Tag: OIC

OIC, LAS, and AU launch a joint emergency humanitarian appeal regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip

Amb. Samir Bakr, the Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Al-Quds Affairs, led a delegation from the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in a consultative meeting with UNRWA and representatives from the League of Arab States (LAS) and the African Union (AU). This meeting addressed the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. It took place at the LAS headquarters in Cairo on July 2, 2025. The meeting resulted in a joint emergency humanitarian appeal. Joint Emergency Humanitarian Appeal of the Three Regional Organizations: The League of…

OIC General Secretariat Disappointed over Afghan Girls’ Ban from University Entrance Exams

Date: 29/01/2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its disappointment over the decision announced on Saturday 28 January 2023 by the de facto Administration in Afghanistan, banning female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities across the country. This latest decree further tightens the sweeping restrictions proclaimed by the Kabul de facto authorities on girls’ and women’s access to education and public work. The ban comes shortly after the OIC Executive Committee convened on 11 January 2023 an…

OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Meets Qatar Fund for Development’s Director-General

Doha, 26 January 2023 OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Social and Cultural Affairs, Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakhiet, today 26 January 2023, met H.E.  Mr Khalifa Bin Jasim Al-Kawari, Director-General of Qatar Fund for Development at the Fund’s headquarters in Doha. Ambassador Bakhiet applauded the humanitarian support the State of Qatar gives to many OIC Member States through the Fund. The meeting discussed ways towards potential cooperation between the OIC and the Fund to support member states affected by humanitarian disasters.