Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 07/12/2011
A high level delegation from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Action "OCHA" headed by Mr. Rashid Khalikov, Director of the OCHA office in Geneva, visited the OIC General Secretariat and was received by senior officials in the OIC. During the visit, the delegation discussed with the OIC Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Ambassador Atta El Mannane Bakhit, who heads the Department of Humanitarian Affairs, ways of activating the Framework Agreement which had been signed by the OIC Secretary General, Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and the United Nations Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos during her visit to the headquarters of the OIC General Secretariat on 14 November 2011. The discussions between the Department of Humanitarian Affairs and the delegation resulted in the signing of an action plan between the OIC and OCHA for the next three years (2012 – 2014). The Framework Agreement and the action plan will open broader prospects for cooperation between the two International Organizations to strengthen humanitarian action efforts in the world.
