Islamabad, Pakistan | Xinhua | The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to establish a humanitarian trust fund, launch a food security program, and facilitate to unlock financial and banking channels for Afghanistan to help the Afghan people facing looming humanitarian crisis, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday. …
Read More »IUIU rector appointed to OIC secretariat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rector of the Islamic University in Uganda Dr Ahmed Kawesa Sengendo has been appointed the Assistant Secretary-General of Economic Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation- OIC. Dr Sengendo was sworn in on Saturday, November 28th 2020 at the 47th Council of OIC Foreign …
Read More »Nakiwala attends the 8th World Islamic Summit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of State for youth and children affairs Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi has said that education and spiritual morals contribute to the development of our youth shaping them into useful members in our communities and ultimately responsible citizens. Nakiwala made these remarks during the 8th World …
Read More »Mukwaya warns of threat of youth unemployment at Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Janat Mukwaya has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to visit Uganda and study youth and women programmes that can be adopted by member states. Speaking at the 4th Session of the Islamic Conference of …
Read More »Erdogan urges Jerusalem recognition as ‘Palestine’s capital’
Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged the world to recognise occupied East Jerusalem as the “capital of Palestine”, as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned there could be no peace in the Middle East until such a step was made. Erdogan convened in Istanbul an …
Read More »OIC: Oryem Okello calls for increased funding for science
Astana, Kazakhstan | MOFA | Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of International Affairs, Henry Oryem Okello has called upon the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to increase funding in science, technology research and development in Institutions funded by OIC, including Islamic University in Uganda. Okello made the remarks during the …
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