the threat posed by HIV/AIDS, its link to sexual behaviour among young people and the dangers of

under-reporting the extent of the disease.

UPDATES

Ten-year programme of action to meet the challenges facing the Muslim Ummah in the 21st century, Third

Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, Makkah al Mukarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

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OIC Condemns Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem and Calls on International Community to Rise up to

its Duty

OIC Participates In The Humanitanitarian Efforts Made By The Philippines

Following a Field Tour by OIC Delegation to Take Stock of the Conditions of Affected People in Mindanao,

OIC Declares Cagayan de Oro and Iligan as the Cities Most Affected by Washi.

OIC General Secretariat Renews Call For End Of Violence In Syria

Ihsanoglu sends a humanitarian mission to the Philippines following typhoon Washi


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Submitted to:

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Gallente, Tremorlyn

Kiwang, Chesty Joy

Nepomuceno, Isaiah

Siguenza, Mikael Anthony

July 10, 2012

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