The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, took the opportunity of the meeting of the Contact Group on the Muslim Rohingya Minority, which was held at the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah on Saturday 30 March 2013, to sent two messages. In the first message, which was addressed to Muslims in Myanmar, the Secretary General emphasized that the OIC would champion their cause, stressing that the Organisation and its Member States will follow up the issue and stand ready to take all necessary measures to address it.

Years of violence and conflicts in Afghanistan have left millions of people dead and caused the spillover with significant reinforcement of violence, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan that caused more innocent people to be killed. Therefore, peacemaking and peace building, as viewed by the global Islamic scholars, Imams and civil society representatives, is a civic duty and Islamic obligation in support of the people of Afghanistan and their neighbors as they are moving toward ending the current conflict via negotiation and non-violence.

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has condemned the recent killings of polio vaccinators in northern Nigeria and reiterated the support of the OIC for the polio eradication campaigns in Member States.

Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General Of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) launched an appeal to the Member States and to their various non-governmental organizations active in the area of charity and relief, as well as to all civil society institutions, to urgently extend their assistance to the Syrian refugees in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in view of the prevailing severe climate conditions surrounding, particularly at the Al-Zaatari camp in the province of Al-Mafraq.

The newly formed Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) had already adopted rules of procedure and targeted substantial issues for review, including the rights of minorities, marginalized communities and women and children, officials from the body told reporters at Headquarters today.

(Ouagadougou/Dakar, 23 octobre 2012): Une mission humanitaire de haut niveau dans la région sahélienne de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, menée conjointement par l’Organisation de coopération islamique (OCI) et le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires des Nations Unies (UNOCHA), a terminé sa visite au Burkina Faso dimanche, après avoir passé du temps au Mali et au Niger.

(Ouagadougou/Dakar), 22 octobre 2012: Après le Niger et le Mali, la mission de la délégation humanitaire de partenariat Nations Unies et Organisation de Coopération Islamique (OCI) dans le Sahel a achevé la dernière partie de sa visite au Burkina Faso.

(Bamako/Dakar, 19 October 2012): The joint humanitarian mission in the Sahel region, comprising the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has now completed its two-day visit to Mali.

During its visit to Mali, the mission discussed the humanitarian crisis in the country with the Government, the diplomatic corps as well as the humanitarian community and civil society organizations. Participants of the mission also visited a nutritional centre in the district of Kangaba, region of Koulikoro.

(Niamey/Dakar, 17 octobre 2012) : une délégation humanitaire de haut niveau vient de terminer la première partie de sa visite au Sahel à Niamey, Niger, après s’être avoir rencontré les membres du Gouvernement nigérien, des organisations humanitaires et de la société civile. La mission a également visité des programmes d’aide dans les zones les plus affectées par la crise humanitaire qui touche le pays en ce moment. La mission est maintenant en route pour Bamako au Mali.