Kampala Hosts an Important Meeting

Kampala Hosts an Important Meeting

Kampala, the capital of the Republic of Uganda, is hosting the 42nd Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee on 1-2 October 2019, scheduled to be chaired by H.E. Mrs. Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda.

The agenda of the meeting reflects its importance to the work of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, and joint Islamic Parliamentary progress, in general.

Items of the agenda include:

Report of the PUIC Secretary General;

Following up the Rabat Declaration adopted by the 14th PUIC Conference as well as the report of the Conference;

Following up the report of the 3rd Extraordinary Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee in Rabat.

It draws up the draft agenda of the 8th meeting of the following specialized standing committees

Committee on Political Affairs and Foreign Relations;

Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment;

Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family;

Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions.

It draws up the draft agenda of each of the following subsidiary organs:

Tenth Meeting of the Standing Committee on Palestine;

Ninth Conference on Muslim Women Parliamentarians.

Third meeting of the Association of the Secretaries General of the PUIC Member Parliaments.

The meeting also covers the following items:

Drawing up the Draft Agenda of the 22nd Session of the PUIC General Committee.

Defining the date of the 15th PUIC Conference to be held in Burkina Faso.

Drawing up the Draft Agenda of the 15th Session of the PUIC Conference.

Motto of the 15th PUIC Conference and other related meetings.

Drawing up the Draft Agendas for the symposia on important topics in the presence of specialists as well as participants from the esteemed member parliaments

Adoption of the Report of the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee

Adoption of the Kampala Declaration

Report of the Secretary General:

The report covers the period between the date of holding 41st Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, which was held as part of the proceedings of the 14th PUIC Conference, in Rabat, on 11th March, 2019, and the date of the current meeting.

The report includes the activities of the General Secretariat; PUIC Secretary General participation in international and regional fora; statements issued by the PUIC General Secretariat, statements issued by some Member States; PUIC Secretary General’s congratulatory messages on the occasion of the election and re-election of some Parliament Speakers, PUIC Secretary General messages of condolences and sympathy, the details on the 3rd Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, attendance of the PUIC Secretary General to the investiture Ceremony of Mauritanian President; meeting with the Speaker of Mauritanian National Assembly, Meeting with the IPU President at the PUIC Headquarters, PUIC Participation as part of the International Monitoring Team on the Indonesian Parliamentary Elections, Media Activities and Organizational Matters.

The closing session will adopt the Report of the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee and the Kampala Declaration.