Baku, January 4, AZERTAC

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will host the 35th session of the Islamic Committee of the International Crescent (ICCI) on January 5, 2022, according to the organization.

The meeting, to be held under the auspices of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the OIC Headquarters, will discuss the latest updates on the humanitarian assistance and relief provided by the ICCI to populations affected by natural disasters and to people affected by natural disasters. internally displaced persons in OIC Member States. , and the need to maintain cooperation and coordination on humanitarian action and monitoring of the ICIC program for irregular migrants.

In addition, the meeting will discuss the reports on the Islamic Forum on International Humanitarian Law and consultative meetings between the ICCI and the National Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies of the OIC Member States.

For the record, the Libya-based ICCI (Benghazi) is a specialized body of the OIC with a mandate to forge strong links with the national governmental and non-governmental humanitarian institutions of the OIC Member States, to support humanitarian aid. to populations affected by natural and other disasters, and implement humanitarian aid programs funded by Islamic agencies and institutions.