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RESOLUTIONS
ON
ADOPTED
BY THE
(SESSION OF
DIGNITY, DIALOGUE, PARTICIPATION)
TEHRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC
OF IRAN
9-11 SHA’ABAN 1418H
on Economic Problems Facing the Islamic Countries.
On
Implications of the Establishment of Regional
On
Economic Problems of the Least Developed
On
Eradication of Poverty in the Least
On
External Debt of African and other
On
Need for a qualitative Leap in Economic
On
Economic Problems of the Palestinian
On
Assistance to Member States Stricken
On
Economic and Social Losses for Great
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic
On Assistance to Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
On Economic Assistance to Somalia.
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic of
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic of
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic of
On Economic Assistance to Afghanistan.
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic of
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic
On
Economic Assistance to the Kyrgyz
On Assistance to the Kashmiri People.
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic of
On
Economic Assistance to the State of
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic of
On
Economic Assistance to the Republic
On Alleviating the effects of Floods and Torrential Rains in Sudan.
On Economic Assistance to the Republic of Djibouti
Draft
Resolution No. 27/8-E(IS)
on Activities under the auspices of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC).
On Cooperation in the Field of Tourism.
On
Status of the Signing and Ratification of
On
Review on the Activities of the Subsidiary
On Support for the Islamic Development (IDB).
On
Affiliated Institutions of the OIC operating
On Islamic Common Market.
On
preparing the Islamic Ummah for the
On Environmental Problems in the Islamic World Including Israeli Practices and Their Effects on the Environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in the Occupied Syrian Golan, in Occupied Southern Lebanon and the Western Bekka and in Other Occupied Arab Territories by Israel.
On Cooperation Among Member States Against Epidemic Diseases Which Affect Human, Animal Resources and Natural Life.
On Cooperation in Combating Drug Abuse, Psychotropic Substances and Their Illegal Production, Processing and Trafficking.
On Environment, Sustainable Development and Ways and Means to Deal With the Issues of Environment and Health.
On the Islamic Foundation for Science, Technology and Development (IFSTAD).
On the Role of Science and Technology in the Socio-Economic Development of the Islamic Countries.
On Providing the Aid to the Regions Which Have Suffered from the Ecological Catastrophes in the Islamic World, Particularly In the Aral Sea Basin and the Region of Semipalatinsk Nuclear Site.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997)
Recalling Resolution No. 1/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Also recalling Resolution No. 6/24-E of the 24th Session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers, in which Member States were invited to
reinforce Sub-Regional and Regional Markets and relaunch the existing economic
integration projecrts among themselves;
Having also considered with particular attention the results of
the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Negotiations concerning certain sectors of
international trade;
Having taken cognizance with appreciation of the
studies prepared by the Statistical Economic and Social Research and
Training Centre for Islamic Countries and Islamic Centre for Development of
Trade on this subject;
Noting that globalization and increasing liberalization have made
the external environment for development crucial, particularly since OIC Member
States have become more vulnerable to the fluctuations in international trade,
financial and monetary flows as well as to the changes in technology;
Recognizing that, as a result of the current trends of globalization
and liberalization, large number of OIC Member States are bearing a
disproportionate share of the adjustment burden;
Also recognizing the need for more cooperation and
coordination among OIC Member States to ensure expansion in their Inter-Islamic
trade;
Having considered the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Reiterates urgent need to take practical steps to ensure economic
integration among the OIC Member States with the ultimate objective of
establishing an Islamic Common Market or any other form of economic integration,
on a step-by-step basis, among OIC member countries, in order to help overcome
difficulties arising from the formation of global economic groupings and
commends the efforts exerted by the Arab Economic and Social Control to create a
major Arab free trade zone.
Underlines the need to devise ways and means to minimize the adverse
effects of the international economic system on the economies of the Islamic
world.
Calls on
the
international community to adopt appropriate measusres to ensure that the
benefits of globalization are shared by all countries on equal basis.
Calls for further liberalization and increased access for the
products and services where developing countries have a comparative advantage,
and access to transfer of technology on concessional terms and for regimes on
investment and technology.
Urges Member States to pursue efforts aimed at strengthening
economic cooperation and economic policy coordination among them so as to
maximize the complementarities in their economies and avoid further
marginalization.
Urges also Member States to coordinating their efforts aimed at making
the necessary contacts with the concerned international parties and
organizations so as to safeguard the economic interests of
Member States and not to prejudice their exports of various commodities
and materials.
Calls on developed countries to create a more practical, equitable
and more transparent environment enabling developing countries to implement
their structural adjustment programmes to enable them to achieve sustainable
development.
Urges Member States to support the Common Fund established by
UNCTAD with a view to stabilizing raw material prices.
Recognizes that the effective implementation of the Uruguay Round
Agreements would necessitate a certain measure of adaptation in the economic and
administrative structures of the member countries to safeguard their interests
and to take maximum advantage from the opportunities to be created thereby.
Appreciates the exchange of views conducted during the 11th, 12th
and 13th Sessions of the COMCEC on "The Implications of the Uruguay
Round of Agreements for the Foreign Trade of Member Countries" and
"Privatization Experience of Member Countries"
and “Impleentation of Regional Economic Groupings, particularly the European
Economic Union on the Economies of the Member States” respectively and
recommends that these exchange of views sessions be taken advantage of to
coordinate the positions of the member countries on important world economic
issues.
Notes with great concern the extraterritorial application of
domestic laws which adversely affect the foreign investments in other countries,
including the Islamic countries and rejects all coercive measures which may
target Member States intending to expand further the area of cooperation in
economic and commercial field.
Recognizes that if the OIC Member States are to become active
participants in global economic decision-making and International Trading
System, coordinated efforts would be the most effective means for mitigating
losses and increasing benefits.
Agrees on the need to closely monitor the implementation of the
Uruguay Round Agreement and requests the General Secretariat and related OIC
Institutions to design and propose for implementation of technical assistance
programmes to assist those among the member countries which might have
difficulties in responding to the new challenges.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and submit a
report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 2/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Appreciating reports submitted by the Statistical, Economic and Social
Research and Training Centre for Islamic countries;
Having examined the Implications of the establishment of
regional and international economic groupings and their impact on economic
relations between the Member States of these economic groupings and the Islamic
States;
Having also taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Notes with appreciation that "Implications of
Regional Economic Groupings, particularly the European Union for the economies
of the Member Countries" was the theme for the Exchange of Views Session
which was organized during the 13th Session of COMCEC held from 1-4 November
1997.
2.Urges Member States to intensify commercial exchanges
among themselves and remove as much as possible any obstacle which may hinder
this action and exert necessary efforts to encourage economic and commercial
cooperation.
3.Urges the developed countries giving preferences to OIC
member states under various schemes to examine the erosion that is likely to
occur in these preferences as a result of the implementation of the Uruguay
Round Agreements and to consider to restore these losses by other trade
concessions or forms of compensation within the framework of the provisions of
the Uruguay Round Agreements.
4.Requests the Ankara and Casablanca Centres to
continue to undertake studies on the effects of regional and
international economic groupings on the economic conditions of the OIC Member
States and make appropriate recommendations on the same with a view to
safeguarding the national interests of Member States.
5.Requests the Secretary General to circulate these studies
to Member States as soon as they are ready so as to get their views.
6.Also requests the Secretary General to follow up the
matter and submit a report thereon to the next Islamic Summit Conference taking
into account the developments in the economic policies of the Regional and
International Economic Groupings, including the European Union with a view to
fulfilling their commitments towards the OIC Member States.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 3/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Expressing its profound concern over the serious economic problems
faced by the Least-Developed Member States and noting with disappointmen the
slow progress in the implementation of the new Programme of Action adopted in
the Second UN Conference held in 1990 for Least Developed Countries, as well as
in the increasing of the Official Development Assistance (ODA);
Expressing concern over the sharp decline in the prices of
the raw materials produced and exported by the least developed countries;
Having taken note with satisfaction
that, despite the sharp drop in oil revenues in recent years, the Islamic donor
countries continued to provide significant external aid and that the amount of
aid distributed to the least developed countries exceeded 0.15 per cent of their
Gross Domestic Product;
Expressing satisfaction with the IDB's efforts for the extension
of assistance to the Least Developed Countries and for the opening of a special
account for them as approved by the IDB's Board of Governors at its Seventeenth
Annual Session held in Tehran in November 1992;
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Welcomes the UN decision to convene the Third United
Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries at a high level in the year
2001.
2.Calls upon all Governments, inter-governmental and
multilateral institutions to take appropriate steps to ensure that adequate
preparations are made for the Conference and to participate effectively in the
above mentioned preparatory meetings.
3.Requests all concerned organs, organizations and bodies of
the UN
System including regional commissions and other international and
multilateral institutions, to make, within their respective competence,
substantive contributions and proposals for further action as submissions to the
preparatory process of the conference.
4.Appeals to the international community, and particularly
to the developed countries to fully and efficiently implement the 1990 Plan of
Action in this regard and the provisions of other UN resolutions, in particular
those contained in UNCTAD IX and recommendations contained in the report of
the High Level Inter-governmental Meeting on the Mid-term Global Review
of the Implementation of Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries
for the 1990s held in New York from September 25 to October 6, 1995.
Urges developed countries to increase their contributions and
initiate new means within the framework of
the International Development Strategy and to follow the example of
countries who converted the debts contracted by the least developed countries
into grants in order to facilitate the implementation of the structural
adjustment measures undertaken by these countries.
6.Expresses concern at the declining trend in the quantity
of ODA to the LDCs as well as the trend to attach conditions to the ODA and
appeals to all member states for their continued strengthening support to
increase the flow of ODA to the LDCs.
Stresses the importance of increasing Official Development
Assistance (ODA) granted by the developed countries in favour of the developing
countries in general and the Least Developed Countries in particular.
8.Notes with satisfaction the efforts of some Member States
to extend assistance in the technical, financial, food and other forms to the
least developed member countries and hope that such assistance will continue.
9.Appreciates the continuous efforts of the General
Secretariat as well as those of the IDB, subsidiary organs and affiliated
institutions in this direction.
10.Calls upon both the land-locked developing countries and
their transit neigbours, in the spirit of South-South Cooperation, including
bilateral cooperation, to implement measures to strengthen further their
cooperative and collaborative efforts in dealing with their transit problems in
accordance with UN framework for cooperation among land-locked and transit
developing countries.
11Recognizes the necessity to respond effectively to the
needs of Land-locked and transit countries so as to allow them to develop their
transport infrastructure and develop road network, so as to facilitate their
trade.
12.Recalls with satisfaction that the negotiations embodied
provisions conferring preferential and favourable terms to developing countries,
including special attention to the particular situation of the least developed
countries and calls on the international community to implement these provisions
effectively and at the earliest.
13.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the evolution
of this issue and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic
Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 4/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Expressing its concern over the prevalence of poverty and its tragic
dimensions which should be checked in time;
Reiterating the need to give special attention to the eradication of
poverty, notably in the Least Developed and Low-income Islamic countries;
Acting in conformity with Islamic rules and precepts as well as
the OIC Charter and moved by the spirit of Islamic solidarity;
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Noting that Micro-Credit programmes by providing access to small
capital, contribute towards eradication of poverty through generating productive
self-employment, ensuring social and human developoment, and promoting
participatory processes in the societies,
1.Declares that the eradication of abject poverty in all
Member States before the end of the next decade should constitute a common
objective of OIC Member States.
2.Confirms the link between the acute nature of the poverty
phenomenon and the distortion of the socio-economic structures, marginalization
in the global economy, and deterioration of terms of trade, due to the
inappropriate international
conditions, particularly those relating to the requisites of
economic growth and development.
3.Urges Member States and the international community to
take specific measures for the fulfillment of the commitments made at the World
Social Summit, held in Copenhagen, so as to enable the Least Developed Member
States to attain this objective.
4.Encourages consideration of incorporation of microcredit
schemes in the strategy of poverty
eradication and implementation of related recommendations as reflected in the
Plan of Action adopted in the Micro-Credit Summit held from 2-4 February 1997
which launched a global movement to reach to
100 million of the world’s poorest families for self-employment and other
financial and business services by the year 2001.
5.Reaffirms that a favourable international economic
environment taking into account the requirements of developing countries, within
the framework of the concessions to be granted to them in terms of financial and
technical assistance and investment resources; and also, of their access to
international markets, raw materials price stability and appropriate structural
programmes, is necessary for the success of
the struggle being waged by LDCs and low income countries to help
them eradicate poverty.
6.Appeals to developed countries to increase their aid
programmes in order to attain 0.7% of the GDP in official aid to development, as
has been approved and indicated in the related UN resolutions.
7.Urges the LDCs and low income countries to play in a more
coordinated manner a more active role in international fora dealing with the
eradication of poverty.
8.Requests Member States to intensify implementation of
technical cooperation programmaes among themselves with a view to improving the
health,
educational, human and housing conditions as well as other basic
needs of their respective populations.
9.Encourages Member States, and competent OIC organs and
institutions to support the programmes of OIC least developed countries and the
low income ones, with a view to strengthening their local technical capabilities
and creating production and job opportunities.
10.Stresses the importance of effective national, financial,
monetary, commercial and budgetary policies in the mobilization of national
resources making it possible to combat poverty.
11.Reaffirms the need to give special attention to the
eradication of poverty in the least
developed and poorer Member States.
12.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter
and Submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 5/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Expressing its deep anxiety over the external debts of the developing
Member States which have been increasing at an alarming rate for the last few
years;
Noting with satisfaction that the Government of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia has written off the official debt of a certain number of least
developed/landlocked and/or Sahelian Member States;
Appreciating the initiative of His Highness the Emir of the State of
Kuwait, who as Chairman of the Fifth Session of the Organization of the Islamic
Summit Conference, declared in his speech to the UN General Assembly on
27/9/1990 that in order to alleviate the burden of indebtedness of the
developing States, the State of Kuwait took the initiative of writing off the
interests due on development loans extended to developing States;
Also expressing its appreciation for the efforts made by
His Majesty King Hassan II, Chairman of the Seventh Islamic Summit and
the Secretary General
in the framework of the implementation of the resolutions of the Seventh
Islamic Summit on the debt of OIC Member States;
Having also taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Appeals to international creditors to continue adopting
every necessary measure to cut down the debt of OIC Member States, in particular
through staggered settlement of debts, deferred amortization, reduced and
favourable interest rates or swapping debts for financing various development
projects.
2. Reaffirming the urgent need for effective equitable,
development-oriented and durable solutions to the external debt and
debt-servicing problems of developing countries, and to help them exit from the
rescheduling process.
3.Urges that approach in the debt settlement should cover
all types of debt, including multilateral debt, and all indebted developing
countries, and incorporate measures aimed at a once-and-for all reduction
arrangement to reduce their debt burden to a scale that would allow them to
resume their economic growth and development.
4.Expresses its gratitude to Member States which have
already responded favourably to the above request and appeals to Member States
to continue the transfer of capital through grants and concessionary loans to
Member States, especially to the least developed, the land-locked and/or
Sahelian countries.
5.Renews the call made to the international community,
especially the developed countries, to offer substantial reduction of African
debts and lowering of the burden of servicing charges while ensuring that this
process is combined with the flow of fresh and considerable finances at
soft-terms, to African countries.
6.Appeals to those Member States that have not yet done so
and to industrialized countries and international organizations to implement the
resolution of the Seventh Islamic Summit Conference on the external debt of OIC
Member States.
7.Appeals also to Member States which are donors to use
their influence with the International Donor Community to take initiatives to
overcome external debt burden of OIC developing and least developed Member
States, with regard to implementing this resolution.
8.Requests the Secretary General to follow up this matter
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 6/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Reaffirming the relevance of both the new Strategy and the Plan of
Action to Strengthen Economic and Commercial Cooperation among Member States,
endorsed at the Seventh Islamic Summit Conference, and underlining in this
respect, the dynamic and constructive role played by the President of Turkey in
chairing the COMCEC's proceedings;
Stressing the importance of collaboration among OIC Member States in
implementing the strategy and the Plan of Action;
Realizing the quick evolution of the world economy towards increased
globalization and integration, as well as the challenges embodied in the
constitution of powerful economic blocs and by the growing liberalization of
world trade;
Bearing in mind the forthcoming implementation of the
Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as
the possible impacts of the Uruguay Round Agreements and recent global pacts
such as "Information Technology Agreement" and "Telecom
Pact" on the developing World in general and on the OIC Member States in
particular, and recognizing in this respect the need for more cooperation and
coordination among OIC Member States to ensure that their share in the world
trade will be increased respectively;
Emphasizing the importance of ensuring universality of the World Trade
Organisation and convinced that as a result of the establishment of the WTO,
trade relations between Member States should be placed within the framework of
the rights and obligations provided for by the new trade rules contained in the
Final Act of the Uruguay Round;
Taking note with satisfaction of the reports submitted by the SESRTCIC,
ICDT, IDB, and ICCI on the subject;
Having considered the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Takes note with appreciation of all the decisions taken by
the COMCEC relating to the Strategy and the Plan of Action for the strengthening
of inter-Islamic economic and commercial cooperation.
2.welcomes with satisfaction, the under-mentioned proposals
made by His Majesty King Hassan II to the international community
on the occasion of the closing session of the Ministerial Conference of
the Uruguay Round in Marrakesh:
a)The implementation of a "genuine Marshall Plan" in
favour of Africa, with a view to reducing the tremendous poverty and lessen the
recurring tensions from which its populations
are suffering;
b)The setting up of a new international negotiations mechanism
which will better safeguard the national interests of developing countries in
general and particularly those of OIC Member States;
3.Exhorts Member States to take necessary steps on a
progressive basis with a view to harmonizing the legal framework of their
economic policies in order to adapt them to the new trade rules provided for
within the WTO framework and encouraging thus a quick development of trade
between Member States, so as to attain the target of 20% by the end of the
decade.
4.Invites Member States to revitalize their actions in order
to increase their share in the world economy notably by a sustained improvement
of their international competitiveness at the level of the goods and services
exports, by adopting a series of policies meant to improve their economic
infrastructures, master the services sector, increase the value added and the
quality of products, diversify the productive base and provide the required
conditions likely to attract foreign investments.
5.Mandates the OIC to set up an Islamic Observatory for
International Competitiveness within existing competent institutions in order to
regularly follow the evolution of the market shares of Islamic Countries in the
world economy.
6.Expresses deep concern at the tendencies among some
developed countries to link labour and environment related issues with trade
deals and emphasizes that such trends are detrimental to the evolution of a
just, free and fair trading environment.
7.Emphasizes the growing importance of the services sector
in the world economy and calls on Member States to increase technical
cooperation in this field among themselves.
8.Calls upon Member States to further increase their efforts
and their budgetary allocations for Research and Development, and also expand
their cooperation and coordination in this field through inter-alia, joint
ventures with a view to support their production of goods and services as well
as their competitiveness in international markets.
9.Invites Member States to endeavour to reinforce
sub-regional and regional economic groupings and relaunch the existing economic
integration projects among Islamic countries, with a view to institutionalizing
cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, finance and technology among
these countries which could methodically prepare the establishment of an Islamic
Common Market or any other suitable form of economic integration among
themselves.
Affirms that in order to achieve the above objectives the private
sector in Islamic Countries should play a prominent role through giving impetus
to inter-Islamic economic relations and in this context invites the Governments
of Member States to support the promotional economic actions undertaken by the
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in particular, concerning the
establishment of direct contacts between private investors and businessmen in
the Islamic countries.
11.Calls for the expeditious process of accession to the
World Trade Organisation of applying developing countries, including the OIC
members, and emphasizes that in this process no political consideration should
be invoked which may impede the accession of these countries.
Invites Member States to strengthen their consultation and
coordination mechanisms, particularly within the WTO, as well as in their
relations with regional economic blocs, so as to better protect the individual
and collective interests of the Islamic States.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up the question and submit
a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 7/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Beliving in the objectives and principles of the OIC Charter aimed
at strengthening Islamic solidarity among the Member States, and conforming with
mass international will that rejects arbitrary Israeli practices in the occupied
Arab territory which lead to deterioration of the economic and social conditions
of Arab citizens under the yoke of Israeli occupation, on the one hand, and that
supports the establishment of a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East
region based on the (Land-for-Peace principle) resolutions of the international
legitimacy 242, 338 and 425 as well as the authority of the Madrid Peace
Conference, on the other;
Underlining the unfailing efforts exerted by the Palestinian National
Authority (PNA) to promote the economic structure; and in view of the escalation
of the illelgal and unlawful expanionist settlement policies of the Israeli
government, in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif
and the occupied Syrian Golan; and also in view of the serious implications of
this escalation on the existing difficult economic and humanitarian conditions
of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory and the Syrian
citizens in the occupied Golan;
Expressing extreme concern over the grave economic impacts, resulting
from the expanionist settlement policy of the Israeli government, on the
difficult living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied
Palestinian territory and those of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian
Golan as well as the Arab people in the occupied Arab territory;
Appreciating with profound interest
the role which the Palestine Liberation Organization and its National Authority
(PNA) are playing in all territories under the PNA including the city of Al-Quds
Al-Sharif for the improvement of the Palestinian people's living conditions and
the overhauling of their national economy;
Expressing grave concern over the danger of Israel's continued
occupation of the Syrian Golan, South Lebanon and the Western Bekaa region which
are daily exposed to huge human, economic and material losses;
Emphasizing the resolutions of the recent Arab Summit in Cairo
concerning this matter;
Having considered the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Hails the efforts made by the Palestinian Liberation
Organization and the Palestinian National Authority to rebuild Palestinian
facilities, infrastructure and properties already destroyed and those being
destroyed by the Israeli occupation authorities. It commends the strenuous efforts exerted by the Palestinian
Authority to rebuild and strengthen Palestinian National economy.
2.Invites all concerned bodies to expedite the extension of
the envisaged necessary assistance to help the Palestinian people to establish
their national economy, consolidation
of their national institutions and to enable them to establish their independent
State with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
3.Reaffirms the earlier OIC resolutions in favour of the
extension of all forms of economic, technical, material and moral support and
assistance to the Palestinian people, preferential treatment for Palestinian
export products and granting them exemptions from taxes and tariffs.
4.Calls for the necessity of implementing the resolutions of
the UN General Assembly on the economic assistance extended to the Palestinian
people as well as resolutions of other international organizations and relevant
specialized agencies. It also calls for unified efforts during the Fifty-second
Session of the UN General Assembly in this respect.
5.Urges the private sector and investors of the OIC Member
States to undertake the execution of the economic, industrial, agricultural and
housing programmes in the territories of the Palestinian National Authority with
a view to supporting and strengthening the Palestinian national economy.
6.Condemns Israel's continuing occupation of the Palestinian
territories including Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the escalation of its arbitrary
practices against the Palestinian people in all of the occupied towns and
villages, and building an expanionist infrastructure by establishing more
settlements and calls for halting these practices.
7.Also Condemns the continuing occupation by Israel of
Syrian Golan, South Lebanon and the Western Bekaa Valley, as well as the
arbitrary Israeli practices which have resulted in the deterioration of the
economic and social conditions of the Syrian and Lebanese people who are under
occupation.
8.Expresses extreme concern about the serious economic
implications resulting from a new series of
expansionist settlement policies by the Israeli government on the
existing difficult living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied
Palestinian territories as well as those of the Syrian citizens in the Occupied
Syrian Golan and the Arab people in the other Occupied Arab territories.
9.Urges the OIC Member States to carry all necessary actions
at the international level to exert pressure on Israel to desist from resorting
to imposition of the brutal blaockades on the occupied Palestinian territory,
including Al-Quds Al-Sharif which result in extremely painful economic effects
on the Palestinian people and raise the level of unemployment among the
Palestinians. It also hamperes
international efforts aimed at realizing development in the occupied Palestinian
territory and the territory of the Palestinian Naitonal Authority.
10.Calls on the Member States and the international
community also to extend every necessary assistance to the Lebanese population
in South Lebanon and Western Bekka which are daily and permanently exposed to
Israeli aggression causing death and material losses and resulting in social
hardship which paralyse almost constantly, the economic activities of the
region.
11.Calls also on the Member States to coordinate as regards
the implementation of the resolutions on the subject.
12.Requests the Secretary General to follow this question
and submit appropriate report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 8/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Noting with concern the grave situation caused by natural
disasters, drought and desertification, and the ensuing damaging effects on
economic and social conditions specially in the sectors of agriculture and food,
economic and social infrastructures as well as public services and utilities;
Noting with satisfaction the efforts made by some Member States
and the Islamic Development Bank which have extended and continue to
extend technical and financial
assistance as well as food aid to Member States stricken by drought
and natural disasters;
Fully aware that afflicted Member States, belonging as they do to the
category of the Least-Developed, cannot by themselves, bear the growing burden
of anti-drought and anti-desertification campaign and the implementation of
major related projects;
Having considered the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses its gratitude to Member States, which have provided
and are still providing assistance and food aid to the Member States affected by
drought and natural disasters.
2.Expresses also its gratitude to IDB for its continuing
assistance to Member States afflicted by drought and natural disasters and
encourages the Bank to continue its assistance in this domain.
Appeals to the International Community also to extend assistance to
Member States struck by drought and natural disasters.
Calls upon the Member States and OIC Institutions to extend assistance
to OIC countries of Inter-governmental Authority for Development and the
Campaign Against Drought (IGAAD) and Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought
Control in the Sahel (CILSS) to enable them to overcome the difficult situation
which is threatening them.
Requests the General Secretariat, the IDB and the International
Islamic Relief Agency to convene a meeting in coordination with UN Specialised
Agencies (particularly the Office of the International Decade for the Prevention
of Natural Disasters ("INDR") of the UN Department for Humanitarian
Affairs, in the framework of the International Decade for Natural Disaster
Prevention, with a view to organizing a meeting of experts entrusted with
examining and recommending appropriate measures aimed at preventing and
alleviating the effects of natural disasters in Bangladesh and other Member
States affected and threatened by natural disasters.
6.Further Requests the Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of the previous resolution and submit a report thereon to the
next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Having taken note of the negative effects on the Great Socialist
People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of the sanctions imposed on it by the Security
Council under Resolutions No. 748/1992 and 883/1993, in the economic, cultural
and social fields;
Recalling the relevant resolutions adopted by the various fora of the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the Organisation of African Unity, the
League of Arab States and the Non-Aligned Movement;
-Reaffirms the importance of paying due attention to this
issue with a view to alleviating the suffering of the Libyan Arab people.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 10/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Condemning the recent Israeli aggression against Lebanon and the
premeditated Israeli attacks aimed at destroying the infrastructure of Lebanon
and undermining the efforts of the Lebanese Government for national
reconstruction;
Appreciating the release of the audacious report of the UN General
Secretariat on the Qana massacre. This is the report that exposed Israel's
intention to bombared innocent Lebanese civilians who took refuge at the
Headquarters of the International Emergency Forces in Southern Lebanon;
Commending the efforts made by the Lebanese Government to achieve
stability and security, assert its authority and recover its institutions;
Taking into account the difficulties encountered by the
citizens living in the areas occupied by Israel and in neighbouring areas;
Appreciating the efforts made by the Lebanese authorities to reconstruct
their country and consolidate the steadfastness of citizens living in areas
occupied by Israel and taking into account the necessary requirements in this
connection;
Having also taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Expresses deep appreciation for the assistance extended by
some Member Countries and OIC relevant bodies.
2.Condemns repeated Israeli aggressions against Lebanon
aimed at subverting the process of national reconstruction launched by the
Lebanese Government. It also
condemns the continued Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon.
3.Commends the UN General Secretariat for releasing the
report of the Committee of Enquiry on Israel's direct and established
responibility for committing the Qana massacre.
4.Affirms the previous resolutions aiming at extending
financial, economic and humanitarian assistance to Lebanon in the light of its
needs in the economic, technical and training fields.
5.Reiterates the appeal made by the 22nd Session of the
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers to the international community calling
for a generous contribution to the International Fund for the Reconstruction of
Lebanon to ensure the effectiveness of this Fund.
6.Renews its invitation to the Member States of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference and all international and regional
organizations to provide all forms of urgent financial assistance and in kind to
Lebanon so that it may rebuild what the Israeli occupation has destroyed and
reinforce the steadfastness of the Lebanese in the regions occupied by Israel.
Requests the Secretary General to follow this question and submit a
report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 11/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Guided by the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter which
lay stress on the common objectives and destiny of the peoples of the Ummah, as
well as their commitment to consolidate international peace and security;
Recalling the previous resolutions adopted by the OIC expressing its
Members' full solidarity with the Government and people of the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina who are still facing a dire situation resulting from the
brutal inhuman attacks by the Serbs;
Taking also into account the resolutions adopted by the
Extraordinary Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the
situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, held in Istanbul and Jeddah and followed by the
Special Ministerial Meeting held in Islamabad as well as the 21st and 22nd
Meetings of the OIC Foreign Ministers which were held in Karachi and Casablanca
respectively and the Seventh OIC Summit, and the Work Pogramme of the 23rd
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Conakry on supporting the
Dayton Agreement;
Expressing appreciation to the enlarged meeting of the OIC
Contact Group held in Serajivo in April 1996 and stressing the principles
contained in the Final Document adopted by the Meeting;
Welcoming the resolutions of the enlarged meeting of the Ministers of
the OIC Contact Group which was held in Geneva in July 1996, especially those
relating to the establishment of the Revolving Fund to be allocated to medium
and small projects in Bosnia;
Also expressing its appreciation for the work of the Assistance
Mobilisation Group for Bosnia-Herzegovina, formed during the OIC Kuala Lumpur
meeting, towards providing humanitarian and economic assistance for concrete
rehabilitation and reconstruction projects in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Having also examined the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses deep appreciation for the assistance extended by Member
Countries and OIC relevant bodies. It also stresses the importance of the
contiunation of the activities undertaken by the OIC Assistance Mobilization
Group.
Commends the contributions of the OIC Member States at the Donors
Conference for the Rehabilitation of Bosnia which was held in Brussels in April
1996.
Appeals to Member States, Islamic institutions and other donors to
make generous donations as well as provide financial aid to enable the early
implementation of the IDB Programme aimed at providing humanitarian assistance
to the Government and people of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina for the
reconstruction of the country.
Expresses its appreciation for the assistance provided by the OIC
Member States and for the commendable efforts of those Islamic and other
international humanitarian bodies in providing relief and assistance to the
victims of the aggression in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Urges upon the International Community to take efficient measures to
ensure the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Demands that the sovereignty, territorial integrity and the
political independence of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina be safeguarded and
protected along its internationally recognized borders, and support the
Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is open for the participation of the
Bosnian Serbs and which represents a solid basis for a just and lasting solution
by being a catalyst for restoring confidence among its peoples.
Requests the OIC Member States, at the same time members of the
Peace Implementation Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its Coordination
Committee to seek directing the biggest part of international assistance for
reconstruction of Bosnia to the regions inhabited by Muslims of Bosnia.
8.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of
Iran from 9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 12/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Deeply concerned at the critical situation in Somalia and
expressing the desire for early restoration of peace and order in that sister
Member country;
Having also taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses appreciation for the assistance extended by some
Member States and OIC relevant bodies.
Urges OIC Member States, to provide material and other assistance
on an emergency basis to Somalia to end the human suffering in this Muslim
country.
Commends those Member States that have already provided aid and
assistance to the people of Somalia.
4.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 13/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Deeply concerned over the negative effects of the
conflicts in Liberia and Sierra Leone on the economy, security and environment
in the Republic of Guinea as a result of refugee influx from these two countries
into Guinea;
Having also considered the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Makes an urgent appeal to the international community and
Member States to provide the Republic of Guinea with a substantial financial and
material assistance to enable it to overcome this difficult situation resulting
from the presence on its national territory, of hundreds of thousands of
refugees due to the extension of the armed conflict in Liberia to Sierra Leone
and the increasing influx into Guinea of refugees whose majority are Muslims
coming from Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Underlines the necessity for such assistance in order to enable the
efficient organization of the eventual return of refugees to their respective
countries.
Appeals to the Islamic Development Bank to extend financial
assistance in the form of grant or soft term loans to the Republic of Guinea to
enable the latter build the required social infrastructure for these refugees
while reducing the degradation of the environment resulting from the presence of
so many refugees.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up the implementation of
this resolution and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic
Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 14/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Recalling also Resolutions 57/19-P and 9/20-E adopted by the
Nineteenth and Twentieth Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers, respectively;
Having heard the statement of H.E.
the President of the Republic of
Sierra Leone on the situation in his country;
Recalling the results of the Parliamentary and Presidential elections
in Sierra Leone;
Welcoming the Peace Agreement signed in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on the
30th of November 1996 between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and
the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group thereby ending the five-year
old fratricidal conflict in Sierra Leone which has caused untold damage to the
civilian population, and the devastation of the country's social and physical
infrastructure;
Considering the very crucial and commendable role played by His
Excellency, Mr. Henry Konan Bedie, President of the Republic of the Cote
d'Ivoire and the International Community in facilitating the holding of Peace
Talks between the Government of the Republic
of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group
which has culminated in the signing of a Peace Agreement between the Government
of the Republic of Sierra Leone and RUF on the 30th of November 1996 in Abidjan,
Republic of the Cote d'Ivoire;
Expressing appreciation for the sustained concern and interest of the
leaders of the West African Sub-region, in particular, His Excellency President
Lansana Conte of the Republic of Guinea, His Excellency General Sani Abacha of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings
of the Republic of Ghana for peace to prevail in the Republic of Sierra Leone;
Expressing appreciation for the assistance rendered by the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Arab
Republic of Egypt and other friendly nations for the donations of food items,
clothing and medicines for the refugees and displaced inhabitants of Sierra
Leone;
Considering that the armed conflict in Sierra Leone has caused
considerable damage to life and property and for five consecutive years
has disrupted all economic activities particularly in the Mining, Agriculture
and Industrial sectors, resulting in substantial loss of revenue to Government
and the private sector;
1.Congratulates the Government and the people of Sierra
Leone for successfully signing the recent Peace
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) thereby ending the five-year old conflict in
Sierra Leone.
2Appeals to the Member States and the international
community to urgently extend substantial financial and material assistance to
the Republic of Sierra Leone so as to enable its people to undertake the much
needed process of rehabilitation, reconstruction and resettlement of returnees
and displaced inhabitants of about 1.5 million.
3.Requests the Secretary-General to use his good offices to
accelerate the approved process for project already identified for Sierra Leone.
4.Also requests the Secretary-General to follow-up the
implementation of this Resolution and to report thereon to the next Session of
the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 15/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses deep appreciation for the assistance extended by some
Member Countries and OIC relevant bodies.
Expresses its strong support to the people of Albania beset by major
economic difficulties at the present phase of their transition towards a market
economy.
Urges OIC Member States, Islamic Institutions and International
Organizations to grant generous economic assistance to Albania so that the
Government of Albania may successfully implement its development programme.
4.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 16/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Taking into account that Afghanistan is currently faced by
serious constraints due to 17 years of war;
Noting that about 70% to 80% of its economic and social
infrastructures has been destroyed;
Aware that over 1.5 million Afghans were killed, about 1.5
million disabled and more than 5 million displaced and took refuge in
neighbouring countries;
Recognizing that about 10 million mines were planted in different parts
of the country;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the the
Twentieth Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social
Affairs;
1.Expresses deep appreciation for the assistance extended by
some Member Countries and OIC relevant bodies.
Urges the Member Countries to provide assistance to Afghanistan
to solve its problems.
3.Requests the Secretary General to follow-up the question
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 17/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Aware that the Government of the Republic of Uganda is currently
experiencing serious strain on its meagre resources as a result of the influx of
refugees from neighbouring countries who flock into the country;
Recognizing that Uganda is offering asylum to large numbers of refugees
whose number will increase if the state of unrest continues to escalate;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Invites Member States, Islamic institutions and
international organizations to grant urgent financial and economic assistance to Uganda so that it may cope with the refugee
problems and other related consequences as well as implement its economic,
social and cultural programmes.
2.Requests the Secretary General to follow-up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 18/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Confirming full solidarity of the Member States of the OIC with the
Government and people of Azerbaijan at this grave and very critical time of the
country's history;
Referring to the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions regarding
this conflict;
Deploring the Armenian hostilities in the Upper-Karabakh district of
Azerbaijan followed by the occupation of about 20 percent of Azerbaijani
territory which forced almost one million Azeri people to flee their homes in
the face of the brutal attacks and gross violations of human rights by this
aggression;
Recognizing the need to demonstrate in more concrete terms the
solidarity of the OIC Member Countries with the Government and people of
Azerbaijan;
Welcoming and appreciating the assistance extended by some Member
Countries and OIC relevant bodies, United Nations institutions and international
organizations;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Appeals to the Member States and Islamic institutions to
make available to the Government of Azerbaijan the much needed economic and
humanitarian assistance with a view to alleviating the suffering of the Azeri
people.
2.Calls upon the international organizations to provide
urgent humanitarian, financial assistance to Azerbaijan.
3.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the question
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), meeting in its Eighth Session in Tehran,
Islamic Republic of Iran from 9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling Resolution No. 19/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Expressing its understanding of the situation which has arisen in the
Kyrgyz Republic after attainment
of independence and sovereignty;
Taking into consideration the economic difficulties of the
transitional period to the free market economy;
Expressing its sympathy towards the consequences of the natural
disasters which struck the territory of Kyrgyz Republic, thus affecting the
socio-economic level of the brotherly people;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses deep appreciation for the assistance extended by some
Member States and OIC relevant bodies.
Appeals to all Muslims and Islamic financial institutions to be
generous and to contribute to the process of overcoming the economic
difficulties experienced by Kyrgyz Republic either on bilateral basis or through
multilateral and regional organisations so as to enable Kyrgyz Republic to
fulfil its economic programme.
Appeals also
to the Islamic Development Bank to increase its financial
and technical assistance to Kyrgyz Republic.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up this matter and submit a
report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling all previous resolutions of the Organization of Islamic
Conference on assistance to the Kashmiri people particularly Resolution 20/24-E
of the Twenty-fourth ICFM;
Expressing deep appreciation for the assistance extended to the
Kashmiris by some Member States and relevant OIC bodies;
1.Appeals to Member States and Islamic institutions, such as
the Islamic Solidarity Fund and Philanthropists, to contribute generously
towards providing relief and humanitarian assistance to the Kashmiri people.
2Also appeals to Member States and the Islamic Institutions
to grant scholarships to the Kashmiri students in different universities and
institutions in the OIC countries.
3.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the question
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), meeting in its Eighth Session in Tehran,
Islamic Republic of Iran from 9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 21/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Taking into consideration the economic difficulties faced by the
Republic of Yemen which arose from the burdens of reunification and the big
losses caused by the aborted secession attempt which took place in June 1994 as
well as the devastating flood which swept Republic of Yemen in 1996.
Appreciating the efforts being exerted by the Government of the Republic
of Yemen for the implementation of its policy of economic reform and the success
so far achieved in this regard;
Taking into consideration the heavy burdens borne by the Yemeni
Government to provide shelter for groups of refugees from neighbouring African
countries;
Recalling that Yemen is one of the least developed countries;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses its appreciation for the efforts of Yemeni Government in
overcoming its economic difficulties and implementing its policy of economic
reform as well as the success so far achieved in this regard.
Also Expresses its appreciation for the assistance extended by some of the
Member States and by the relevant organs of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference.
Calls upon
the Member
States and all regional and international organizations to extend all kinds of
economic assistance to the Yemeni Government in support of its efforts directed
towards the implementation of the policy of the economic reform and overcoming
the effects of floods that have devastated Yemen this year.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up this matter and submit a
report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution of the Seventh Islamic Summit Conference as well
as resolutions of the 22nd, 23rd and
24th Sessions of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers,
Noting with great interest the role played by the Palestine
National Authority in the Palestinian Self-rule regions in the Gaza Strip and
the West Bank, with a view to improving the living conditions of the Palestinian
people and building up the national economy;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Expresses deep appreciation for the assistance extended by some
Member States and OIC relevant bodies.
Commends the efforts made by the Palestine National Authority in the
Palestinian Self-Rule regions in order to reconstruct what occupation had
destroyed, as well as the efforts exerted to build up and consolidate the
Palestinian national economy.
Expresses great appreciation for the assistance provided by some
Member States to the Palestinian people in order to build up the national
economy in the Palestinian Self-Rule regions in the West Bank and the
Gaza-Strip.
Urges the speedy granting of the required and approved assistance
by the concerned Member States and OIC bodies, with a view to helping the
Palestine National Authority and the Palestinian people in the building up of
the national economy and the consolidation of their national institutions.
Reaffirms the previous resolutions advocating the provision of all
forms of support and assistance as well as economic, technical, material and
moral assistance in support of the Palestinian people and the Palestine National
Authority and Urges that preferential treatment be accorded to
Palestinian products as regards importation and exemption of taxes and customs
duties.
Urges businessmen and investors of Member States to contribute to
the implementation of economic, industrial, agricultural and housing projects in
the Palestinian Self-Rule regions, with a view to building up the national
economy and enabling the Palestine National Authority and its national
institutions to implement their development programmes, during the coming
transitional period, in the various economic, social and health fields.
Appeals to Member States, in view of the obstacles raised by Israel
in the face of the Palestinian labour force, to provide work opportunities to
this Palestinian labour force, with a view to enhancing the socio-economic
status of the Palestinian people and putting an end to unemployment.
Urges the Member States to conclude bilateral agreements with the
Palestine Liberation Organization and its National Authority in the economic,
commercial and social field, with a view to enhancing the socio-economic status
of the Palestinian people on their national soil.
9.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the efforts
aiming at implemening the previous resolutions on the support to the State of
Palestine and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 23/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Bearing in mind the recent admission of the Republic of
Mozambique to the Organization of the Islamic Conference during the Seventh
Summit of Heads of States and Governments held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco
in December, 1994;
Noting with satisfaction that the process of pacification and
democratization in place in Mozambique creates a climate of peace and harmony
conducive to a solid platform of a true reconciliation among Mozambicans, a
"sine-qua-non" condition for the implementation of economic and social
programmes;
Appreciating the efforts being made by the Government of Mozambique in
the implementation of the national reconstruction programme;
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Calls upon all Member States to continue their support to
the implementation of the programme of reconstruction of Mozambique.
2.Appeals to the Islamic Development Bank and all Islamic
Institutions to provide the necessary financial assistance for the
reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes of Mozambique, particularly those
needed to ensure the social reintegration of returnees and internal displaced
persons and demobilized combatants as for the demining programme in course in
that counrtry.
3.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), meeting in its Eighth Session in Tehran,
Islamic Republic of Iran from 9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Taking into account
the objectives and principles of the OIC Charter as well as
members’ commitment to
consolidate international peace and security;
Deeply concerned at critical situation which Tajikistan
has faced in the light of 5 years of bloody civil war, resulted in the death,
injury and displacement of thousands of people as well as destruction of its
economic and social infrastructures;
Noting
the return of
abaout 200 thousands Tajik refugees to their homeland which necessitates a great
financial and technical support;
Recalling the report of the World Food Programme which estimates that
25 per cent of Tajikistan’s population is in dire need of food aid;
Noting with concern the marked spread of infectious diseases
such as tuberculosis and diarrhoea, victims of which are especially infants,
children and women;
1.Expresses deep appreciation to the assistance extended by
some membeer countries.
2.Appeals to
all members and Islamic financial institutions to make their generous
contributions to the process of overcoming the economic difficulties experienced
by Tajikistan either on bilateral basis or through multilateral and regional
organisations so as to enable Tajikistan to fulfil its rehabilitation
programmes.
3.Urges the Islamic Development Bank to increase its
financial and technical assistance to Tajikistan.
4.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and
submit a areport thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from 9 to 11 Shaban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Affirming the principles and objectives which underscore cooperation
and solidarity of the Ummah with its members;
Recalling
that the
Republic of Djibouti is sheltering on its territory an important number of
refugees and displaced persons representing more than one third of its
population, and weighing heavily on its
health and educational infrastructures;
Deeply concerned
at
the recent floods causing an important loss in livestock, as well as serious
damage to roads and health establishments thus causing cholera and malaria
epidemics;
Aware that the Republic of Djibouti has resolved, through
dialogue, a three-year internal conflict which had seriously affected its
economy;
Conscious that peace should be strengthened through the preservation
of social gains;
Makes
an urgent appeal to
the Ummah and the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC) to provide substantial financial and material support to the
Republic of Djibouti for the consolidation of peace, the reconstruction of the
country and the implementation of its structural adjustment programme.
Calls on the Ummah and the General Secretariat of the OIC to assist
the Republic of Djibouti in its struggle against the disastrous consequences of
the recent flood at both the social and economic levels.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up the issue and
submit a report thereon to the next Islamic Summit Conference.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 2/6-E(IS) of the Sixth Islamic Summit
Conference, held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal on 9-11 December 1991 on the
activities of the COMCEC mandating it to formulate new Strategies for the
enhancement of the Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic and Commercial
Cooperation Among OIC Member States and to take appropriate action for its
implementation;
Recalling resolution No. 8/7-E(IS) of the Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference, held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H
(13-15 December 1994) which
endorsed the Strategy and
the Plan of Action;
Recalling Resolution No. 24/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Recalling the resolution of the Ministerial level meetings in
different areas of cooperation held under the auspices of the COMCEC.
Also recalling the Resolutions adopted at the thirteen previous sessions
of the COMCEC initiating effective action in economic cooperation among Member
countries, particularly in the area of trade;
Further recalling the deliberations of the
World Food Summit held in Rome from 13 to 17 November, 1996 and
considering the crucial importance for the survival of humankind including the
well-being of the people of the Islamic Ummah, of the principles and commitments
embodied in Rome declaration on World Food Security and the Plan of Action of
the World Food Summit.
Noting with appreciation the efforts of the General Secretariat,
subsidiary organs, affiliated and specialized institutions of OIC, working in
the field of economy and trade, to implement the Resolutions of the COMCEC and
underlining the pivotal role played by the Ankara Centre in the preparation of
the New Plan of Action;
Recognizing the importance for the Member Countries of the new economic
configurations emerging at the global level particularly from the creation of
regional economic groupings and signing of the Uruguay Round Agreements and
creation of
the World Trade Organization and its subsequent Agreements
particularly "Information Technology Agreement" and "Telecom
Pact";
Appreciating that starting with its Eleventh Session, COMCEC serves as a
platform where the Ministers of Economy could exchange views on current world
economic issues and, that the topic "implications on external trade of
Member countries of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade Negotiations",
"Privatization Experiences in Member Countries" and “Implications of
Regional Economic Groupings particularly the European Union on the Economies of
Member States” were the themes for the 11th, 12th and 13th sessions of the COMCEC, respectively.
Having taken note of the recommendations of the
Twentieth Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and
Social Affairs;
1.Expresses satisfaction that the Islamic Development Bank
has successfully organised a Coordination Meeting for Member States to consult
among themselves and better prepare for the WTO Ministerial Meeting held in
Singapore during the period 9-13 December 1996 and to adopt collectively a
common stand regarding the issues raised in the Agenda of that meeting, as
resolved by the 12th Session of the COMCEC.
2.Appreciates the technical assistance programmes being
designed by the Islamic Development Bank to assist member countries which are
either members of the WTO or in the process of
accession to the Organization, and the role of the Bank in calling for
consultative meetings of member countries and
the Seminars and Workshops it organizes for this purpose.
3.Notes with appreciation that the Strategy for Economic
and Commercial Cooperation adopted by the
COMCEC allows for cooperation among sub-groups of Member countries and is
based on the principles giving emphasis to private sector, economic
liberalization, integration with the world economy, sanctity of the economic,
political, legal and constitutional structures of the Member Countries and their
international obligations.
4.Also notes with appreciation that the New Plan of Action
is a general and flexible policy document open for improvement during its
implementation in accordance with the provisions stipulated in its chapter on
Follow-up and Implementation.
5.Appreciates the efforts of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce
and Industry in organizing Private Sector Meetings as directed by the COMCEC for
an effective implementation of the Plan of Action.
6.Also appreciates the efforts of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan for organizing the Fourth Private Sector Meeting in Karachi from 27-29
October 1997.
7.Welcomes the offer of the Republic of Lebanon to host the
7th Islamic Trade Fair and that of the UAE to host the 8th Islamic Trade Fair in
the years 1998 and 2000 respectively.
8.Emphasizes the need to urgently implement the New Plan of
Action to Strengthen Economic and Commercial Cooperation Among Member Countries
of the OIC, in compliance with the principles and operational modalities of the
Strategy and the procedures set forth in its chapter on Follow-up and
Implementation.
9.Requests the Member States to take appropriate measures
including necessary cooperation, coordination and consultation among themselves
to make efforts with the required possible economic and technical support from
international community particularly from the developed countries and relevant
international organizations and financial institutions to increase their food
production capacity with a view to arriving at national food security as well as
enhancing the purchasing power of their people.
10.Invites the Member States to host sectoral meetings in
the area of cooperation listed in the Plan of Action.
11.Welcomes the offer of the Arab Republic of Egypt to host
two sectoral experts group meetings in the area of "Transport and
Communications" and "Food, Agriculture and Rural Development" of
the Plan of Action.
12.Notes with appreciation the hosting of the sectoral
expert group meeting in the area of "Money, Finance and Capital Flows"
by the government of the Republic of Turkey, on 1-3 September 1997 in Istanbul.
13.Notes with appreciation the hosting of a sectoral expert
group meeting on foreign trade, within the framework of the implementation of
the Plan of Action by the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on
24-25 October 1997 in Karachi.
14.Thanks the
Islamic Republic of Iran for hosting the Third OIC Ministerial Meeting on Posts
and Telecommunications from 8-11 July 1996 and calls upon the Follow-up
Committee to monitor implementation of the relevant resolutions and the Tehran
Declaration.
15.Invites IDB to continue its active support in view of
ensuring effective and urgent implementation of the New Plan of Action.
16.Welcomes the organization of an International Seminar on “Human Resources Development
for Sustained Economic Growth and Poverty Alleviation in the Member States of
the OIC” by the Islamic Institute of Technology (IIT) in collaboration with
the Government of Bangladesh in September 1998 in Dhaka.
17.Also Welcomes the hosting of Seminar-Workshop by the
Republic of Senegal in cooperation with IDB to familiarize the African member
states with the Plan of Action, and recommends that similar seminars be held in
other regions and sub-regions of OIC.
18.Recognizes that the Exchange of Views organized during
the annual sessions of the COMCEC would be utilized to coordinate the positions
of the Member States vis-a-vis major world economic issues.
19.Notes with appreciation the offer of the Republic of
Gabon to organise in February 1998 a sub-regional seminar
for the OIC States of Central and East Africa on "the role of IDB in
the promotion of the private sector" in cooperation with IDB and the other
concerned institutions of the OIC.
20.Welcomes the offer of the Republic of Burkina Faso to
host in 1998 a regional workshop on Industry for East, West and Central African
OIC member states in cooperation with the IDB and other related OIC
institutions.
21.Notes with appreciation the offer of the government of
the Republic of Turkey to host an Expert Group Meeting in the area of Technology
and Technical Cooperation in May 1998.
22.Welcomes the offer of the government of the Republic of
Indonesia to host a Ministerial Meeting on Tourism to be preceded by an Expert
Group Meeting on Tourism within the framework of the COMCEC and Plan of Action.
23.Notes with appreciation the offer of the government of
the Islamic Republic of Iran to host an experts' group meeting in 1998 on health
and sanitary issues to be followed by a ministerial meeting on the same topics.
24.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of the resolutions adopted by COMCEC and to continue extending to
the latter every necessary assistance and fulfil its tasks and report thereon to
the next session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 28/7-E(IS) of the Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference and Resolution No. 25/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth
Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers,
Also recalling that tourism has been identified as a priority area for
cooperation in the OIC Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic and Commercial
Cooperation Among Member States adopted by the 7th Islamic Summit Conference,
held in Casablanca in December 1995;
Convinced that tourism forms a main pivot in economic development,
cultural exchange and rapprochement between nations;
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Having noted with appreciation the offer of the Republic of Indonesia to
host a Ministerial Meeting and an Expert Group Meeting on Tourism, and urging
Member States to take part in these meetings.
1.Invites Member States to cooperate in the
following areas:-
-provision and exchange of publicity and advertising materials on
tourism in different languages,
-organizing special tourism and gastronomy weeks and popular art
exhibitions in the Member States,
-production and exchange of documentary films on main archeological
landmarks in the Member States,
-organizing group travel among Member States, to strengthen bonds
among their people,
-encouraging tourist investments in Member States and directing
investors to realize tourist projects in these States,
-facilitating contacts among experienced tourist offices in Member
States.
-facilitating establishment of data network and electronic exchange
of information on tourism and its related services in OIC Member States.
2.Requests the Secretary General to follow up this matter
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 18/7-E(IS) of the Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference and Resolution No. 26/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourt Session of the
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers,
Having reviewed the developments in respect of signature
and/or ratification of the (i) Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee
of Investments among Member States, (ii) General Agreement on Economic,
Technical and Commercial Cooperation among Member States, (iii) Framework
Agreement on the Establishment of the Trade Preferential System among OIC
Member States, (iv) Statute of the Islamic Civil Aviation Council, (v) Islamic
States Telecommunications Union, (vi) Agreement on Islamic Corporation for
Insurance of Investment and Export Credit;
Having also taken cognizance of the resolutions issued by the
Thirteenth Session of COMCEC on the matter;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Expresses satisfaction at the efforts of the General
Secretariat, of the IDB and COMCEC to speed up the implementation of the
Agreements and Statutes aimed at strengthening economic cooperation among Member
States.
2.Also expresses satisfaction over the initiatives taken by
COMCEC to effect the signing of the Agreements/Statutes that fall within the
framework of cooperation among Member States and recommends that this
practice be pursued.
3.Notes with satisfaction that 16 Member States have already
signed the Framework Agreement and that Seven have ratified it and urges those
who have not yet done so, to do it
as soon as possible so as to enable the required negotiations to start.
4.Calls upon Member States which have not yet signed and/or
ratified the above mentioned Agreements/Statutes to do so, at their earliest and
also urges Member States that have ratified to take follow up actions and inform
the General Secretariat about the progress of implementation.
5.Notes with satisfaction that the Agreements for the
establishment of the Islamic Corporation for Insurance of Investment and Export
Credit have come into effect as of 1 August 1994.
6.Expresses its thanks and appreciation to the IDB for its
efforts to establish the Corporation.
7.Invites Member States which have not yet done so, to sign
and ratify the Agreement of the Corporation and pay their respective
subscriptions to its capital to make it possible to draw the expected benefits
at the widest scale possible within the OIC system.
8.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the question
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 19/7-E(IS) of the Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference;
Also recalling Resolution No. 27/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth
Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the activities of the
Subsidiary Organs of the OIC, namely; the
Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic
Countries (SESRTCIC), Ankara; the
Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), Casablanca; the Islamic
Institute of Technology (IIT), Dhaka; respectively;
Having taken note with satisfaction
of the activity reports submitted by the representatives of the above-mentioned
subsidiary organs;
Appreciating the increasing number of joint activities among the OIC
organs and agencies;
Expressing its appreciation at the role played by the subsidiary
organs in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic and
Commercial Cooperation Among Member States;
Also expressing appreciation for the role played by the
Subsidiary Organs in the elaboration of the New Strategy and the Plan of Action
to Strengthen Economic and Commercial Cooperation among OIC Member States;
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Commends the role which the Ankara, Casablanca and Dhaka
Centres are playing each in their respective fields.
2.Urges the Member States to actively and effectively
participate in the work of these organs and expeditiously respond to the
questionnaires circulated by them, and closely follow up their documents and
studies so as to achieve maximum benefit from these organs in the area of
economic cooperation among the Member States.
3.Encourages these organs to intensify contacts with
international and regional institutions particularly those working in the
framework of the United Nations and others, such as Bretton Woods institutions
and to benefit from the studies and reports produced by these institutions.
4.Urges the Member States, which have not done so thus far,
to settle their regular mandatory contributions to the budgets of these bodies,
and to act for the settlement of their arrears, if any, at the earliest in view
of the current financial difficulties being faced by these organs.
5.Notes that the Member States are to benefit from the
special services offered by the subsidiary organs, above and beyond the tasks
assigned to them in their work programmes, on a contractual basis.
6.Requests the Secretary General to circulate among Member States the reports of the OIC/UN
Cooperation Meetings so far as these organizations are concerned.
7.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the question
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Having taken note of the Resolution No. 6/6-(IS) of the
Sixth Islamic Summit Conference;
Recalling Resolution No. 20/7-E(IS) of the Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference; and Resolution No. 28/24-E of the Twenty-fourth Session of the
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Having noted with appreciation of the activity report of the
Islamic Development Bank on the subject;
Having noted the recommendations of the Thirteenth Session of the
COMCEC;
Noting with satisfaction that the Islamic Development Bank
continues to expand its field of operation and activity concerning project
financing, trade import and export
financing, technical assistance, technical cooperation, special assistance and
other fields of cooperation such as food security;
Noting with appreciation that the IDB has played an active role
in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Plan of Action
adopted by the Third Islamic Summit
as well as of the various decisions of the Standing Committee for Economic and
Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC);
Also noting with satisfaction that within the framework of its
commitments aimed at meeting its Member States' needs, the IDB has had to
elaborate strategies of new programmes some of which were initiated under the
auspices of COMCEC for the promotion of inter-Islamic trade;
Further Noting with satisfaction that the Islamic Corporation for
Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) commenced its operations in
July 1995, and expressing thanks and and
appreciation to IDB for its efforts in successfully finalizing the
establishment of the Corporation;
Having taken cognizance of the Resolutions of the Thirteenth
Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation
(COMCEC), held in Istanbul, from 12-15 November 1996;
Having taken note also of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Expresses its deep satisfaction for the devotion and
efficiency with which the IDB President and his assistants are ensuring the good
functioning of this institution which continues making an invaluable
contribution to the development and progress of Muslim populations.
2.Calls on the Islamic Development Bank to keep up its
beneficial action and increase the necessary resources for augmenting its
services to the Member States, and to the Islamic Ummah at large.
3.Congratulates the Islamic Development Bank on having set
up the Islamic Corporation for Insurance of Investment and Export Credit.
4.Calls on the Member States to participate in various
schemes recently launched by the Islamic Development Bank and to benefit from
the Longer Term Trade Financing Scheme, Islamic Banks' Portfolio, IDB Unit
Investment Fund, the Islamic Corporation for Insurance of Investment and Export
Credit along with IDB's other existing schemes, programmes and operations.
5.Appeals to the Member States who have not yet done so, to
sign and ratify the Articles of Agreement of the Islamic Corporation for
Insurance of Investment and Export Credit and
to pay their respective shares to its capital so that its benefits would be
extended to as wide an OIC area as possible.
6.Requests the General Secretariat, the IDB, the Islamic
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade
to jointly organise seminars on regional basis on the various schemes approved
by the COMCEC namely the Longer Term Trade Financing System, the Islamic Export
Credit and Investment Guarantee Corporation, the Framework Agreement on Trade
Preferential System among OIC Member States and the Islamic Clearing Union with
a view of ensuring efficient and speedy implementation of these schemes for the
benefit of business community of the Islamic Ummah.
7.Invites the Member States which have not yet done so to
subscribe to the second capital increase of the IDB and to settle their
outstanding contributions and other financial commitments.
8.Calls upon the Member States to lend their support to the
Bank so as to enable it to fulfil its obligations and commitments towards
fostering economic development and social progress of the Member States.
9.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of
Dignity, Dialogue, Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from
9-11 Sha'aban 1418H (9-11 December 1997).
Recalling Resolution No. 21/7-E(IS) of the Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference and Resolution No. 29/24-E of the Twenty-fourth Session of the
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Taking cognizance of the activities being undertaken by
the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI); Islamic Shipowners
Association (ISA) and the International Association of Islamic Banks (IAIB);
Expressing its appreciation for the role played by the affiliated
institutions in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic
and Commercial Cooperation Among Member States;
Also expressing appreciation for the role played by the
affiliated institutions in the elaboration of the new strategy of the COMCEC
Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic and Commercial Cooperation Among Member
States;
Confirming the important role that Private Sector has to play in the
development of Member States and promotion of Intra-Islamic Cooperation;
Appreciating the role played by these three institutions in their
respective fields of action;
Having taken cognizance of the Resolutions of the Thirteenth
Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation
(COMCEC);
Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twentieth
Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
1.Notes with appreciation the important role which the
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Islamic Shipowners Association and
the International Association of Islamic Banks are playing in their respective
fields.
2.Expresses thanks and appreciation to the Government of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Export Promotion Bureau, Board of Investment and
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry for hosting the Fourth
Private Sector Meeting, in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the
Islamic Chamber of Commerce, which was held from 27-29 October 1997 in Karachi,
Pakistan.
3.Takes note with appreciation of the recommendations
contained in the Report of the Fourth Private Sector Meeting.
4.Congratulates the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(ICCI) for its important initiative aimed at maintaining contacts with
businessmen and promoting socioeconomic development in Member States.
5.Appeals to the government of Member States to encourage
their Federations of Chambers of Commerce and Industry to develop a framework of
cooperation with the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and contribute to its programs
to enhance trade and investment among Member States.
6.Appreciates the offer of the Republic of Lebanon and UAE
to host the Fifth and Seventh Private Sector Meetings in 1998 and the year 2000
respectively.
7.Expresses thanks to the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques and
the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for extending consistant support
to the Shipowners Association, giving donations and hosting its Headquarters.
8.Expresses its thanks and appreciation to the Government of
the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt
for hosting the 7th and 8th Session of the Executive Council and
General Assembly of the Islamic Shipowners Association respectively and
for endorsing the establishment of the
Islamic Shipping Comapny and the Cooperative Information System.
9.Also commends the initiative of the Islamic
Shipowners Association for establishing the Islamic Shipping Company and
a Cooperative Information System.
10.Urges the Member States which have not done so yet, to
sign the Statute of the Islamic Shipowners Association.
11.Appeals to Member States to continue to extend their
support and assistance to the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Islamic
Shipowners Association, and the International Association of Islamic Banks.
12Invites Member States and the Private Sector, the shipping
companies and private individuals in the Islamic countries to contribute to the
capaital of the Islamic Shipping Company and to encourage the treatment of the
company’s ships on equal footing with national ships at the Member States’
seaports.
13..Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter
and submit a report thereon to the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 8 to 10 Shabaan
1418H (9-11 December 1997) ,
Recalling
Resolutions 1/24-E, 2/24-E and 6/24-E adopted by the Twenty-Fourth Session of
the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Taking
note that
the process of globalization and economic liberalization could offer new
opportunities and challenges for all developing countries including OIC member
states;
Realizing
the existence of vast natural, human and capital resources in the Islamic World
which could contribute considerably to the sustained economic growth and
sustainable development of the Islamic Countries and to the ultimate objective
of establishment of an Islamic Common Market;
Recognizing
that recent developments in the global and domestic economic environment and
emerging complementaries among developing countries could contribute towards
their economic cooperation, collaboration and integration, including among the
Islamic Countries ;
Recognizing
also that
the inter-regional, regional and sub-regional cooperation among Islamic
Countries is an important element of a development strategy and an essential
contribution towards the sustained economic growth and sustainable development
of Islamic Countries ;
Welcoming
the efforts of a number of OIC
Member States which have made notable progress in building their potentialities
and strengthening their competitiveness on the international markets through
active participation in the Global Trade System and attracion of more investments.
Expressing
concern that
many Islamic Countries have been marginalized in the international economic
system, among others, by lack and / weakness of institutional arrangements which
are necessary for expansion of their foreign trade and participation in the
international financial markets ;
Emphasizes
the importance of implementation of the Strategy and Plan of Action of COMCEC;
Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments among Member
States; General Agreement on Economic, Technical and Commercial Cooperation
among Member States; Framework Agreement on the Establishment of the Trade
Preferential System among Member States; and Agreement on Islamic Corporation
for Insurance of Investment and Export Credit, for strengthening economic and
commercial cooperation among Member States for realization of the ultimate
objective of establishment of an Islamic Common market.
Reiterates the need for specific arrangements among
OIC Member States to take necessary steps to attain their desirable share
in the global economic and trading system, including through analyzing the
implications of establishment of an Islamic Common Market in this respect.
Expresses
desire for
Member States to extend their cooperation and coordination in the areas
of market access, competition policy, transfer of technology and know how,
finance, investment and eventually development of an integrated network of
information as well as physical infrastructure for achieving the objective of an
Islamic Common Market.
Invites
Member States to formulate concrete proposals for cooperation and coordination
in setting up centers of excellence in areas which they are able to unfold
potentials for expansion to trade and
investment among themselves to develop cooperation in various necessary areas
which could facilitate realization of an Islamic Common Market among
Member States.
5.Urges
related bodies and institutions, in the OIC, concerned regional and national
institutions, and public and private sectors in Islamic Countries to study
implications of establishing an Islamic Common Market among
Member States, and requests
the Member States to provide the necessary information for making such studies.
Urges
also the
Member States to encourage any initiative by their private sector for expansion
of economic, financial, trade and investment cooperation with other Islamic
Countries.
Stresses
the importance of trade fairs and establishment of a network of trade points in
Member States for facilitating the expansion of trade and investment among them
in an expeditious manner, with potential contribution towards the objective of
establishing an Islamic Common Market.
Requests
the Secretary General to set up an expert group from Member States to study the
implications of establishing an Islamic Common Market, to follow-up this
question and submit a report thereon to the next session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran from 9 to 11 Shaban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Taking
into consideration the relevant paragraph of the Resolution No. (1) of the 13th Session of
the COMCEC;
Also
taking into consideration the Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic and Commercial Cooperation
among Member States approved by the 10th Session
of the COMCEC and endorsed by the Seventh Islamic Summit Conference;
Noting
that the IDB document on “preparation of the Ummah for the 21st Century in the
fields of economic, commercial and financial cooperation” is a long term
strategic framework document that provides a long-term vision, which lends
strength and direction to the implementation of the OIC
Plan of Action;
Appreciates
the initiative of IDB to prepare the document on “peparation of the Ummah for
the 21st Century in the fields of economic,
commercial and financial cooperation”.
Expresses
its appreciation for the content of the document and its call on the Ummah to
face challenges posed by the 21st Century.
Calls
upon Member
States to cooperate in future studies to explore possibilities of cooperative
actions to face challenges of globalization.
Urges Member States and OIC institutions
to implement diligently the OIC Plan of Action to strengthen economic and
commercial cooperation.
Calls
upon the IDB
in consultation with other OIC Organs and relevant Islamic institutions to draw
the needed implementation modalities to translate recommendations of the IDB
document into practical programmes with qualitative and quantitative objectives
in the areas of human resource development; expansion of trade and investment
among Member States; securing basic needs such as health, education and food; in
a coordinated manner. Participation of public and private sectors and
utilization of facilities of the competent international organizations and
institutions could have
contribution towads these objectives.
Requests
the OIC Standing Committees and calls upon the OIC Institutions to
explore the challenges of the 21st century each contributing to its
respective field of competence, and to delineate possible responses by the Ummah
for these challenges.
7.
Recommends IDB to convene, sectoral meetings for exporters and
importers of the
Member States, annual coodination sessions among
regional economic groupings in Islamic world, and also coordination
meetings between free trade areas of Member States, with the objective of
facilitating and increasing the level of trade among Member States.
Requests
IDB to provide necessary facilities for expansion of trade of consultative,
technical and engineering services, with the view to expanding such trade of
services among Member States.
Decides
to provide necessary guidance for the realization of the objectives envisaged
in this resolutions.
Requests the Secretary General to follow-up the issues and submit a
report to the next Session of Islamic Summit.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation), held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’ban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Having
noted the
resolution No. 32/24-E adopted on
this issue by the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers;
A)Environmental
Problems in the Islamic World.
Recalling
previous Resolutions on this subject especially Resolutions 2/19-E, 17/21-E,
22/22-E, 29/23-E and 32/24-E of the 19th, 21st, 22nd,
23rd and 24th Sessions of the Islamic Conferences of
Foreign Ministers respectively;
Taking
into consideration the recommendations of the Twentieth Session of the Islamic Commission
for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Deeply
concerned at
the continuing deterioration of the global environment, including the worsening
trends in environmental pollution and the degradation of natural resources;
Stressing
again the
right of all human beings to enjoy a healthy and non-polluted environment, as a
basic human right;
Re-emphasizing
the right of States to protect their environment from harmful activities, and to
cooperate among themselves to that
end;
Noting
with concern
that the condition of the environment has reached a stage that requires taking
effective measures to stop its deterioration;
Noting
that while there has been progress in the implementation of Agenda 21, at
various levels, particularly at the national level, the lack of fulfillment of
international commitments agreed upon at Rio has been very disappointing;
Stressing
the commitments of the developed countries envisaged in Agenda 21 and Rio
Declaration adopted by UNCED;
Recognizing
that environmental degradation both natural and manmade is a major global
concern which requires the strengthening of international cooperation and
extending effective contributions for the protection of the environment;
Noting
with satisfaction
the recent developments
towards the finalization of the International Convention to Combat
Desertification and Drought, which was adopted in Paris in September 1994 and inviting
the Member States, which have not ratified all the relevant conventions,
including the International Convention on Combating Desertification, to do so,
as soon as possible;
Stressing
the need for closely and constantly monitoring the global environmental
situation and relevant activities and also supporting the establishment
of mass-destruction-weapons-free-zones in the Muslim world;
Expressing
its deep concern over the devastating effects of hazardous, toxic and
radioactive wastes on humankind and the environment and supporting the
establishment of mass-destruction-weapons-free-zones in the whole world.
Strongly
condemning
the attempts by some developed countries to export their hazardous and
radioactive wastes for dumping in developing countries, and appealing to
Member States to sign the Basel Convention on Dangerous wastes and the Bamako
Convention and relevant international agreements;
Guided
by the principles of Islam which enjoin the Muslim peoples to safeguard the
bounties that Allah has granted them on Earth;
Having
considered
the Report of the Secretary General on this subject;
1.Encourages
Member States to continue to incorporate environmental considerations in their
developmental policies.
2.Urges
Member States to cooperate and coordinate within the existing Desertification
Regional Centers for preparation and implementation of NAP and RAP in accordance
with article 11 of the CCD.
3.Invites
Member States to exchange information and experience in various environmental
fields such as desertification, climate change and loss of biological diversity.
4.Urges
developed countries to provide new and additional financial resources specially
for protection of global environment in general, and loss of biological
diversity.
5.Also
Urges the Member States which have not ratified all the UN International
Agreements on the Environment
including the International Convention on Desertification and Drought to
do so as soon as possible so that the
Convention can come into force.
6.Calls
on Member States to mobilize available financial and institutional resources
needed for implementing national programs of environmental protection.
7.Emphasizes
the commitments of developed countries in transferring environmentally sound
technologies and know-how to developing counties in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 34 of Agenda 21.
8.Urges
the Member States to attach greater importance to the question of the protection
of the Environment and Natural Resources and to its relevance to sustainable
development.
9.Condemns
Israel’s continued rejection to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and
carrying out uncontrolled nuclear programs.
10.Requests
the international community, particularly relevant United Nations Organs, to
conduct active scientific research on the rise in sea levels, and its
socio-economic impacts, so as to protect the coastal zones and the wild life in
the territories of the Member States.
11.Urges
the developed countries to discharge their obligations under prevailing
international agreements on the transfer to developing countries of financial
resources and environmentally sound technologies.
12.Reaffirms
the determination of the Member States to work for the strengthening of
international cooperation in seeking solutions to global environmental problems
and requests the donor countries and international financial institutions to
extend further support to regional networks and national focal points in States
stricken by desertification.
13.Stresses
that multilateral cooperation for the protection of the environment should
include the provision of additional financial resources and access to
environmentally sound technologies for the developing countries.
14.Calls
for the dissemination of pioneering experiments for the application of
environmental development in the Islamic States and the use of the latter’s
available expertise in this field, whether through bilateral cooperation or
multilateral programs for the exchange of expertise.
15.Requests
Member States to promote coordination and cooperation among environment
monitoring networks and remote-control sensing Centers and coastal control posts
and all other environment protection organs in Islamic States.
16.Urges
all Member States to continue consultation and coordination among them at all
international meetings including consultations relating to environment
protection, especially in the field of biological diversity, climate change,
desertification, hazardous and radioactive waste.
17.Expresses
its satisfaction at the fruitful cooperation between the
Organization of the Islamic Conference and the United Nations Environment
Program.
18.Calls
for the intensification of this cooperation with emphasis on the problem of the
remnants of World War II and other wars in the Islamic countries, which impedes
development of their societies, and calls on the international community to
address the problem immediately and take the necessary measures to remove land
mines and war remnants.
19.Appeals
to the parties to World War II to expeditiously provide Member States with
information, data and maps on mines planted in their territories during the war
and commit themselves to extend immediate aid and assistance required for the
removal of these mines which still cause huge damage to human lives and obstruct
development and construction in vital areas, while taking into consideration the
decisions of the UN Conference on the Question of Mines which was held in Geneva
in 1996.
20.Calls
on Member States to intensify coordination and consultation among themselves
in the framework of the UN and others, particularly specialized agencies
concerned, on tackling this subject in an effective and meaningful manner.
21.Expresses
solidarity with the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya concerning its position on the
question of the minefields left on in its territory by World War II, their grave
effect on the environment and the accidents and grievous damage they cause to
thousands of its citizens. Also appeals to Member States to stand in
solidarity with the Jamahiriya in its efforts to overcome this problem and its
right to demand compensation for the damage and that the countries responsible
for the mine danger, finance mine-hunting operations and produce minefield maps
to the Libyan authorities concerned.
B)Israeli practices and their effects on the environment in the
occupied Palestinian territories, the occupied Syrian Golan, the occupied
Southern Lebanon and western Bekka and other Israeli occupied Arab territories.
Proceeding
from the principles and objectives of the Charter of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference;
Recalling
Previous OIC and other International Resolutions on this subject;
Recalling
also the
UNEP GC decision (UNEP/GC.19/107) on environmental situation in occupied
Palestine and Arab territories, and expressing deep concern over the continued
degradation of the environmental conditions in the occupied Palestine;
Taking
into consideration the recommendations of the Twentieth Session of the Islamic Commission
for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Also
recalling
resolutions 14/11-E and 15/18-E of the UN Environment Program with respect to
the environmental conditions in the Palestinian Arab Territories, Syrian Golan,
Lebanese and other Arab territories occupied by Israel;
Referring
to the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly, Security Council and
ECOSOC;
Reaffirming
the rights of mankind to a dignified life enjoying a healthy environment, free
of pollution as a basic human and sacred right;
Expressing
deep concern over the escalating brutal and expansionist practices of the
Israeli occupation authorities which include seizure of land and
water-resources, the demolition of houses, the construction of new settlements
in the occupied Palestinian and Arab Territories, especially in Al-Quds
Al-Sharif, and the Syrian Golan, the uprooting of trees, the destruction of
crops, the cutting off of irrigation waters, the deforestation of wide expanses
of land and the use of toxic gases with the attendant serious effects on the
Palestinian and other Arab inhabitants and the economic and social situation in
those lands;
Expressing
deep concern upon the throwing by Israel of Highly toxic radioactive and
chemical wastes in the Mediterranean sea and particularly in the Lebanese
regional waters;
Having
considered the report of the Secretary General on this issue;
1.Condemns
and censures Israel for its aggressive policies, the confiscation of
Palestinian lands, the setting of forests on fire, the cutting off of
irrigation water and the seizure of water resources and polluting the
neighbouring countries coasts thereby
causing considerable decay of ecological conditions in occupied Palestine and
aggravating the economic and social situation of the citizens.
2.Reaffirms
the inalienable right of the Palestinian people and the citizens of the occupied
Syrian Golan and other occupied Arab territories, and considers illegal
any violation of this right.
3.Urges
UNEP to update its report on the environmental situation in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories and submit it to the GC for immediate reaction.
4.Requests
the Member States to continue to extend help and assistance to the Palestine
Liberation organization and the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan and
the Arab citizens in the Lebanese occupied territories in drawing up the plans
deemed necessary for environmental conservation within these territories and
stresses that implementation measures be adopted for consolidating such plans
and taking steps to expose the policies pursued by Israeli occupation
authorities which have led to ecological decay in the occupied Palestinian
territories, the occupied Syrian Golan and the occupied Lebanese territories.
5.Strongly
Condemns Israel’s persistence in changing the legal status of the occupied
Syrian Golan and its practices aimed at changing its environmental conditions as
well as its geographical, demographic and historical features and at imposing
Israeli laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Israeli-occupied Syrian
Golan and South Lebanon and its Western Bekka.
6.Decides
to strengthen cooperation among the Member States in the field of earthquake
monitoring and establish a mechanism from the Member States on the Read Sea so
as to monitor earthquakes in the region and exchange the necessary information
on treating this phenomenon.
7.Condemns
Israel’s continuous rejection to join the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty and
to pursue nuclear programs which are bound to cause serious damage to the
neighboring Islamic States as these programs are not subject to monitoring by
the International Atomic Energy Agency and calls upon the international
parties and bodies concerned to adopt the measures necessary for putting an end
to this damage, while stressing the importance of cooperation among the Member
States concerned in the field of monitoring radiation fallout in the area.
8.Acknowledges
the good quality of the IFSTAD report on the crucial environmental issues
affecting Member States and strongly emphasizes the need for similar
in-depth studies of such issues so that Member States can keep abreast of their
future development and implications.
9.Requests
that the action programs recommended in the report of the Islamic Foundation for
Science, Technology and Development should be considered for implementation.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’aban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling
resolutions 30/23-E and 33/24-E adopted respectively by the 23rd and 24th
Sessions of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign
Ministers;
Expressing
its deep concern over the worldwide spread of infectious diseases affecting human
beings, animals and natural life in recent years;
Further
expressing its concern over the spread of AIDS as a result of non-adherence to religious
values and the slow progress of medical research to prevent and cure it;
Considering
the gravity of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (ESB) epidemic and its
effect on animal and human health as well as on the world economy and
international trade;
Expressing
its appreciation for the preventive and curative health measures taken by Member States
during the pilgrimage season in particular;
Further
expressing its deep appreciation for the excellent and efficient health services
provided by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to pilgrims;
Having
considered
the Report of the Secretary General on this subject;
1.Calls
for closer coordination between Member States and other countries on the one
hand and the World Health Organization on the other hand in order to fight
against this danger through the use of new vaccines and immunization schemes
against contagious diseases.
2.Calls
for greater coordination and cooperation among Member States in the area of
health through the enforcement of international health regulations, such as
vaccination of pilgrims going to the Holy Land, improvement of health conditions
in addition to cooperation on health sensitization before pilgrims’ departure
through the media in their countries.
3.Invites
Member States to collectively organize the fight against the expansion of the
AIDS pandemic and to seriously uphold medical research efforts in this field at
national, regional and international levels;
4.Also
invites Member States to devote special attention to highlighting the
religious moral values in their educational establishments, their media and
their Da’wa fora, as those values are the most effective means to prevent the
spread of that epidemic.
5.Urges
Member States, their relevant national and regional institutions, and
international cooperation institutions, in particular the world health
Organization (WHO), to set up immediately a mechanism of early warning and
control as well as rapid exchange of information on the marketing and import of
meat and by-products infected with ESB (or “mad cow” disease);
6.Invites
Member States to take strict measures against reprehensible practices on the
part of certain food importers and industrialists and to grant urgency and
priority to supporting scientific and medical research related to developing
agricultural and animal produce so as to achieve food self sufficiency;
7.Supports
the call for holding a meeting, in the near future, of Member State’s
Ministers of Health on the subject of epidemic diseases that affect humans
through human beings, animals, plants and the environment and welcomes the kind
offer of the Islamic Republic of Iran to host this meeting in Tehran.
8.Requests
the Secretary General to take appropriate steps for the implementation of this
resolution in coordination with the Standing Committee for Scientific and
Technological Cooperation.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’aban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling
the
resolutions adopted by the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Islamic Summit Conferences
and the other previous resolutions adopted by the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th,
20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Sessions of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign
Ministers on the Control of Narcotics and Drug Abuse;
Expressing
its concern
at the manufacture and illegal trafficking as well as the widespread abuse of
drugs which endanger the health of millions, particularly among young people;
Noting
with concern
the new dimensions of the ever growing narcotics problem which is threatening
the social and economic fabric of the afflicted countries;
Taking
into consideration the results achieved by the United Nations and its specialized agencies
in the field of drug abuse, including the declaration and comprehensive
multidisciplinary Outline of Future Activities in drug abuse adopted by the 1987
International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking and the United
Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances;
Noting
with appreciation the Universal Declaration on the Global Programme of Action adopted by
the 17th Special Session of the United Nations’ General Assembly held in New
York, in February 1990, and the Declaration of the London Conference on Control
of Cocaine and restriction of drugs in April 1990;
Reaffirming
its conviction of the need to supervise the manufacture, trafficking, import and
export of drugs and psychotropic substances, in accordance with the 1961 single
convention on Narcotic Drugs and the 1988 Convention on Narcotic Drugs against
illegal trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances;
Recognizing
the importance
of taking measures to control drug materials including chemicals and solvents
which are used in the manufacture of drugs and psychotropic substances, the
availability of which has increased their illicit processing;
Affirming
the guiding principles of the prevailing treaties on control of narcotics and
psychotropic substances as well as the control system embodied in these
treaties;
Realizing
the urgent need for Member States and the relevant international organizations
to exert concerted and coordinated efforts to eradicate the problem of abuse,
trafficking and smuggling into Islamic countries, of narcotics and psychotropic
substances;
Reviewing
the effects of drug abuse and its illegal production, processing and trafficking
on Member States;
Recalling
that the teachings of the true Islamic religion categorically forbid the use and
trafficking in drugs;
Having
considered
the Secretary General’s Report on the subject;
1.Requests
the Member States to diligently follow up the guidelines contained in the
recommendations made by the OIC Expert Group meeting held from 18 to 20 October
1988 in Istanbul, Turkey, on the effective measures to combat the problem of
narcotic drugs in all its aspects and dimensions, including illicit production,
processing and trafficking.
2.Urges
the Member States to coordinate their efforts and harmonize their systems with
respect to the licit production and trade of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances within the framework of the relevant international organizations.
3.Also
urges the Member States to give greater attention to the propagation of
religious consciousness and discussion within
their respective educational institutions, mass media and Dawa fora on
the gravity of the production, use and trafficking in drugs as well as their
categorical prohibition from the religious and legal viewpoints.
4.Welcomes
the measures taken by some Member States to draw attention to the damaging
effect of narcotics and affirms the importance of preventive measures including
the need for crop/income substitution and accessibility to international markets
for substitution products.
5.Urges
Member States to participate actively in international meetings and symposia in
this regard, especially those organize by the United Nations, its Specialized
Agencies and Organs and requests the Secretary General to coordinate with Member
States in this area and to cooperate with the UNDCP (United Nations
International Drug Control Programme) in Vienna and the commission on Narcotic
Drugs of the Economic and Social Commission especially as part of preparations
for the Special Session of UN General Assembly on International Drug Control in
New York, in June 1998.
6.Requests
the Member States to continue to intensify their cooperation and to exchange
information and technical expertise to control narcotics drugs.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’aban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Referring
to the resolution No. 35/24-E adopted on the subject by the Twenty-fourth
Session of the Islamic Conference of foreign Ministers;
Acknowledging
the close interdisciplinary relationship between the Environment and other
developmental sectors including Health;
Considering
the importance for Member States to preserve the basic necessities of
sustainable development and to continuously assess and monitor their
environmental problems and issues including Health;
Affirming
that the Member States have to continue their economic growth in order to
protect environment and achieve sustainable development and healthy societies;
Recalling
the importance of effective cooperation between OIC and relevant international
organization such as UNEP and World Health Organization in the field of
“environment and health”;
Noting
with appreciation the Member States awareness of Environmental issues and active role
during and after the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and
19th UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGAS);
Stressing
that sustainable development will be achieved only through international
cooperation and in particular by implementation of technological and financial
commitments of the developed countries envisaged in Agenda 21;
Recalling
the previous relevant resolution 1/18-E of
the 18th Session of the ICFM, 20/21-E of the 21st Session of the ICFM,
10/6-E(IS) of the Sixth Islamic
Summit, 25/22-E of the 22nd Session of the ICFM, 25/7-E(IS) of
the Seventh Islamic Summit, 32/23-E of the 23rd and 35/24-E of the 24th
Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Conscious
of the urgent need for the Member
States to avail themselves of objectives, independent and unbiased information
on their environmental situation and possible remedies that would best serve
their interests;
Appreciative
of the efforts made by the Secretariat of the OIC, its Subsidiary Organs and the
Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) to
prepare environment-related projects and programmes;
Having
taken note
of the recommendations of the Twentieth Session of the Islamic Commission for
Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
Having
examined the
Report of the Secretary General on this subject;
1.Welcomes
the offer made by Republic of Tunisia during the Twenty-first ICFM to host the
meeting of the Governmental Expert Group to do an exhaustive study of the
interconnected issues of the environment, health and sustainable development
from a perspective that would serve the interests of
Member States better and would lead to the establishment of a closer
cooperation between them and the relevant OIC and other international
institutions.
2.Renews
its request that the Secretary-General undertake the above mentioned study
by constituting a Governmental Expert Committee comprising at least two
Representatives from each geographic region of the OIC in addition to the
relevant Representatives of the General Secretariat and COMSTECH to meet in
Tunisia in order:
to
draft guidelines for the above study;
to
discuss the terms of reference of the said study and work out the
administrative,
logistic and financial details of its implementation.
3.Decides
that the requested study should be carried out through COMSTECH in close
consultation with the Member States and their relevant institutions and the
General Secretariat and in cooperation with regional and international
organizations.
4.Requests
the Secretary General to submit the results of the aforesaid study by the
Governmental Experts Committee to the next Session of the Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers for consideration.
5.Also
requests the Secretary-General to identify the ways for effective
cooperation between OIC and WHO and active participation of the Organization in
WHO’s meetings and conferences.
ON
THE
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’aban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Having
examined
resolution 31/24-E of the 24th Islamic
Conference of Foreign ministers held in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, from 28
Rajab to 3 Sha’aban 1417H (9-13 December, 1996) on the closure and liquidation
of the Islamic Foundation for Science, Technology and Development (IFSTAD);
Taking
into consideration the report and recommendations of the Four-Member Committee to
implement the decision of closure and liquidation of IFSTAD, which met in Jeddah
on 11/12 Ramadan 1417H/20-21 January 1997, especially the closure of IFSTAD as
of 7 April, 1997;
1-Takes
note of the report of the Secretary General on the subject;
2-Requests
the Member States which owe arrears of contributions to IFSTAD’S budget upto
the financial year 1996/97 to settle them as soon as possible through the OIC
General Secretariat so that the established outstanding debts of IFSTAD can be
paid off without delay.
3-Requests
the Secretary General to continue collecting all the entitlements to IFSTAD by
Member States and other parties and settling the established financial
obligations of IFSTAD, giving top priority to the former staff members of IFSTAD
and to submit a comprehensive report on the closure and liquidation of IFSTAD to
the 25th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’ban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Recalling
the
Resolution 51/39 dated 10 December 1996 of the United Nations General Assembly
on the role of science and technology in the field of international security and
disarmament;
Considering
that new scientific and technological development have extensive and important
impacts on the everyday life of all nations and would strengthen the
socio-economic development of the Islamic Countries;
Recognizing
that the
control regimes in the field of science and technology would increase the gap
between developing and the developed countries and also recognizing that
transfer of science and technology for peaceful purposes to the developing and
Islamic Countries would effectively promote North - South relations;
Recalling
the Final
Declaration of the 11th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Cartagena,
Colombia, October 1995 in which interalia, the heads of States expressed that
“the imposition of restrictions on the transfer of technology through
Non-Transparent export control
regimes with exclusive membership obstruct the socio-economic development of the
developing countries”;
Bearing
in mind the exclusive and discriminatory character of the export control regimes
which are in contravention with the legal obligation of the States Parties to
the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons
Convention;
Emphasizing
that multilaterally negotiated guidelines to regulate the transfer of the
advanced technology, equipment and materials with military applications would
contribute strengthening international peace and security;
1.Reaffirms
that the exchange of science and technology for peaceful purposes should be made
in the interest of mankind and
should be aimed to strengthening the socio-economic development of the Islamic
Countries.
2.Invites
all States, particularly the
developed countries, to commence multilateral negotiations with the
participation of all interested countries on the and universal and
non-discriminatory guidelines on transfer of advanced technology, materials and
equipment with military applications.
3.Requests
all States parties to the international disarmament and non-proliferation
treaties to review their existing national trade regulations and render them
consistent with their obligations under those treaties by removing all
restrictions beyond those established within the treaties;
4.Encourages
the relevant international organizations and agencies to facilitate the transfer
of science and technology for peaceful purposes to the developing countries.
ON
The
Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Dignity, Dialogue,
Participation) held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 9 to 11 Sha’ban
1418H (9-11 December 1997),
Proceeding
from the fact
that any ecological catastrophes irrespective of the nature of their origin
touch the interests of all countries of the world community;
Taking into consideration the extremely difficult situation in the
Aral Sea basin where the world community during the last decades practically
lost the second largest freshwater lake in the world as well as in Semipalatinsk
region which has been the largest nuclear tests site in the world;
Understanding that the dangerous consequences of continuous drying of the
Aral Sea influence the change of
climate in northern hemisphere especially in the Asian continent;
Realizing the responsibility of the Islamic Ummah for the future of
Muslim nations which inhabit the Aral Sea region and Semipalatinsk nuclear test
site zone;
Deeply concerned that the catastrophe, which envelopes
all spheres of life in the regions of the Aral Sea and Semipalatink and has no
any national limits, acquires a global character;
Recognizing that ecological imbalance is a major threat for the genetic
pool of hundreds of thousands of people living in the Aral Sea and Semipalatinsk
regions;
Underlining the need for joint effort by the Islamic Ummah to assuage
the effects of unprecedented problems caused by nuclear tests and their fatal
impact on the population of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site zone and of the
adjacent areas;
Welcoming the efforts being made by the OIC and charity organizations
of some Islamic countries for financial support and humanitarian aid for the
Aral Sea region;
Supporting the participation of international and regional
organizations (United Nations, European Union, World Bank) in the programme of
rehabilitation of the Aral Sea region;
Noting that Semipalatinsk nuclear site is the only place in the
Muslim world where the most dangerous nuclear tests including high intensity
tests on the surface have been conducted during the last forty years;
Recognizing that the consequences of the nuclear explosions will
influence for a long time the environment of the region and the health of many
generations of the people living there;
1.Calls on the U.N. for declaring the Aral Sea region and
Semipalatinsk as a zone of global ecological catastrophe.
2.Supports the efforts aimed at the rehabilitation of the
Aral Sea and the ground of Semipalatinsk nuclear site which are undertaken by
the Government of Kazakhstan as well as international and charity organizations.
3.Deems it necessary to call a special meeting of the
Ministers of Environments of Member States for discussing the environmental
problems of the Muslim world, particularly of the Aral Sea, Semipalatinsk and
other zones of the ecological catastrophes.
4.Appeals to Member States to provide political, economic
and financial support aimed at limitation of the impact of destructive
consequences of the said catastrophes and at preventing further spreading of
these ecological problems, and requests the Islamic Development Bank and charity
foundations of the Muslim countries to explore ways and means to evolve
programme providing support to the regions of the Aral Sea and Semipalatinsk
coordinated with existing international, regional and national programmes.
5.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and submit a report thereon to the next session of Islamic Summit Conference.
