{"id":188414,"date":"1989-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=188414"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:24:48","slug":"auto-insert-188414","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-188414\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperation between UN and OIC &#8211; SecGen report (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>Report of the Secretary-General<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">II. CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED NATIONS<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE&nbsp;&nbsp;ISLAMIC CONFERENCE AND<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">REPRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">4.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>On 29 September 1988, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference held their annual co-ordination meeting at United Nations Headquarters to review items on the agenda of the forty-third session of the General Assembly, particularly those which were of great concern and interest to OIC.&nbsp;&nbsp;In response to an invitation from the Chairman, the Secretary-General designated the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Questions, Regional Co-operation, Decolonization and Trusteeship to attend the meeting on his behalf.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">5.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The meeting undertook an examination of the current international situation dealing, in particular, with issues concerning the Middle East and the question of Palestine, Afghanistan, the conflict between Iran and Iraq, South Africa and Namibia.&nbsp;&nbsp;The meeting reiterated the adherence of OIC to the holding of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East in conformity with the provisions of General Assembly resolution 38\/58 C of 13 December 1983. &#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">IV.&nbsp;&nbsp;CO-OPERATION IN THE POLITICAL FIELD<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Political and security-related matters<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">47.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Eighteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers reaffirmed earlier decisions and undertook new initiatives with regard to various aspects of the situation in the Middle East, in particular the Palestinian question, the Iran-Iraq war, the situation in Afghanistan, as well as other political issues of concern to OIC members with which the United Nations is also currently seized, namely, support for the International Peace Conference on the Middle East under the auspices of the United Nations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">48.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Conference declared its recognition of the independent Palestinian State and reiterated the need for a speedy convening of the International Peace Conference on the Middle East under the auspices of the United Nations. &#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">54.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>During the period under review, the Security Council co-operated with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, in response to the latter&#39;s request to the Council to address several items under consideration, such as the situation on the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem, and all issues relating to the Islamic world.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">V.&nbsp;&nbsp;CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">H.&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><u>in the Near East<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">80.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>UNRWA has maintained period contacts with the OIC secretariat.&nbsp;&nbsp;During visits to Jeddah in March 1987 and November 1988, meetings were held between senior UNRWA officials and the Under-Secretary-General of OIC for Palestine and Al Quds and other OIC secretariat staff.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">81.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The Commissioner-General of UNRWA plans to call on the Secretary-General of OIC at the first opportunity he has to visit Saudi Arabia.&nbsp;&nbsp;OIC is kept informed about UNRWA activities and programmes through public information and other materials regularly sent to Jeddah.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">82.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; 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