18 January 2024
Marking the two-day 7th Annual Coordination Meeting of OIC Institutions (ACMOI) held in Jeddah on Wednesday and Thursday, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha underlined the priority given by the OIC to the Palestinian cause, and denounced the continuing brutal Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli aggression in Gaza has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties and millions of displaced persons, and caused enormous destruction, damage and human suffering.
He called for collective action and effective measures to be taken by OIC institutions to strengthen the resilience of the Palestinian people and address the humanitarian consequences they are suffering from, particularly in the Gaza Strip.
He also highlighted the common challenges facing the Islamic world, such as Islamophobia, food insecurity, education, and technology issues as major priorities of the OIC, as stipulated by the various CFM resolutions.
The Secretary-General also praised the coordination efforts between the various OIC institutions, which have eased the implementation of OIC resolutions on various issues of common interest to the Islamic world. He congratulated the OIC family on the launch of three new institutions, namely the OIC Labour Centre, the Islamic Forum of Halal Accreditation Bodies, and King Faisal University in Chad, which will strengthen OIC capacity and cooperation in the fields of labor, halal products development and education.
