Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) [to 23 May 2015]
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Third International Forum for Humanitarian Work Adopts Mechanisms to Address Risks of Access to the Affected in Armed Conflicts
The participants in the Third International Forum for Humanitarian Work recommended the need to encourage humanitarian organizations in the region to integrate risk management related to humanitarian action within its functions and allocate the necessary resources for that. The reason is that ensuring the security of humanitarian workers in conflict zones has become an urgent necessity deliberated extensively at the Forum sessions.

The final communique welcomed the commitment of humanitarian organizations in the region to the humanitarian principles. However, it urged them to strengthen their capabilities in this area through cooperation among themselves and with other agencies, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Red Crescent. It also encouraged them to spread these principles and develop codes of conduct.

It is noteworthy that the Third International Forum for Humanitarian Work, organized in Doha by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in collaboration with Qatar Charity, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Islamic Relief Organization, and a number of research centers, witnessed the attendance of more than 140 participants from about 20 countries, representatives of more than 60 different entities…
22/05/2015 [No link to text of final communique identified]

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Secretary General lauds the launching of the King Salman ibn Abdulaziz Releif and Humanitarian Work Centre by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr Iyad Ameen Madani, welcomed the launching by the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz of the King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz Relief and Humanitarian Action Centre in Riyadh as a continuation of the King’s humanitarian initiatives towards societies affected disasters or crises. He recalled that the announcement by the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz to allocate $1 billion for relief and humanitarian work for the centre, in addition to previous allocations in response to humanitarian and relief needs of the Yemeni people, fall under the scope of his aim to remove the plight of peoples, communities and states facing disasters and crises….
20/05/2015

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Humanitarian Situation Deteriorating, Third International Forum for Humanitarian Work hears
DOHA: The Third International Forum for Humanitarian Work began in Doha on May 19 amid warnings from the OIC that the humanitarian situation in several Muslim countries is worsening and that growing numbers of refugees are causing state institutes to collapse…
19/05/2015