Dedicated account already opened
The decision to convene the conference came during a meeting of senior OIC officials held at the organization’s general secretariat in Jeddah between February 9 and 11.
The OIC delegates also agreed to Bangladesh
proposals for continued support to The Gambia in the case until a final verdict
is issued, follow up on the ICJ’s notification of its order of provisional
measures to the UN Security Council, and to contribute to resource mobilization
efforts to ensure the safe, dignified and sustained return and resettlement of
the Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
will convene a pledging conference during the upcoming meeting of the Council
of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in April, to mobilize resources for the case against
Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), for the human rights
violations committed against the Rohingya people.
The 47th CFM meeting will be held in Niamey, Niger, on April 3-4.
The decision to convene the conference came during a meeting of senior OIC officials held at the organization’s general secretariat in Jeddah between February 9 and 11.
The Bangladesh delegation was led by Foreign
Secretary Masud Bin Momen at the three-day meeting on preparations for the CFM
meeting.
The OIC meeting welcomed the ICJ’s historic
unanimous decision on January 23, ordering provisional measures to prevent
further acts of genocide against the Rohingyas in Myanmar.
To that end, the OIC general secretariat has
set up a dedicated account to facilitate the resource mobilization efforts.
The 45th OIC CFM held in Dhaka had
established an OIC Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee on Accountability for Human
Rights Violations against the Rohingyas, with The Gambia as chair, with a view
to mobilize and coordinate international political support, particularly
through the 57-member OIC process.
Following a submission by The Gambia, on
behalf of the OIC, on November 11, 2019, the ICJ held its first hearing on
December 10-12 in the case against Myanmar.
On the sidelines of the OIC meeting, Foreign
Secretary Masud held a meeting with members of the ad hoc committee, where he
appreciated the Gambian delegation for their dedication to the Rohingya cause
in lodging the case with the ICJ.
He sought continued support from all members
of the committee for mobilizing resources, including political support, to
ensure early repatriation and resettlement of the Rohingyas in Rakhine.
The meeting congratulated Bangladesh for
hosting the upcoming second brainstorming session to be held in Dhaka from
February 10 to 20 on comprehensive reform of the OIC.
In this regard, the meeting also finalized a
draft resolution outlining the follow up mechanism for the outcome of the
brainstorming session.
Senior OIC officials further discussed draft
resolutions on issues concerning the Middle East peace process in the wake of
the US “Deal of the Century,” the status of Muslim communities and minorities
in non-OIC member states, combating international terrorism, the Cairo
Declaration of Human Rights, the Makkah Document on “The Values of Moderation
and Middle Stance in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah,” and humanitarian,
legal/statutory and administrative/financial affairs.
Draft resolutions finalized at the meeting
will be finally adopted during the upcoming 47th CFM.
Source: Dhaka Ttribune