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Ihsanoglu

lines on the record: 50
first: 2006-09-20
most recent: 2013-10-28
sittings or episodes: 4
sources: un-security-council

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“In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that the OIC is strongly committed to an active partnership with the United Nations in promoting peace, security and development. We have achieved a great deal together, but I believe that more work remains to be done. With the Council's support, both organizations can make our world a much better place.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“I would like to assure the Council that the OIC will continue to work with its member States and the international community as a whole to combat the radicalization that leads to violent extremism and terrorism. We believe that confronting that menace requires political will and commitment on the part not only of Governments but all segments of society. The OIC has also been focusing on key development issues, including the empowerment of women, children, youth and civil society, in order to benefit from their roles and contributions in the search for local remedies to the challenges of conflict, underdevelopment and radicalization. We also encourage all initiatives that promote the positive contribution of religious and traditional leaders to meeting those challenges.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“The OIC has been vigilant in exposing the dangerous agenda of extremist elements and in raising global awareness to combat religious intolerance, stigmatization and negative stereotyping. I would also like to emphasize the importance of the political engagement and support of world leaders for dialogue, mutual recognition, respect and cooperation among the representatives of cultures, civilizations and religions, as this issue has recently acquired greater significance due to its implications for international peace and security. The consensual passage of Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 on combating religious intolerance, which codified the eight points I identified in my address to the fifteenth session of the Human Rights Council, has been widely acknowledged as a positive development and a triumph of multilateralism.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Due to the increase in the number of humanitarian disasters in OIC member States, the OIC General Secretariat has felt that there is a vital ned to establish an OIC humanitarian emergency response fund in order to promote collective humanitarian relief to the most vulnerable segments of our populations whenever a disaster strikes one of our member States. One of the most daunting challenges facing the international community is the radicalization of communities based on religious faith and belief. The religious and intercommunal hatred propagated by some motivated and extremist individuals encourages marginalization, negative stereotyping and racial discrimination, posing a serious threat to global peace and security.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“We are engaged in close cooperation with the World Health Organization and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, as well as with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in a wide campaign to eradicate polio in our affected countries. We are involved in advocacy and in mobilizing high-level political support for polio vaccination programmes. We believe that more work needs to be done before we are able to claim total polio free-status in the OIC region. In that regard, we are concerned by the recent spread of polio in the Horn of Africa.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“We will discuss the matter with the authorities of Myanmar during the expected Visit of myself and a group of Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the OIC member States to the country next month. Under the mandate of its Charter, the OIC aims to play a constructive role in helping non-member countries with Muslim minorities to resolve any issues with those minorities in order to strengthen their role as bridges of friendship between their nations and the Muslim world, in full respect for the national unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the countries hosting those minorities. Polio eradication in affected OIC member States continues to be a critical challenge for the OIC.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“On the humanitarian front, the OIC and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs conducted a joint needs assessment mission in Syria in 2012 that resulted in a comprehensive humanitarian response plan. Likewise, a similar mission in the Sahel was conducted by our two organizations, which visited the Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. Another joint mission was visited Mindanao and the Philippines. Furthermore, several appeals have been launched and some OIC member States have come forward to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable and needy people in Mali. Our cooperation is also continuing in Somalia. We have done our best to help meet the humanitarian needs in Myanmar by facilitating the provision of assistance from OIC member States and civil society.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“We are also concerned by Armenia's continued occupation of the Azerbaijani territories of Nagorno Karabakh, and we call for a resolution of that conflict based on respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in line with Security Council resolutions in that regard. Non-implementation of the Council's resolutions undermines its authority and people's belief in justice and in the possibility of peaceful political settlement. While I commend the leading role played by the United Nations and other partners in the restoration of peace to two troubled OIC member States, Somalia and Mali, we must continue to build on that partnership in order to achieve durable stability in those two African countries.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Therefore, the OIC is ready to build a constructive partnership with the United Nations to improve the socioeconomic life of the Palestinians in the Palestinian territories, including occupied East Jerusalem. The development agencies of both the OIC and the United Nations can cooperate in creating a better life for the Palestinians. The OIC remains deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict in Syria. We welcome all efforts aimed at convening the "Geneva II" conference. However, we believe that the Security Council needs to assume its responsibility to do its utmost to protect the Syrian people and to find a peaceful solution to the Syrian conflict through political dialogue.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“The OIC believes that the key to reaching a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East lies in ending the Israeli occupation that started in 1967 and by establishing an independent and sovereign Palestinian State. Therefore, we believe that the ongoing direct Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations provide a valuable window of opportunity that should not be missed. Creating conditions conducive to peace also requires that all illegal and harmful acts, including the construction of settlements, should be immediately stopped. At the same time, we remain committed to assisting the Palestinian people in improving their socioeconomic life.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Our principled position is that any reform of the Security Council must ensure adequate representation for OIC member States in any category of membership, given that our organization represents 57 member States and 1.6 billion people. While a period of extraordinary challenges is still evolving in the Middle East, a credible peace process towards a two-State solution remains a core priority for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. I would like to reaffirm that the international community and this organ in particular have a special responsibility to do its utmost to solve the Palestinian question, according to the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Israeli-Palestinian agreements reached within the framework of the Middle East peace process.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“The United Nations-African Union example of partnerships in the areas of peace, security and development are good examples to be followed in that regard. Many of the issues on the agenda of the Security Council relate to the Muslim world, and the OIC is naturally seized of them. That fact demonstrates the importance of having strong links of cooperation and coordination between the OIC and the United Nations in order to benefit from global and local approaches to addressing those issues. At the same time, I would like to emphasize the need of expediting the reform of the Security Council by promoting its transparency, accountability, adequate representation and full democratization so as to enable it to play its full role in the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“The United Nations-OIC general biannual consultation meeting provides an excellent opportunity for both organizations to identify all areas of cooperation with a specific time frame for implementation. We are also in the process of preparing a promising joint action to support human development in Somalia. The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and the OIC General Secretariat are developing a project for capacity in education, health care and sustainable livelihoods in Somalia. We look forward for more engagement with the United Nations to enhance the capacity of the OIC on the basis of its needs and strategic priorities to enable it to act as an effective United Nations partner in addressing the immediate and future challenges that face the Muslim world.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Those significant steps also indicate our understanding of the importance of socioeconomic development, human rights and humanitarian assistance in promoting peace and security. In that regard, the OIC has made valuable contributions to the work of the United Nations in the fields of conflict prevention, crisis management, mediation, humanitarian assistance, the promotion of human rights, the rule of law and sustainable development through the many political, economic and social instruments available to it. Accordingly, the OIC has hosted at its headquarters in Jeddah a number of international contact groups, such as those for Afghanistan and Somalia, as well regional organizations, mediation meetings and counter-terrorism workshops.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“It calls for strengthening OIC activities in conflict prevention, confidence-building, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation in cooperation with international and regional organizations, the United Nations being the first among them. The OIC General Secretariat has made sustained efforts to increase the role of the organization in the maintenance of peace and security, conflict prevention and conflict resolution. Under its programme and agenda for reform, the Peace, Security and Mediation Unit; a centre for the development of women; the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission; and the International Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs Department have been established.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“The perceptions of the member States of the organization, all of which are also Members of the United Nations, are identical to those of the vast majority of the United Nations membership on important international issues. The OIC charter stresses the importance of all member States adhering to the principles of the maintenance of international peace and security and representing the national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of other member States. An OIC road map document, adopted in December 2005 and entitled 10-year programme of action to meet the challenges facing the Muslim Ummah in the twenty-first century, which parallels the Millennium Development Goals, is one that we consider to be a blueprint for reform, promoting moderation and modernization in the Muslim world.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“As the second-largest political intergovernmental organization, with 57 member States and five observers, and with a mission to defend the interests andjust causes of its member States, the OIC, based on its charter, was established on the noble principles of peace, harmony, tolerance, brotherhood and the equality of all human beings, as preached by Islam. The preamble ofits charter reaffirms the commitment of its member States to the Charter of the United Nations. It has therefore, since its establishment, set for itself as a primary task the realization of the principles and purposes of the United Nations, and it has striven to play a positive role in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Proceeding from its new vision and mission of moderation and modernization, the OIC has continued to play an important role in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, promoting post-conflict reconstruction, defusing humanitarian crises, combating terrorism and promoting socioeconomic development in its member States as an important contribution to global efforts in the promotion of international peace and security. In that regard, the OIC has expressed on many occasions that it stands ready today to develop an effective partnership with the United Nations to enhance cooperation in all fields and to evolve early responses to disputes and emerging crises.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Based on our firm belief that the critical role the international organizations play, we have made tremendous efforts to build and sustain a network of close cooperative relationships with the United Nations and other international, regional and subregional organizations in order to secure an inter-organizational platform for the benefit of global peace, security and economic development. International peace and development are now faced with many difficulties and challenges, and it is imperative to respond to them collectively at the national, regional and international levels. In a rapidly changing world, strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the OIC will both promote multilateralism and boost the international collective security mechanism.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“In his recent statement before the OIC Annual Coordination Meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs on 27 September, on the sidelines ofthe general debate of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General requested that the OIC strengthen its partnership with the United Nations in all areas of mutual concern and interest. From our part, we attach great importance to the relationship with the United Nations and stand ready to develop an effective partnership with it to promote peace, justice, human rights and development.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“Ban Ki-moon, for his tireless efforts in bringing increasing significance to the existing relations and cooperation between the United Nations and the OIC. I personally would like to thank him for his kind words just now. We share his vision about the strategic cooperation between the two organizations. During my term in office as OIC Secretary- General, I have established an important working relationship with Mr. Ban Ki Moon. We have discussed on a regular basis many issues that also top the agenda of the Security Council, such as the Middle East, Syria, Somalia, Mali and Afghanistan.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“At the outset, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the Government of Azerbaijan for taking the initiative of organizing this unique and timely meeting. The fact that the SecurityCouncil has accepted to convene today's debate on cooperation between Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations shows the importance it rightly attaches to it. I should also like to highlight the importance of the excellent ideas contained in the concept paper prepared by the delegation of Azerbaijan (8/2013/588), which further develops that important issue. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Azerbaijan for its outstanding performance during its tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council and in the chair for this month. I wish to express my gratitude to the Secretary- General, Mr.”
2013-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7050 (2013) · source
“I also condemn and reject the arguments of those who distort the teachings of Islam by killing, kidnapping or harming innocent civilians or by undermining their security. Finally, I would like to express the commitment of the OIC General Secretariat to work with the United Nation for the protection of civilians. In this regard, we highly appreciate in particular the dedicated efforts of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF, OCHA and the International Committee of the Red Cross in this field. I would also like to pay tribute to all United Nations peacekeeping personnel and to unarmed civilian peacekeepers who are protecting civilians in a variety of trouble spots around the world.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Speaking of unaddressed problems, I should stress the importance of responding to the needs of refugees displaced by armed conflict. In this regard, the OIC is particularly concerned about the continuing plight of Azeri refugees forced to leave their homes in the Nagorno Karabakh region and seven adjacent regions of Azerbaijan. We are also concerned about the deliberate targeting of certain groups of people by non-State armed groups or terrorists. The targeting and kidnapping of United Nations or other international staff, humanitarian assistance workers and volunteers, or health workers and teachers are unacceptable. In this regard, I strongly condemn the killing of health workers engaged in national polio vaccination campaigns. I also condemn the killing of worshippers in places of worship as abhorrent, inhuman acts.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“It is long overdue for the Israeli and Palestinian people to live side by side and in peace and security. The protection of civilians in armed conflict represents only one aspect of the challenge of protecting civilians. Civilians are also increasingly becoming targets of terrorism and extremism, as well as, maybe ironically, of counter-terrorism measures. Certainly, nobody can deny the right of States to undertake counter-terrorism efforts through law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism. However, the utmost should be done not to harm civilians and reduce them to collateral damage. Civilians also suffer during eruptions of violence due to simmering and unaddressed situations of intercommunal hatred and resentment, as was recently witnessed by the Muslim Rohingya minority in Rakhine state, Myanmar.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Palestinian people's aspirations to realize its legitimate right to freedom, sovereignty and self-determination in its own independent State and in its own homeland, with East Jerusalem as its capital, should no longer be denied. The ongoing confiscation of Palestinian properties and construction of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories should be seen as the biggest challenge to the credibility of the Security Council. The General Assembly's recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer State constitutes a timely and fundamental opportunity that should be utilized in full in order to give renewed momentum to the currently deadlocked peace process. Both the Palestinian and Israeli people deserve permanent peace.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Here once again, I reiterate our call on the Security Council to assume its responsibility to do its utmost to protect the Syrian people and bring a peaceful solution to the Syrian conflict through political dialogue. Ensuring accountability for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law is a sine qua non for the protection of civilians in armed conflict. As encouraged by the Secretary-General in his 2012 report, the Council is expected to ensure such accountability for each and every Member State without exception. Yet Israel continues to enjoy impunity despite its flagrant violations of international law, as well as international humanitarian and human rights law. The Palestinian people, be it in the West Bank or Gaza, continues to suffer under the illegal measures imposed by the Israeli occupation.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has been actively involved from the very beginning in every effort to provide humanitarian assistance to the Syrians victimized by the ongoing conflict. In that regard, we are closely cooperating with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The OIC Department for Humanitarian Affairs is working to provide assistance to Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries. On 30 January, the United Nations held a very successful fund-raising conference in Kuwait, to which the OIC contributed and by which the United Nations managed to raise around $1.5 billion, mainly from OIC countries.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Aside from legal, structural and operational challenges, the real and grave challenge that needs the urgent action of the Council is the ongoing violence in Syria, which has cost the lives of more than 60,000 Syrians and displaced more than 700,000 others. As a matter of fact, the conflict in Syria puts the ability of the Council and the international community to protect civilians in armed conflict to a clear test. It is regrettable that neither the Council nor the international community has passed that test yet, although so many civilians have died and many others have been maimed or displaced. I am particularly disappointed that the Syrian leadership has perpetuated violence against its own people.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Council is expected more than ever to assume its responsibility for spearheading the international community's efforts to enhance the compliance of parties to conflict, States and non-State armed groups alike, with international law, and to enhance the United Nations peacekeeping missions' protection capabilities while respecting States' sovereignty, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Improving humanitarian access to victims of armed conflict and ensuring accountability for violations of international law, as well as international humanitarian and human rights law, are also among the challenges that the Council has to tackle on behalf of the international community.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“As expressed earlier by the Council, it is deeply regrettable that civilians account for most of the casualties in armed conflicts, including as a result of deliberate targeting, indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks and sexual and gender-based violence, as well as other acts that violate international humanitarian and human rights law. Ever since the Council took up the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict in 1999 with its adoption of resolution 1265 (1999) and various others thereafter, an international normative framework has emerged. However, ongoing armed conflicts, perpetuated by one State's illegal occupation of another's territory, and their impact on civilians show that there is still much more to do in order to tackle the core challenges outlined in the Secretary-General's report (8/2012/376).”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. ihsanoglu: On behalf of the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the OIC General Secretariat, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, your team and your country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and on your successful steering of the work of the Council this month, including the holding of this important open debate. It is quite unfortunate, and in fact unacceptable, that throughout the world civilians endure the heaviest cost of armed conflicts, no matter the scale, nature or location of those conflicts. Civilians, be they men, women, children or elderly, suffer from unspeakable hardships and violations of human rights on account of acts of violence carried out by States and non-State armed groups alike.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The forthcoming OIC donors conference on the reconstruction and development of the Darfur region, to be held in March, is a clear case in point. To conclude, let me reiterate that the OIC will continue to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security in every way possible, in cooperation with the United Nations and with other regional and subregional organizations.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Similarly, the OIC believes that tackling conflicts solely from the angle of security cannot lead to lasting and comprehensive solutions. Short-term solutions must give way to mid- and long-term approaches requiring a proper understanding of the root causes of the conflicts, which often lie in political grievances, backwardness, underdevelopment, a lack of good governance and human rights, and concerns related to the preservation of national, ethnic, cultural and religious identities. As a mark of its commitment to addressing socio-economic problems that often serve as the root causes of conflicts, the OIC has established a special fund of $10 billion for poverty alleviation in member States and a special programme for the development of Africa.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“This approach means starting with establishing channels of communication with the influential and patriotic representatives of a given society plagued by terrorism with a view to gaining them to our side by offering them appropriate incentives and to convincing them to try to move from the extreme and periphery to the middle ground. At the same time, the most radical and hard core extremist elements, should be marginalized and isolated. When this is achieved it will be easier to gradually move to create new facts conducive to bringing about lasting and durable peace and security. This approach might prove particularly pertinent in the parts of the Muslim world where radicalism is considered to be on the rise.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Past experience has shown that combating terrorism through military means alone has not yielded convincing results. Resorting to military measures means attacking the symptom rather than curing the disease. In retrospect, we should analyse in all frankness what has been achieved by the war on terror in recent years to see whether we made any progress in curing the disease or if we caused a kind of transformation and further spread of the Virus. In this context, I would like to emphasize that the best way to tackle the terrorism phenomenon lies with efforts to eliminate the root causes of terrorism.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Over the past decade, the OIC has focused its activities on eradicating the root causes of the terrorism that had plagued some areas of the Muslim world. We had to use local methods to destroy the doctrinal infrastructure of terrorism that was based on a totally erroneous and falsely manipulated interpretation of the teaching of Islam. The OIC Academy of Jurisprudence has managed to expose this malignant scheme and to reveal its deceitful purposes. This effort has helped in alerting young people to the fallacy of the claims of the extremists and has consequently dealt a hard blow to their activities and greatly reduced their heinous crimes. This method of dealing with such a scourge has proven that a global problem can be solved by local remedies combined with coordination with the Security Council.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Then, the OIC managed to mediate among the warring Afghan factions and succeeded in restoring peace and security there. In Somalia, a founding member of the OIC, we actively participated and contributed to the negotiation process that led to the signing of the Djibouti Agreement and formation of the Transitional Government. I believe that the hosting of the most recent meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at OIC headquarters was quite significant in terms of exhibiting our sense of responsibility in assuming a wider role in ensuring peace and security in Somalia. Very soon, we will be opening a humanitarian mission in Mogadishu, which will in time be transformed into a full-fledged office.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Its success can be measured by the fact that OIC intervention has helped eliminate the religious factor from the conflict in Iraq. Through our office in Baghdad, we intend to follow up on our initiative. From the point of view of a new vision and sense of responsibility that require the OIC to assume wider and more proactive roles in dealing with challenges and crises affecting the Muslim world, we are in the midst of devising similar approaches for Somalia and Afghanistan, which would take into account the potential, comparative advantages and cultural affinity of the OIC. As a matter of fact, in the 1980s, the OIC was called upon to address the crisis of civil war in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“The start of the ministerial and expert-level debate on capacity-building for peace and security aspects within the OIC has certainly enriched the new OIC reform agenda, which already includes important steps, such as the establishment of an independent human rights commission and an international cooperation and humanitarian affairs department. These steps also indicate our understanding of the importance of socio-economic development, human rights and humanitarian assistance in promoting peace and security. The OIC has recently played an important role in Iraq and succeeded in putting an end to the sectarian strife between the Sunni and Shiite factions of Iraqi society in 2006. This intervention has proven to be instrumental in reducing the wave of killings that took the lives of thousands of Iraqi people.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“This is all the more important when we consider the fact that some of the top contributors to United Nations peacekeeping operations are OIC member States. This experience is an asset from which the OIC could benefit in appropriate situations in the future. While the OIC, with its 57 member countries and five observer States, is so far not into peacekeeping operations as such, a resolution adopted at its most recent ministerial meeting, held in May 2009, opens the door for possible activities in a number of related areas. That resolution called for an intergovernmental expert group to study a concept paper prepared by the OIC secretariat on the future role of the OIC in the maintenance of peace and security, peacekeeping and conflict resolution.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“An OIC road map document entitled "Ten-Year Programme of Action", adopted in December 2005, which parallels the Millennium Development Goals, is a document that we consider to be a blueprint for reform promoting moderation and modernization in the Muslim world. It calls for strengthening OIC activities in conflict prevention, confidence-building, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation in cooperation with international and regional organizations. Many of the issues on the Security Council agenda relate to the Islamic world, and the OIC is naturally seized of them. This fact demonstrates the importance of having strong links of cooperation and coordination between the Security Council and the OIC in order to benefit from both global and local approaches of addressing these issues.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“The retreat proved to be a good occasion for participants to get acquainted with one another and exchange views and ideas that enriched our knowledge on many important issues. I can say that the potential we have has been shown in a very important way. I am glad to say that the OIC will increase its cooperation in this framework. The new OIC Charter, adopted in 2008, stresses the importance of all member States adhering to the principles of the maintenance of international peace and security and of respecting the national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of other member States.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Mr. Ihsanoglu: Allow me first to express our sympathy and condolences to the people of Haiti and the affected United Nations staff. We hope that the calls made here for international solidarity will help those people. At the outset, I would like, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), to express our gratitude to the Chinese delegation for having taken the initiative of organizing this debate. I think it is very timely and that the decision was a very wise one. I would also like to thank the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his participation in our debate and to express our appreciation to him for the pertinent and timely initiative of organizing a retreat for the heads of regional organizations, which was held over the past two days.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“I should like to emphasize here the importance of the political engagement in and support of the world's leaders for dialogue, mutual recognition, respect and cooperation among the representatives of cultures, civilizations and religions, as that issue has gained in importance recently due to its implications for and repercussions on international peace and security. In conclusion, I would like to stress the need to reinvigorate the time-tested doctrine of multilateralism to promote international peace and security. It is only through cooperation on an equal, equitable and just basis that the objectives of international peace and security, as well as of social and economic development, can be achieved.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“The OIC and IDB can closely coordinate with the recently established United Nations Peacebuilding Commission in achieving common objectives, starting particularly in Sierra Leone, where the OIC Trust Fund for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Humanitarian Assistance, as well as the IDB, are actively undertaking numerous projects. The OIC stands ready to further cooperate with the United Nations and all other international, intergovernmental, regional and transnational organizations with a View to making the maximum possible contribution to world peace and security.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“Also, with a new emphasis on development issues, it is aligning its 10-year programme of action, which was adopted at the last OIC extraordinary summit in Mecca in December 2005, with the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. The programme of action includes the OIC's proactive involvement in all stages of conflict management, as well as combating international terrorism. I am pleased to inform the Council that the OIC has taken several initiatives related to various conflict situations, including in Iraq, Somalia, the Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon and elsewhere. In the field of development and peacebuilding, the OIC and its specialized organ, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), are playing an active and constructive role in various places.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“That requires us to understand that political grievances, backwardness, the underdeveloped situation of societies and their need for good governance are the underlying reasons for the problems we are trying to solve. When we are resolved to act to settle disputes and conflicts; when sound measures are taken by the international community by upholding respect for international legitimacy; and when we focus on long- term prospects with patience and wisdom instead of resorting to the logic of intervention, we will move towards a more stable, secure and developed world where cooperation and dialogue win out over unilateralism and division. For its part, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), in cooperation with the international community, is promoting moderation, modernization and development within the Islamic world.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“Today, as we try from an analytical perspective to understand the problems of the world, of which quite a number involve the Muslim world, we see that those problems continue to worsen and that the scope of the crises is widening. It seems that the monodimensional approach to tackling crises is leading to further complexities. When problems are approached solely from the angle of security and solutions are sought only through military means, those problems cannot be solved in a lasting and comprehensive manner. On the contrary, they become harder to solve. Short cuts and short-term solutions further complicate the problems and increase their vehemence. Therefore, if we support the effective, lasting, comprehensive and peaceful settlement of crises, the need arises for a paradigm shift in our approaches.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“Mr. Ihsanoglu: It gives me great pleasure to address this unique and much-needed meeting on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which encompasses 57 countries. We are grateful to the Foreign Minister of Greece for having taken the initiative of bringing us together to exchange views on the very important subject of international peace and security. I should like also to highlight the importance of the ideas contained in the letter dated 6 September prepared by the Permanent Representative of Greece, and I would like to highlight the paragraph concerning the importance of revising the use of the terminology concerning regional and subregional organizations. I would like also to pay tribute to the Secretary- General for the excellent report before us.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source