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On August 19th of each year, the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day. On this occasion, the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) calls for mobilization and solidarity to promote humanitarian action in the Islamic world and beyond. The Organization urges countries and governments to give priority to financing social and humanitarian action and strengthening policies and programmes that take into account social assistance and mental health to support women and children victims of oppression, wars and conflicts.

In this context, ICESCO reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening efforts and coordinating joint action within the framework of a comprehensive humanitarian alliance to support the most vulnerable groups, namely children, women, the elderly, people with special needs, migrants and displaced persons. Besides, the Organization commends the courage and dedication of humanitarian volunteers to achieve peace and security worldwide, particularly in the context of armed conflicts and wars, and the negative repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Moreover, ICESCO seeks to consolidate humanitarian action through its action strategy, programmes and initiatives aimed at promoting the values of peace, solidarity and mercy, most notably ICESCO’s 360° Peace Approach, the initiative of the International Day of Mercy, on April 21st of each year, the medical, social and educational caravans, the project of innovation and promote entrepreneurship among women and youth to counter the effects of Covid-19, the Leadership Training in Peace and Security Programme, and launch of ICESCO guide for psychosocial support for families, communities and educational staff.

The Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), participated on Saturday 13 August 2022, in a scientific webinar on coordination between language institutions to serve the Arabic language, held by King Salman International Complex for Arabic Language, in cooperation with the Directorate of World Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, to discuss coordination between language institutions in the Arab world and relevant supporting means.

The webinar saw the participation of Dr. Majdy Haji Ibrahim, head of ICESCO Center of Arabic, and Dr. Anas H. Saeed Al-Nuaimi, Expert at the Center. Dr. Haji Ibrahim stressed the importance of coordination between language institutions in supporting related projects and the requirements and skills of teamwork, adding that language institutions cannot work alone as complementarity requires admitting the existence of gaps that must be bridged to achieve the desired objectives.

In his statement on the reality of coordination between language institutions in the Arab world and the main challenges, Dr. Al-Nuaimi reviewed several language institutions working in the field of the Arabic language in the Arab world, pointing out the attempts to coordinate between these institutions and the challenges which hinder the coordination efforts. In conclusion, he presented a set of recommendations and solutions to ensure the success of coordination between language institutions to serve the Arabic language.

The Center for Civilizational Dialogue at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) participated in an international Symposium on climate issues and the importance of solidarity in achieving sustainable development goals, which was held by the Nomadhood Platform, in partnership with several regional and international institutions and bodies, on the occasion of the International Youth Day, to share knowledge and experiences in the field of the environment and enhance the role of youth in the World Climate Summit COP27, to be hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt, next November, in Sharm El-Sheikh.

The Center for Civilizational Dialogue was represented in the Symposium, via videoconference, by Dr. Huda Abdullah Megeirhi, Expert at the Center, where she highlighted ICESCO’s programmes, initiatives and activities to promote dialogue between civilizations and generations and raise awareness among young people about the importance of environmental protection, stressing the necessity of environmental dialogue based on respect for human values and principles of truth, justice and tolerance.

Dr. Megeirhi noted that ICESCO is keen on promoting a culture of dialogue about climate, the development of ecosystems and the preservation of biodiversity, through the use of modern environmental technologies and the promotion of the use of green technology, to contribute to achieving food security, peace and security in the countries of the Islamic world.

The Science and Technology Sector of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in partnership with Katalyst Laboratories, launched ICESCO Training Programme for young people on how to establish and develop small businesses in the field of technology and innovation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Programme will be launched in ten Member States by the end of 2022, as part of ICESCO’s strategy and action plan, which aims at supporting more than 150 start-ups in the field of innovation and technology in its Member States by 2025.

70 participants, divided into 14 teams, will benefit from this Training Programme, which was launched on August 4, 2022. Within six weeks they will take part in intensive training sessions and workshops on how to carry out studies related to the economic model of their businesses in the areas of financial technology, digital media, tourism and food technology, agricultural technology, entertainment and games, under the supervision of experts, investors and stakeholders in the field of business and enterprise development, to enhance the skills of young people in several cities of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and promote investment in human capital in the field of science and entrepreneurship.

This Programme was launched in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Kazakhstan. A special jury will select the best three teams that submitted projects from each country to compete in the final stage, which will be held at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat. The selected teams will present their pioneering projects to several institutions, donors and investors to provide the necessary funding for their implementation.

The Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), affiliated with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and the American Space Foundation discussed cooperation mechanisms related to space sciences.

This was part of the virtual meeting, held on Wednesday (August 3, 2022), that brought together Dr. Omar Halli, Advisor to the Director-General of ICESCO for FUIW, and Ms. Shelly Brunswick, COO of Space Foundation, as well as Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Advisor at ICESCO Science and Technology Sector.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the possibility of organizing a major international forum on women and space and stressed the need to work on building a comprehensive vision that ensures communication between the FUIW universities to promote a successful and long-term fruitful partnership with the American Space Foundation.

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) took part in a workshop on strengthening the capacities of national institutions specializing in social development in the OIC Member States, which is aimed at facilitating the exchange of expertise for an effective response to challenges in the field of social development. The event was held by the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC).

The two-day workshop, which kicked off on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in the OIC Member States, brought together a host of experts and representatives of international organizations and national institutions specializing in the fields of marriage and family, child care, and protection of the elderly and people with special needs.

Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Head of the Human and Social Sciences Sector, Ms. Amira El Fadil, Head of the Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector, and members of the sectors’ working groups, represented ICESCO at the workshop.

In her intervention, Mrs. Ramata reviewed the major thrusts of ICESCO’s strategy, highlighting the Organization’s programmes in the area of peace consolidation, and its initiatives on youth and women capacity-building, namely the Project on “Countering COVID-19 Effects through Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship among Women and Youth.”

The Regional Educational Center of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in Chad is establishing a new cell in Abéché, capital of Ouaddaï Region, to support and encourage Arabic educational, scientific, cultural and media activities, rehabilitate teachers of Arabic and bilingual schools (French – Arabic) and upgrade their educational and professional competence.

Dr. Ali Qamar, Director of ICESCO Regional Educational Center in Chad, accompanied by a delegation from Qatar Charity, visited the land designated for building the cell, in the presence of a delegation from the Ministry of National Education in Ouaddaï Region and the coordinator of ICESCO Regional Educational Center in Abéché.

In addition to the ICESCO Regional Educational Center cell, the project will include several other facilities, funded by Qatar Charity.