TEHRAN – ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
28 – 29 RABI UL THANI, 1439
16 – 17 JANUARY, 2018
RESOLUTION NO.1-EAE/13-CONF
ON
INCREASING AND FACILITATING TRADE
AMONG OIC MEMBER STATES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Recalling the PUIC Resolutions on Strengthening Islamic Unity and the PUIC Resolutions on Encouraging and Increasing Multilateral Trade Among Islamic States adopted by the PUIC Conferences,
Recalling the OIC-2025: Program of Action, adopted by the 13th Islamic Summit Conference held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey on 14-15 April 2016;
Reaffirming the relevant resolutions of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the OIC (COMCEC), especially those adopted by the 32nd Session of the COMCEC held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey on 21-24 November 2016;
Reaffirming the Resolution No.1/43-E adopted by 43rd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan on 18-19 October 2016, with regard to intra-OIC trade and investment;
Recalling the PUIC Resolution on Encouraging and Increasing Multilateral Trade among Islamic States adopted by the 8th Conference held on 21-22 January 2013 in Khartoum;
Expressing satisfaction with the steady increase in the volume of trade between States of the PUIC Member Parliaments, which has reached 19.78% in 2015;
Expressing satisfaction with the steady increase in the total value of intra-OIC trade in commodities which was US$ 694.23 billion in 2015, as well as the increase in the volume of intra-OIC trade from 19.33% in 2014 to 20.33% in 2015;
Noting with satisfaction the various actions and interventions of members of the IDB Group in the area of trade financing, which featured cumulative trade approvals by International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to the tune of US$ 4.48 billion in 2016;
Commending the various initiatives launched by OIC Member States towards strengthening economic cooperation among the OIC Member States and taking into account the reports on activities of the various OIC institutions in the economic domain, namely: SESRIC, ICDT, IDB Group, SMIIC and OISA, in the overall implementation of relevant OIC resolutions on trade and investment promotion,
Recognizing the importance of strengthening South-South cooperation among OIC Member States by exchanging experiences, sharing knowledge and transferring technology for sustainable agricultural development, especially IDB’s Reverse Linkage initiative,
Noting with satisfaction the successful staging of various specialized trade fairs in OIC Member States in such areas as health, agribusiness industries, energy, furniture, Halal food, etc.;
1. Calls on PUIC to play a more active role, through new legislations and regulations, in paving the way for promoting and facilitating multilateral trade among OIC Member States as a means of ensuring sustainable development.
2. Urges PUIC Member Parliaments to give priority to legislative and regulatory measures concerning the reduction of taxes, tariffs, among OIC Member States.
3. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to expedite the ratification of the Framework Agreement of the Trade Preferential System among the OIC Member States (TPS-OIC) as well as the Protocol on Preferential Tariff Scheme for TPSOIC (PRETAS) and Rules of Origin.
4. Urges both public and private sectors in all countries of PUIC Member Parliaments to promote cooperation, investment, and partnership in areas such as commerce, industry, agriculture, and tourism in order to contribute to increasing trade and lowering barriers among Muslim countries.
5. Calls upon the Governments of the PUIC Member Parliaments to foster their efforts towards operationalization of the Trade Preferential System among the OIC Member States (TPS-OIC).
6. Requests the Governments of the PUIC Member Parliaments to further encourage public and private sectors in their respective jurisdictions to get engaged in trade and investment plans among OIC Member States.
7. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to strongly encourage their respective Governments to consider reinvigorating the Agreement for Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments among the OIC Member States, which was adopted by the Twelfth Session of CFM held in Baghdad, Iraq on 1-5 June 1981.
8. Recommends to all respective Governments of the PUIC Member Parliaments to consider revising, renewing, and updating the General Agreement for Economic, Technical and Commercial Cooperation among Member States of the OIC, adopted as per Resolution No.1/8-E of the Eighth Session of CFM held in Tripoli, Libya on 16-22 May 1977,
9. Requests PUIC Secretary-General, in coordination with the OIC Secretary General, to seek the views of PUIC Member Parliaments on revising and streamlining the Ten-Year Program of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the 21st Century, adopted by the Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference held in Makkah al-Mukarramah in 2005, concerning encouragement of trade exchange among the Member States, with a view to recommending a set of guidelines for a new Ten Year Program of Action by PUIC to OIC to be considered by the next Session of the Islamic Summit.
10. Calls upon governments of PUIC Member Parliaments to encourage their respective authorities to join the trade financing and insurance institutions in the OIC such as International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), and to benefit from their trading enhancing services.
11. Supports the request of CFM from IOFS, as indicated in OIC/CFM-44/2017/ECO/RES/1.44-E, to work on a Ten-Year Plan of Action in consultation and coordination with the OIC institutions, including IDB, and in conformity with the OIC-2025: Programme of Action.
12. Requests the respective Governments of PUIC Member Parliaments to take all necessary measures in order to widen the scope of intra-OIC trade at the rate for 25% of their commercial exchange by the year 2025, as stated in the Action Program Document which was adopted by the 13th Summit Conference, held in Istanbul in 2016.
13. Encourages the PUIC Member Parliaments to promote the idea of establishing an Islamic Common Market in order to further facilitate and increase trade among all Muslim countries.
14. Urges OICCFM as well as all OIC associated economic institutions to further give priority to, and provide all necessary assistance in, dealing with the problem of foreign debts in Islamic countries.
15. Calls for enhancing cooperation among oil and gas-producing Islamic States with a view to harmonizing their efforts to come up with required means for the maintenance of the real value of oil being a great source of wealth in the Islamic world.
RESOLUTION NO.2-EAE/13-CONF
ON
HARMFUL CONSEQENCES OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
ON THE PEOPLE OF TARGETED OIC MEMBER STATES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Guided by the objectives and principles enshrined in the PUIC Statute and the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, particularly those that call for promotion of Islamic Solidarity among Member States, taking necessary measures to support international peace and security founded on justice, and respecting the sovereignty and independence of each Member State, as well as the principles and practices regarding respect for self-determination of peoples, and achieving coordination and cooperation in addressing problems of economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian nature in Islamic Ummah, and in promoting respect for human rights;
Recalling the relevant PUIC and OIC resolutions, including Res.No.2-EAE/12-CONF on Confronting Unilateral and Multilateral Sanctions Affecting the People of Targeted Member States;
Expressing deep concern on the negative impacts of economic and financial sanctions on economic cooperation, the freedom of trade, the free flow of capital at the regional and international levels and the full enjoyment of human rights;
Emphasizing that the human cost of sanctions is a cause for genuine concern, and the deprivation suffered by civilian populations under sanction regimes is a violation of human rights including economic, social, and cultural rights and the right to development;
Expressing solidarity with the Nations of the PUIC Member Parliaments who constantly suffer the harmful consequences of systematic economic sanctions imposed on them;
Expressing concern about the application of economic and financial sanctions against some PUIC Member Parliaments, with all their negative implications for the socio-humanitarian activities and economic and social development of those States, thereby creating additional obstacles to the full enjoyment of all human rights in those countries;
Declaring that imposing economic and financial sanctions is contrary to the principles of universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitutes a major obstacle to the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development;
Affirming that economic and financial sanctions are considered main impediments to the implementation of the Declaration on the Right to Development and that peoples are the ones who most suffer the harmful consequences of sanctions imposed on their countries.
1. Rejects the imposition of prolonged systematic sanctions, as coercive political measures in international relations, the impacts of which harmfully affect the people of targeted nations;
2. Calls on PUIC Member Parliaments not to abide by such illegitimate sanctions lacking conformity with international law and norms of the international community;
3. Condemns the continued imposition of economic sanctions by certain powers as a means of political or economic pressure against some Islamic countries, and stresses the importance of respecting the sovereignty of states and refraining from interfering in their internal affairs as fundamental principles of international law and relations.
4. Invites the concerned international institutions and credible media in States of the PUIC to investigate the harmful consequences of economic and financial sanctions on the exercise of human rights of peoples in targeted Nations and publish reports thereon.
5. Reaffirms that economic and financial measures should not be used as tools for political coercion and that under no circumstance should people be deprived of their own means of survival and development.
6. Urges OIC Member States as well as PUIC Member Parliaments, and all persons and institutions concerned, particularly the OIC Independent Standing Authority on Human Rights, to observe and implement the recommendations of the symposium on the Negative Effects of Economic and Financial Sanctions on Enjoyment of Targeted Countries of Their Full Human Rights, held in Tehran, in December 2014;
7. Calls Upon all PUIC Member Parliaments and OIC Member States to take collective and individual actions and exercise their Good Offices in removal of economic sanctions imposed on the people of Islamic states;
8. Requests PUIC Secretary-General to make initiatives within PUIC and establish contacts with relevant international governmental and non-governmental organizations in order to promote public awareness of the harmful consequences of sanctions on targeted people and spread resentment towards illegitimate use of systematic economic sanctions as coercive instruments exercised for political purposes.
RESOLUTION NO.3-EAE/13-CONF
ON
ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND PROMOTING THE ROLE OF OIC AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Recognizing the imperative need for further regional economic integration among OIC Member States;
Emphasizing common interests of the Muslim Ummah amid the unwanted consequences of economic globalization;
Being Aware of the challenges emanating from economic underdevelopment in the Islamic world;
Recalling the OIC-2025: Program of Action, adopted by the 13th Islamic Summit Conference held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey in April 2016 which prioritizes the role of Private Sector in investment and trade, economic growth, industrialization and structural transformation in PUIC Member Parliaments;
Further Recalling the relevant provisions of Final Communique of the 13th Islamic Summit Conference, held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, in April 2016, regarding the need to mobilize resources for the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD);
Considering the relevant provisions of the Resolutions on Economic Issues adopted by 43rd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan in October 2016;
Reaffirming the relevant resolutions of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the OIC (COMCEC), especially those adopted by the 32nd Session of the COMCEC held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, in November 2016;
Reiterating the importance of the OIC Framework for Cooperation on Labor, Employment and Social Protection adopted at the Second Islamic Conference of Labor Ministers (ICLM), as the basic framework for the promotion of intra-OIC cooperation on labor, employment and social protection;
Emphasizing the need to increase financial contributions to the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development as a crucial way of expanding its activities towards alleviating poverty, improving social services and infrastructures in PUIC Member Parliaments, through diversification of resources;
Acknowledging the benefits of efforts made towards implementing specific projects under the Executive Program for the Implementation of the OIC Framework for Cooperation on Labour, Employment and Social Protection;
1. Calls upon the PUIC Member Parliaments to enhance their public economic and commercial institutions in contributing to the advancement of socio-economic cooperation within the OIC and to mainstream the role of private sector in carrying out programs of development and economic reforms;
2. Requests the Governments of the PUIC Member Parliaments to encourage their respective Chambers of Trade in their respective countries to become members of the Islamic Chamber for Trade Industry and Agriculture, so as to benefit from the support and guidance offered by the Islamic Chamber to its members;
3. Calls on the IDB to continue developing the Islamic Program of Micro Financing to alleviate poverty and upgrade capacities aimed at enhancing the exchange of data and capacity building in order to push forward the process of development;
4. Urges all OIC institutions working in the domain of trade promotion, to coordinate their respective actions with ICCIA with a view to enhancing the effectiveness and wider coverage of OIC trade fairs, exhibitions and specialized forums;
5. Requests the PUIC Member Parliaments which have not yet acceded to the Agreement on the Islamic Institution for Development of the Private Sector to do so, for completion of their IDB Membership;
6. Requests PUIC Member Parliaments to create necessary legal and regulatory environment and supporting infrastructure in order to promote development of microfinance institutions, including Islamic micro- and social finance industry as well as to increase access of the poor people, micro and small enterprises to financial services;
7. Invites Member Parliaments and relevant OIC institutions to support the efforts of the needy OIC Member States in capacity-building for microfinance institutions to expand their products and services, including by improving their policy and regulatory framework;
8. Requests the PUIC Secretary General, in collaboration with OIC Secretary General and relevant OIC institutions, to organize a Forum of Zakah Institutions and Providers in OIC Member States with a view to examining ways and means of effective utilization of Islamic social finance, including Waqf for financing development projects in PUIC Member States.
RESOLUTION NO.4-EAE/13-CONF
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Promoting Islamic teachings on common duty to protect environment and preserve natural resources which constitute invaluable heritage for current and future generations and should be utilized in sustainable and appropriate manners;
Considering that environmental degredation is threatening human life, economic stability and sustainable development;
Recognizing that the adverse effects of climate change are already evident and widespread, particularly in developing countries;
Encouraging PUIC Member Parliaments to enhance their cooperation in issue areas related to sustainable development in light of the achievements made at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Summit);
Recalling the Tunis Declaration on Enhancing the Efforts of the Islamic World towards Environment Protection and Sustainable Development as issued by the Fourth Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers held in Tunis, Republic of Tunisia, in 2010, as well as the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, the Bali Roadmap, Bali Action Plan and Cancun Agreements;
Welcoming the Paris Agreements of 2015 which were adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
1. Urges the PUIC Member Parliaments as well as the OIC Member States to strengthen their policy coordination and take concerted actions based on Islamic solidarity towards sustainable development and balanced growth;
2. Encourages the PUIC Member Parliaments as well as the OIC Member States to actively engage in various fora and initiatives at regional and international levels promoting international cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources;
3. Demands the PUIC Member Parliaments to facilitate and promote, through legislations and regulations, effective engagement of relevant stakeholders at regional, national and local levels in programs aiming at protecting the environment and conserving natural resources in the Islamic countries;
4. Calls upon States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to promote cooperation and joint investment in scientific research in the fields of environmental protection and conservation of natural resources;
5. Urges the PUIC Member Parliaments as well as the Member States of the OIC to promote public awareness of environmental issues by all means available to them including media, school curricula, vocational training, etc.;
6. Calls on the PUIC Member Parliaments to consider making effective legislations to prevent inflicting harm to the environment, and to prosecute perpetrators of irreparable damage to natural resources;
RESOLUTION NO.5-EAE/13-CONF
ON
COMBATING DESERTIFICATION, DROUGHT AND NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN AFRICAN SAHEL STATES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Realizing that desertification is threatening millions of people in various countries and causing migration and dispersion, imperiling about 1.2 billion people throughout the world;
Recognizing that climate change and other factors such as irrational use of agricultural land, wasteful irrigation, and soil erosion are causing desertification;
Mindful of the fact that disasters such as floods, invasion by swarms of desert locusts, animal pests and drought, are consequences of climate change which lead to population displacement, destruction of property and loss of lives.
Acknowledging that countries affected by desertification are facing large-scale calamities including scarcity of natural resources and natural disasters, which require concerted efforts by the international community;
Expressing solidarity with and support for disaster-affected population of Burkina Faso, Cameroon and other African Sahel countries.
1. Appeals to the international community particularly PUIC Member Parliaments and all relevant international organizations to provide support and humanitarian assistance to the people of Burkina Faso, Cameroon and other Sahel countries.
2. Encourages the PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their respective Governments to provide support for studies pertaining to disaster prevention and management policies in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and other Sahel countries.
3. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their respective Governments to support the Republic of Chad and other African countries in its efforts and projects combatting desertification and preserving water resources, particularly the risks to Lake Chad.
4. Appeals to the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to extend voluntary contributions and generous donations to the Islamic Organization for Food Security, according to Article 18 of its Statute.
RESOLUTION NO.6-EAE/13-CONF
ON
PRESERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Recalling Resolution No.12/5-CONF on Climate Change adopted at the 5th Conference of PUIC held in Cairo in 2008, and Resolution No. 1-LHE/7-CONF on Cooperation among PUIC Members on the Implementation of the Ten-Year Programme of Action and Resolution No. 5-LHE/7-CONF on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development adopted by the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference,
Deeply Concerned of the findings of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2012 revealing that 783 million people, or 11 per cent of the global population, remain without access to an improved source of drinking water and also 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water, roughly one-sixth of the world's population,
Realizing that over pumping groundwater for drinking water and irrigation has caused water levels to decline by tens of meters in many regions, forcing people to use low-quality water for drinking,
Noting with deep concern that losses of water through leakage, illegal hook-ups and waste amount to about 50 per cent of water for drinking and 60 per cent of water for irrigation in developing countries, while some 6,000 children die every day from diseases associated with unsafe water and poor sanitation and hygiene,
Bearing in mind the important role of renewable energy resources in the fight against climate change by the effective usage of scarce resources and prevention of extravagancy in energy,
1. Supports efficient policies and regulatory frameworks for natural resource management that take into account both public health and eco system needs.
2. Calls on PUIC Member Parliaments to work together for raising awareness on the challenges caused by the improper utilization of natural resources in general, and water resources in particular, and to act in order to avert dangerous human interferences to the ecosystem.
3. Urges the PUIC Member Parliaments to provide necessary conditions for increasing energy production levels and to use renewable energy sources.
4. Calls upon the respective Governments of the PUIC Member Parliaments to invest in eco-friendly technologies and ensure most efficient usage of natural resources.
5. Calls upon the PUIC Member Parliaments to promote and support exchange of best practices in Islamic countries pertaining to the preservation, management, and rationalization of the use of water resources.
6. Urges further cooperation among neighboring Islamic States in managing and utilizing shared water resources ensuring the proper use of water in the frame work of relevant international instruments.
7. Calls on respective Governments of PUIC Member Parliaments to exchange scientific and practical experiences in the field of water harvesting and construction of dams and reservoirs to utilize water in agriculture and livestock development.
8. Calls for halting to use sea and ocean waters as dumping areas for nuclear wastes by super powers, or carry out nuclear explosion tests which negatively impact water as a source of life.
9. Condemns wasting and polluting water resources in all forms and considers such acts as crimes against living creatures.
RESOLUTION NO.7-EAE/13-CONF
ON
COMBATTING SAND AND DUST STORMS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Guided by the noble teachings of Islam which enjoin the Muslim peoples to safeguard the bounties that Allah has granted them on Earth;
Stressing the right of all human beings to a healthy and decent environment;
Referring to the objectives and principles of the PUIC Statute, especially those calling for strengthening, coordination and cooperation among the Islamic States in protection and preservation of the environment;
Recalling all relevant PUIC resolutions on protecting and preserving the environment;
Affirming the UN General Assembly resolutions 70/195, 71/219, and 72/225 pertaining to the transboundary environmental challenge posed by sand and dust storms;
Welcoming the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms, held on 3-5 July 2017, in the Islamic Republic of Iran in cooperation with the relevant United Nations Programs;
Recognizing that, according to the Islamic teachings, all mankind have the fundamental right to healthy environment which permits a life with dignity and well- being, and that individuals are responsible to protect and improve the environment for present and future generations;
Cognizant of the fact that the dust and sand storms in the last few years have caused substantial damages to the socio-economic affairs of the inhabitants of the world's dry land regions, especially in Africa and Asia;
Taking into account the adverse effects of severe and long-standing drought and implications of climate change, in the form of dust and sand storm in certain regions of Member States,
Expressing concern over the unprecedented wave of sand and dust storms and for the considerable losses they have been causing in desert areas in the Member States in both Asia and Africa.
1. Calls on all States of the PUIC Member Parliaments affected in arid and semi-arid areas in Asia and Africa to engage in a conscientious and constructive interaction to resolve problems caused by dust and sand storms.
2. Calls on PUIC Member Parliaments’ competent authorities to double their efforts and better coordinate actions to meet the new challenges posed by climate change and deterioration of environmental situation including desertification.
3. Urges the UNEP initiative of Regional Program to Combat Sand and Dust Storms to further cooperate with respective state authorities in Islamic countries with a view to coordinate joint efforts in combatting dust and sand storms.
4. Invites the World Health Organization and other relevant UN agencies, in line with the UN General Assembley resolution 72/225 to support countries affected by sand and dust storms, within their respective mandates.
5. Supports the initiative of developing a collective and regional mechanism for raising awareness and establishing early warning system, and risk management network enabling the affected countries to solve the problem in an effective manner.
6. Calls Upon all international and regional environmental institutions, including the Regional Organization for the Protection of Marine Environment (ROPME) to seriously and rapidly address the issue of sand and dust storms and to mobilize their resources, both technically and financially, to assist the affected countries.
7. Requests the PUIC Member Parliaments to support cooperation and facilitate coordination of OIC Member States at the regional and international levels to control the negative effects of sand and dust storms and their repercussions on human habitats in vulnerable regions.
8. Encourages the PUIC Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to further contribute to the reforestation of desert zones and to take firm measures against the abusive cutting of trees and bushfires.
9. Invites the PUIC Member Parliaments to follow up the implementation of this resolution by their respective Governments;
10. Urges PUIC Member Parliaments to create parliamentary networks to facilitate further communication and coordination on issues and problems related to environment and climate change.
11. Recommends to universities and research centers in Islamic countries who work on environmental issues to give priority to combatting desertification and sand and dust storms in search for scientific and feasible solutions.
RESOLUTION NO.8-EAE/13-CONF
ON
CURBING CLIMATIC CHANGE
AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Recognizing that environmental degradation has become a global issue and that current environmental problems have constrained economic development, health, welfare, and security of countries throughout the world;
Emphasizing that global warming, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, desertification, dust and sand storms, and pollution, are among the major environmental challenges of today and that no country, whether developed or developing, can be immune from the impacts of environmental degradation;
Considering the fact that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have negative effects on the Earth’s climate system;
Welcoming the historic agreement of the Climate Change Summit which was held in Paris on 29/11/2015, and came into force as of 04/11/2016;
Commending the resolutions and recommendations adopted by the UN 22nd Conference on Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco, in October 2016;
1. Urges all Member States of the OIC and Member Parliaments of the PUIC to increase and enhance their cooperation in protecting environment by harmonizing their policies, legislations strategies, and plans of action;
2. Urges all States, Governments, Parliaments, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations in the Islamic world to initiate bilateral, multilateral and regional cooperation in protecting the environment and curbing climate change;
3. Calls upon States of Member Parliaments, regional organizations and other parties concerned to make concerted efforts in identifying policies minimizing environmental risks and hazards by observing and conducting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for their relevant activities;
4. Requests PUIC Member Parliaments to consider enacting a common legislation in order to enhance energy security on the basis of environmental sustainability to the best possible extent within the OIC region;
5. Calls upon the States of Member Parliaments to exercise good governance and best practices for curbing climate change through increased use of renewable energy resources, and by enhancing energy efficiency within their respective national authority;
6. Urges States of Member Parliaments to exert their best efforts to implement the Paris agreement, while taking into consideration the principle of common and variant responsibilities;
7. Requests all members of the PUIC/OIC to collaborate with the relevant international and regional organizations and institutions to enhance cooperation and avoid duplication in areas related to the protection of environment;
8. Calls for further awareness, and education on environmental protection and sustainable development throughout the OIC region;
RESOLUTION NO.9-EAE/13-CONF
ON
SUPPORTING COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Referring to the OIC Vision 1441 for Science and Technology adopted by the Tenth Islamic Summit Conference held in Malaysia in 2003;
Recalling the relevant resolution on science and technology, adopted by the 39th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (Session of Solidarity for Sustainable Development) held in Djibouti, in 2012;
Taking note with appreciation of the national plans and steps taken by Member Parliaments for the promotion and strengthening of science, technology, innovation and research both at national and the international levels;
Commending the role of the COMSTECH and the contributions of STIO, SESRIC, IDB, ISESCO and ICCIA in the field of development and promotion of science and technology in the Islamic World;
Considering that the Scientific and Technological cooperation require political will and practical steps on the part of all states towards capacity building and efficient partnership, and sharing knowledge;
Emphasizing the common vision and values among PUIC Member Parliaments to revive the civilizational characteristics of the Muslim Ummah and to project the true image and noble values of Islam and to counter Islamophobia.
1. Calls upon the PUIC Member Parliaments to continue and further strengthen their cooperation and activities for the promotion of science, technology and innovation within and among all Islamic countries including in areas such as transfer of technology, university-industry linkages, collaboration in joint Research and Development (R&D) projects, public-private partnerships, and take appropriate measures for enhancing their collaboration in the area of advanced technologies.
2. Requests all PUIC Member Parliaments to give priority to science and technology innovations in their agenda and facilitate academic interaction and exchange of knowledge among the academic institutions of Member countries.
3. Calls Upon all Islamic Parliamentarians to encourage public and private national research institutions to invest in technology capacity building, especially in areas of advanced technologies such as Nanotechnology, Medical Sciences, Biotechnology, Aerospace, Renewable Energy, Stem Cell, Cloning, and Information Technology.
4. Urges further coordination among the Member Parliaments for creating synergy and convergence in the area of modern science and technology, and creation of an atmosphere for productive collaboration and interaction among all the Islamic countries.
5. Calls for further cooperation in the field of science and technology by providing scholarship opportunities in the field of science and technology to outstanding Muslim scientists with a view to curbing brain drain from Islamic countries;
6. Decides to promote the value of collaboration among all stakeholders with various political and socio-economic backgrounds in the Islamic world for realization of a better engagement in the field of Science and Technology which in turn contributes to peaceful and sustained development within and among the Islamic countries;
RESOLUTION NO.10-EAE/13-CONF
ON
TACKELLING WITH URGENCIES IN THE CHAD LAKE BASIN
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran 28 - 29 Rabi ul Thani 1439 corresponding to 16 - 17 January, 2018,
Pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of the OIC and the Ten-Year Plan of Action relating to the reinforcement of the bonds of unity, cooperation, and solidarity among the people of the OIC Member States in order to promote their wellbeing, prosperity and socio-economic development;
Conforming with Res. N3/39-e on creating an OIC institution for food security with the KAZUHSTAL, adopted by the 39th Session of Council of the OIC Foreign Ministers, held in Djibouti, in 2012;
Recognizing the need for tackling with major problems of food security, seasonal drought, malnutrition, famine, prevalence of poverty, population growth, food shortage, desertification, deforestation and excessive exploitation of natural resources would require cooperation at regional