{"id":18143,"date":"2025-06-25T13:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18143"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:31:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:01:25","slug":"oic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/oic\/","title":{"rendered":"Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for \u201cunwarranted\u201d and \u201cfactually incorrect\u201d remarks that were made under the influence of Pakistan, a state that has turned terrorism into \u201cstatecraft.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Organisation of Islamic Cooperation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the second largest <\/span><b>intergovernmental organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the United Nations, with the membership of <\/span><b>57 states, covering four continents.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established upon a decision of the historical summit, which took place in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco on 25 September 1969.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>preserve Islamic values, safeguard and defend<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the national sovereignty and independence of member states, and contribute to <\/span><b>international peace and security.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The OIC is the collective voice of the Muslim world to ensure and safeguard their interest in economic, social, and political areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its official languages are <\/span><b>Arabic, English, and French.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The OIC is composed of the following main bodies:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Islamic Summit Conference<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ISC): It is the <\/span><b>supreme authority<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the OIC, which meets every three years to lay down the Organization\u2019s policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Council of Foreign Ministers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CFM): It\u00a0 meets <\/span><b>once a year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to examine the implementation of its decisions taken within the framework of the policy defined by the Summit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>General Secretariat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the executive organ of the OIC entrusted with the implementation of the decisions of the two preceding bodies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The OIC partners with <\/span><b>international mechanisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including every specialized UN agency), governments, and <\/span><b>civil society organizations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CSOs) to address issues of concern to its member states and Muslims worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-slams-oic-for-incorrect-remarks-that-reflect-pakistans-influence\/article69729014.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the 2nd largest intergovernmental body after the UN, uniting 57 member states across four continents. 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