OIC Secretary-General Calls for Exposing the Crimes of Genocide Committed by the Israeli Occupation and Prosecuting it legally H.E. Mr. #Hissein_Brahim_Taha, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (#OIC), participated in the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers, which was held in #Istanbul, the Republic of #Türkiye, on 24 February 2024, under the theme “Media disinformation and attacks committed by the Israeli occupation authorities against journalists and media outlets in the occupied Palestinian territory”, in the presence of H. E. Prof. Fahrettin ALTUN, Director of Communication Department of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and Ministers of Information and Communication as well as delegates of the OIC Member States. In his speech at the opening session, the Secretary-General affirmed that the horrific massacres witnessed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, especially the #Gaza Strip, embody a model of organized terrorism, violence, and a crime of genocide committed by the Israeli occupation without political, religious, humanitarian, or legal deterrence, and call for strengthening efforts and positions to expose these crimes and prosecute the Israeli occupation legally and hold it accountable. At the beginning of his speech, the Secretary-General expressed the OIC’s appreciation to the government and people of the Republic of Türkiye for holding this special session to discuss its theme, noting Türkiye’s pioneering role in supporting the Palestinian people and their legitimate national rights. Hissein Brahim Taha noted the results of the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, which was held on November 11, 2023, in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its resolution to establish a media monitoring unit in the General Secretariat, which the General Secretariat launched, to document and expose Israeli crimes and violations. He indicated that this confirms the special importance that the leaders of the Member States attach to the necessity of confronting the brutal Israeli occupation attacks on the Palestinian people and its continuing attacks against journalists and media institutions in the Palestinian territories, which led to the martyrdom of at least 126 #journalists since the beginning of the genocide crime currently taking place in the Gaza Strip, in the context of its policy aimed at confiscating the truth, silencing mouths, covering up its daily crimes, and preventing their delivery to world public opinion. The Secretary-General also called on all parties in charge of the media file in the Member States to enhance support and cooperation to develop the role of the media monitoring unit in the General Secretariat and to partner in sponsoring and organizing media activities to discuss document, and expose Israeli violations and crimes, and providing more necessary support to Palestinian media institutions in terms of infrastructure and equipment, producing and exchanging media programs and expertise with them, and allocating more media space in the media outlets of the Member States to cover all developments related to the Palestinian issue. Hissein Brahim Taha reiterated his emphasis on the support and solidarity of the OIC with the Palestinian people in their quest to restore their inalienable national rights, including their right to return, self-determination, and the embodiment of establishing their independent state on the Palestinian land occupied since 1967, with its capital, Al-Quds Ash-Sharif. The Senior Officials’ meeting preparatory for this extraordinary session was held earlier in the morning to discuss the Draft Agenda, Work Program, Report, and Final Communique to be submitted to the ministerial meeting of the session for approval.

Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, the #D8 Secretary-General, attended the 39th Session of the #COMCEC Ministerial Session in Istanbul on Monday, 04-Dec. The #D8SG attended the Session upon the invitation from the Government of Türkiye. The #D8SG subscribed to the statement of H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, delivered at the opening session, on the expression of solidarity for Palestine and the call for the COMCEC to continue its contribution to Palestine. The #D8SG’s participation in the 39th COMCEC Ministerial Meeting was a valuable opportunity to broaden the #D8 network to support its economic cooperation.

WCC of OIC Women Ministerial Conference holds its 8th Meeting Today, February 14, 2023, the Women’s Consultative Council (#WCC) of the Ministerial Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for #Women held its eighth meeting virtually, chaired by Amb. #Naela_Jabr, Chair of the #WCC. H.E. Dr. #Maya_Morsi, President of the National Council for #Women in the Arab Republic of #Egypt and Chair of the current session of the #Ministerial Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for Women, began her speech, delivered on her behalf by Amb. Nada Diraz, Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cultural Affairs and member of the #WCC from Egypt, offering condolences on behalf of the #WCC to the peoples of #Syria and #Turkey for the victims of the devastating #earthquake that struck parts of the countries early this month and resulted in a heavy death toll. She also extended her wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured. She pointed out that the issue of #women's #empowerment is of great interest to the political leadership in #Egypt and affirmed Egypt's readiness, as chair of the conference, to exert more efforts in promoting, protecting, and advancing #women's #rights in the Islamic world. In the #OIC General Secretariat speech delivered by Dr. #Amina_AlHajri, Director General of Cultural, Social, and Family Affairs, she praised Egypt's efforts in chairing the conference and hosting the headquarters of the Women Development Organization (#WDO). She affirmed the commitment of the General Secretariat to exert all possible efforts to support the activities of the #WCC and to follow up on the implementation of the resolutions issued by the Ministerial Conference for #Women. She called for intensified efforts to help #women face these challenges. The meeting discussed the situation of #women in the three geographical groups of the #OIC, especially in #Palestine, #Afghanistan, the #Sahel countries, and the countries of Lake #Chad, considering the challenges #women face in the Member States face. It also appointed a vice-chairman of the #WCC from the #African Group and prepared for the third edition of the #OIC’s award for #women’s achievements that will be presented during the #9th edition session Ministerial Conference for #Women hosted by the Islamic Republic of #Pakistan.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the 38th Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) at Istanbul Congress Center.

38. #İSEDAK Bakanlar Oturumu’nda 21 üye ülkenin dijitalleşmeden sorumlu temsilcileri, Üst Düzey #DijitalDönüşüm Forumu’nu Türkiye’nin liderliğinde düzenlemeye karar verdi.🇹🇷 - During the 38th #COMCEC Ministerial Session, representatives in charge of digitalisation from 21 OIC countries set the agenda to launch the High Level Digital Transformation Forum under the leadership of Türkiye.🇹🇷 📍İstanbul