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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 34TH SESSION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
ISLAMABAD, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN 28-30 RABIUL THANI 1428H (15-17 MAY 2007)
OPENING SESSION:
1. Election of Chairman and other members of the Bureau. 2. Adoption of the Agenda. 3. Adoption of the Programme of Work.
(A) REVIEW OF THE DRAFT OF THE REVISED CHARTER.
(B) POLITICAL AFFAIRS:
4. The Cause of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict:
a) Development of Situation in Palestine and the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, comprising Al-Quds Funds and Bait Mal Al-Quds Agency. b) The Occupied Syrian Golan. c) Israel’s continued occupation of parts of Lebanon and detention of Lebanese citizens in its jails and detention camps. d) The current situation of the Peace Process in the Middle East. e) The Mechanism for Financial Support for the Palestinian People.
5. Islamic Office for the Boycott of Israel. 6. The Situation in Iraq. 7. The Jammu and Kashmir Dispute. 8. The Peace Process between India and Pakistan. 9. The Situation in Somalia. 10. Solidarity with the Republic of the Sudan. 11. The Situation of Cyprus. 12. The Aggression of the Republic of Armenia on the Republic of Azerbaijan. 13. The Situation in Afghanistan. 14. Situation in Cote d’Ivoire. 15. Situation of the Fund for the Reconstruction of Sierra Leone. 16. The Food Security in Niger. 17. Combating International Terrorism. 18. Combating the use of Internet by terrorists. 19. Rejection of American Unilateral Sanctions imposed on the Syrian Arab Republic. 20. The Problem of Refugees in the Muslim World. 21. The Imposition of Unilateral Economic Sanctions on Member States. 22. Reform of the United Nations and Expansion of UN Security Council’s Membership. 23. The Conference of 2010 on Review of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. 24. Establishment of Nuclear-weapons-free zones in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia. 25. Strengthening the Security of non-nuclear States against the use or nuclear weapons or threat thereof. 26. Cooperation by the Islamic Republic of Iran with IAEA. 27. Evolving a new global consensus on disarmament and non-proliferation. 28. Relevant initiatives and proposals in the field of conventional arms. 29. Condemnation of the Zionist regime for possession of nuclear weapons. 30. Security and Solidarity among Member States. 31. Support of coordination and consultation among Member States to adopt a unified stand of Muslim States in international fora. 32. The voting pattern of OIC Member States on resolutions of importance to the Islamic world at the United Nations and other International Fora. 33. Strengthening the Islamic Unity. 34. Cooperation between the organization of the Islamic Conference, international and regional organizations and other groupings. 35. Establishment of a Mechanism for OIC-EU Dialogue. 36. Review and rationalization of OIC agenda items and resolutions. 37. Protection of Children’s victims of Tsunami. 38. Implementation of the OIC Ten-Year Programme of Action. 39. Islamophobia: manifestations, dimensions and mechanisms.
(C) QUESTIONS OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND MINORITIES:
40. The Situation of Muslim Communities and Minorities in non-OIC Member States. 41. The Question of Muslims in Southern Philippines. 42. Turkish Muslim Minority of Western Thrace, Greece. 43. The Situation of the Muslim Minority in Myanmar.
(D) LEGAL AFFAIRS:
44. The International Islamic Court of Justice. 45. Follow-up to the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam. 46. Coordination among the Member States in the field of Human Rights. 47. The signing/ratification of (accession to) the agreements concluded in the framework of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. 48. Follow-up to the Convention of the Organization of the Islamic Conference for combating international terrorism.
(E) ORGANIC, STATUTORY AND GENERAL QUESTIONS:
49. Requests from the NGOs for accession to the OIC as observer. 50. Request for admission of Humanitarian Forum as an affiliated institution of the OIC. 51. Candidacies for international positions.
(F) INFORMATION AFFAIRS:
52. Enhancing the role of information and communication in promoting the causes and image of Islam in the world. 53. Restructuring of specialized information institutions. 54. Follow-up of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunis in 2005.
(G) ECONOMIC AFFAIRS:
55. Implementation of the Ten-Year Programme of Action. 56. Implementation of the Decisions of the COMCEC. 57. Economic Assistance to Member States and Non-OIC Countries and Muslim Communities. 58. Ministerial Conferences in the Economic Sectors. 59. Activities of the OIC Institutions. 60. World Islamic Economic Forum. 61. Establishment of International Zakat Organization.
(H) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
62. The Implementation of the OIC Ten-Year Programme of Action in the Domain of Science and Technology.
a) The Prestigious OIC Awards on Science and Technology. b) The Investment of the OIC Member States in Science and Technology.
63. The Implementation of the OIC Ten-Year Programme of Action in the Domain of Higher Education. a) The selection of 20 Universities to be elevated to the rank of Top 500 World Universities. b) The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the four OIC Islamic Universities. c) The recent developments in issues related to Higher Education and Scientific Research d) The activities of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 64. The Vision 1441 on Science and Technology. · Implementation of the Early Harvest Programme. 65. The Activities of the Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH). · The 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee of COMSTECH.
66. The Health Issues. a) The Global Cooperation in the Programme for Eradication of Polio in the OIC Member States. b) The Cooperation among Member States in Controlling Epidemic Diseases Affecting Man, Fauna and Flora. c) The First Islamic Conference of Ministers of Health
67. The Environment Issues: a) The Second Islamic Conference of Ministers of Environment. b) Environmental issues from an Islamic Perspective.
(I) CULTURAL AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
68. General Cultural Matters: a) Ways and means of implementing the Cultural Strategy of the Islamic World; b) Cultural aspects of the Phenomenon of Globalization; c) Universal Declaration on Dialogue among Civilization; d) Unified Hijri Calendar for the beginnings of Lunar Months; e) World Mosque Week; f) Promoting Waqfs and their role in the development of the Islamic Societies and other similar subjects. 69. Protection of Islamic Sanctities and Values: a) Destruction of the Babri Mosque in India; b) Destruction of the Islamic Complex of Charar-e-Sharif Mosque in India; c) Desecration of the Islamic Relics and Shrines in Azerbaijan; d) Destruction of Islamic Sites and Houses of Worship in Iraq
70. Social Themes: a) Muslim Women and their role in the development of the Islamic Society; b) Child care and protection in the Islamic World; c) Welfare of Orphans and Minors in Islamic States affected by wars and disasters; d) Education and Rehabilitation of Muslim Youth; e) Cooperation on combating illegal production, abuse, processing and trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances;
71. Islamic Universities:
It covers matters relating to the Islamic Universities in Niger, Uganda, Malaysia, Bangladesh; also the proposed new building project for Zeitouna University in Tunis; and the extension of assistance to the King Faisal University in N’djamena.
72. Islamic Cultural Centers and Institutions: a) Regional Institute for Islamic Studies and Research in Timbuktu (Mali); b) Regional Institute for Complementary Education (Rice) (Islamabad, Pakistan); c) Islamic Centre in Guinea-Bissau; d) Islamic Institute of Translation in Khartoum (Sudan); e) Project of the Establishment of a World Islamic Authority for the Holy Qur’an;
73. Palestinian Affairs: a) The Twinning of Palestinian Universities in the Occupied Territories with Universities in OIC Member States b) The Educational Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Occupied Syrian Golan c) The Israel Aggressions against Islamic Shrines in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the Preservation of the Islamic Character, Human Heritage, and Religious Rights of Al-Quds Al-Sharif
74. Activities of OIC organs and institutions involved in the cultural field: a) SUBSIDIARY ORGANS: - The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture; - The Islamic Fiqh Academy. - Islamic Solidarity Fund and its Waqf. b) SPECIALIZED INSTITUTIONS: - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. - Islamic Committee of the International Crescent. c) AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS: - Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation. - World Federation of Arab Islamic International Schools. - Islamic Conference Youth Forum.
75. Activities of Standing Committee for Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC) 76. Implementation of the OIC Ten-Year Programme of Action.
(J) DAWA AFFAIRS
77. Islamic Dawa Activities and Committee for Coordination of Joint Islamic Action: a) Coordination of Joint Islamic Action. b) Consideration of Challenges Facing the Islamic Ummah in the Twenty-first Century. c) Educating pilgrims on the rites of Haj. d) Holding seminars to promote the cultural image of Islam.
78. Implementation of the OIC Ten-Year Programme of Action.
(K) ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS:
79. Report and Recommendations of the 35th Session of the PFC. 80. Budgets of the General Secretariat and its subsidiary organs for the transitional period between 1st July and 31st December 2007. 81. Arrears of contributions of Member States. 82. Mandate to the 36th Session of the PFC to adopt the 2008 Budgets for the General Secretariat and its subsidiary organs.
(L) SESSION FOR ANNOUNCING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN FAVOUR OF THE ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND.
(M) ANY OTHER BUSINESS
(N) DATE AND VENUE OF THE 35TH SESSION OF THE ICFM (the Republic of Iraq, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kazakhstan have offered to host the 35th Session of the ICFM).
(O) CLOSING SESSION:
Adoption of Final Reports, Resolutions, and the Final Communiqué.
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