OIC Chief urges peaceful co-existence, global peace and security

OIC Chief urges peaceful co-existence, global peace and security
3 Tehran

Ihsanoglu said "Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen

Historically , the OIC and the Non Aligned Movement have
consistently been in the forefront of the struggle against
colonialism, neo- colonialism, racism, denial of self-determination,
foreign domination and have relentlessly supported freedom,
disarmament and the adherence to the ideals of a world order free
from international tensions and devoted to securing the well being
and prosperity of all peoples.

Today, the internal and the external challenges facing our countries
are daunting. Issues such as globalization, climate change,
environmental degradation, and access to clean drinking water,
shortage of energy, epidemics, and regional conflicts and most
lately, the shortage of food supply and the rising prices of oil and
food items as well as human rights, good governance, and
multilateralism, combating international terrorism, reform of the UN
system, globalization and the democratization of international
financial institutions, are on top of the agenda of our two
organizations.

Addressing these challenges requires a systematic, comprehensive,
integrated approach at all levels in order to achieve the desired
shared goals. We believe that these changes and challenges could only
be dealt with through international cooperation. We are hopeful that
this conference will adopt specific recommendations that would enable
the Non Aligned Movement respond to international developments
affecting it in a more timely and cohesive fashion.

Internally, we are confronted by many problems at the top of which
come the problems of political instability, conflicts, the food
crisis and underdevelopment. These factors adversely affect our
ability to face the external challenges.

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