OIC/CFM-46/2019/MM/RES/FINALRESOLUTIONSONMUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND MUSLIM MINORITIES IN THE NON-OIC
MEMBER STATESADOPTED BY THE
46TH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS(SESSION OF FIFTY YEARS OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION:ROADMAPFOR PROSPERITY AND DEVELOPMENT)ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
1-2 MARCH 201924-25 JUMADAH AL-THANI 1440 H

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Subject

No.
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Resolution No.1/46-MM
on Safeguarding the Rights of Muslim Communities andPage
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Minorities in Non-OIC Member States
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Resolution No.2/46-MM
On Question of Muslims in Southern Philippines

3.

Resolution No. 3/46-MMon the Situation of the Turkish Muslim Minority in Western

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Thrace and the Muslim Population of the Dodecanese
4.

Resolution No. 4/46-MMon the Situation of the Muslim Community in Myanmar

5.

Resolution No. 5/46-MM
on Situation of Muslim Tatars in the Crimea

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RESOLUTION NO.1/46-MM
ON
SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS
OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND MINORITIESIN NON-OIC MEMBER STATESThe Forty- Six Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, (Session: 50 Years Of Islamic
Cooperation: Roadmap For Prosperity And Development), held in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates 24-25 Jumadah Al-Thani 1440 H (1-2 March 2019),
Recalling Resolution No. 1/45-MM adopted by the45th session of the Conference ofForeign Ministers, and all the resolutions adopted by the Ministerial and Summit
Conferences in this regard,
Recalling that, number-wise, Muslim communities and minorities living in non-OIC
Member States constitute over one-third of the Muslim Ummah,
Recalling also the principles and objectives of the Charter of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) and the resolutions adopted by the various sessions of the OIC
Summit and CFM Conferences as well as relevant international covenants, declarations,and conventions, in particular those which call for the respect of civil, economic,
political, social, cultural, and religious human rights,
Recalling also the UN General Assembly Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms ofIntolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief,
Having considered the Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Muslim
Communities and Minorities (Document No. OIC/CFM-46/2018/MM/SG.REP):
1. Reiterates its commitment to all ministerial resolutions on Muslim communities
and minorities in non-OIC Member States and calls on Member States to provide
assistance to them and to contribute to the settlement of their problems in fullrespect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries to which they
belong, and through cooperation with the governments of these States;
2. Emphasizes the need to respect the rights of Muslim communities and minorities
in non-OIC Member States; alarmed by the problems they face, resulting fromdiscrimination, repression or persecution; and stresses the importance ofcontinued coordination between the Member States in order to find ways to assist
them to solve their problems, protect their religious, cultural, civil, political andeconomic rights and preserve their Islamic identity;
3. Emphasizes that the protection of the rights and identity of Muslim communities
and minorities in non-OIC Member States is primarily the responsibility of theGovernments of those States, consistent with the principles of international law;2

4. Commends the efforts exerted by the Secretary General in supporting the causesof the Muslim communities in Non-Member States, and urges him to continue
those efforts within the framework of the established principle of respect for thesovereignty and territorial integrity of the States to which they belong, in
accordance with international law and agreements, and in implementation of therelevant OIC Summit and Ministerial conferences resolutions;
5. Urges the Member States and Muslim institutions in general and, moreparticularly, the OIC subsidiary, specialized and affiliated institutions, including
the IDB and ISESCO, as well as Islamic NGOs to coordinate with the OIC
General Secretariat for the extension of further financial and material support andassistance to enable these Muslim communities and minorities to advance in theeconomic, social and cultural fields and to participate in the progress anddevelopment of their countries;
6. Emphasizes that the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18 on “Combating
intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination,
incitement to violence and violence against persons based on religion or belief”
constitutes a historic consensus by bringing together divergent views on
eliminating religious discrimination and intolerance on the basis of proposals
made on behalf of the OIC and other stakeholders and encourages the OIC
member states to extend full support to the Istanbul Process in connection with
the Resolution 16/18”.
7. Reaffirms that education is a natural right for all members of the community freefrom any discrimination as underlined by all the pertinent international accords
and treaties and invites the Member States, including Islamic non-governmental
as well as civil-society institutions, in coordination with the states concerned, toextend all forms of assistance such as to strengthen the educational system,
particularly through sending teachers to contribute to the education of the children
belonging to Muslim communities and through the extension of scholarships forstudies in schools and universities.
8. Reiterates its calls on the General Secretariat to maintain contacts and continue toengage with Muslim communities in implementation of previous Ministerial
resolutions, in order to identify their difficulties and gain information on theirconditions; and invites the General Secretariat to continue holding symposia andconferences in countries with Muslim minorities in order to learn of theirproblems and issues and foster and promote relations between States with Muslim
communities and OIC Member States;
9. Follows with concern the plight of Muslims in the Central African Republic dueto the serious situation they have been facing since December 2013 in their own
country; condemns the violence that they have been victims of because of theiraffiliation to Islam; Calls on the Central African authorities to protect theircitizens irrespective of their religious affiliation and provide an emergency
assistance towards the displaced and refugees who fled violence and ensure theirreturn by taking the necessary measures to protect the members of the Muslim
3community against any violence and to ensure their civil and religious rights aswell as guarantee religious freedom in their country;
10. Requests the Human Rights Council and its relevant institutions to act swiftly incoordination with the African Union and the authorities in the Central African
Republic to prosecute those responsible or involved in human rights abuses andalso invite the Central African Government and the international community to
speed up the establishment of the Criminal Court to look into gross human rights
abuses which have occurred in CAR over the last four years;
11. Urges the authorities in the Central African Republic to involve all the
stakeholders in CAR in their efforts of bringing back durable and sustainable
peace through constructive dialogue with the aim of achieving peacefulcoexistence among the various communities;
12. Calls on the Government of the Republic of Angola to review its position towards
the Muslim minority and to recognize Islam officially so that the Angolan Muslim
community can enjoy its full civil and religious rights on an equal basis with othercitizens;
13. Expresses deep concern over the growing activity of the extremist Hindu groups
against Muslims in India trying to build a Hindu temple on the ruins of thehistoric Babri Mosque; also expresses concern over the unnecessary delay indetermining responsibility for the demolition of the Babri Mosque; and urges the
Indian Government to see to it that the Babri Mosque is rebuilt on its original site;
14. Invites the General Secretariat to continue to monitor the situation of Muslims in
India and to collect further information on the challenges and difficulties they arefacing, politically, socially and economically with a view to offering them therequired assistance, and to report on the matter to the next ministerial conference;
15. Urges the Indian Government to take steps to improve the economic conditions ofMuslims in India in line with the recommendations of the Sachar Committee
Report.
16. Express deep concern over reports regarding ‘Forced Conversion’ of minorities
in India by Hindu extremist elements through ‘Ghar Wapsi’ or ‘Home Coming’
campaign and education programmes aimed at obliterating practices and rituals
related to other religions and distortion of historic facts.
17. Taking note with grave concern of a number of incidents in India where people
have been killed, imprisoned and fined for slaughtering cows, especially on Eidul-Azha.
18. Expresses deep concern at the eruption of violence against Muslims in Ampara,
Kandy and Digama in Sri Lanka in March 2018 and calls upon the Government totake concrete steps to comprehensively address the root causes of the violence andtake necessary measures to protect homes, businesses and places of worship. This
includes tackling the widespread promulgation of hate speech and anti-Muslim
sentiment by extremist groups.
419. Urges the Government of Sri Lanka to confront the growing manifestations ofhostility over the years against the Muslim community in Sri Lanka at the handsof some extremist groups and to take necessary measures to protect them, theirproperties and their mosques. Invites the General Secretariat to dispatch atechnical team to Sri Lanka to collect further information on the challenges anddifficulties Muslims are facing, politically, socially and economically with a view
to offering them the required assistance, and to report on the matter to the next
ministerial conference;
20. Welcomes the outcomes of the visit conducted by the General Secretariat'sdelegation upon invitation from the People's Republic of China; commends theefforts of the People's Republic of China in providing care to its Muslim citizens;and looks forward to further cooperation between the OIC and the People's
Republic of China.
21. Commends the genuine efforts of the Government of Thailand to enhance theconditions of the Muslim community. Appreciates the invitation to the OIC
delegation in February 2018 to observe the Muslim community’s progress in the
country. In this respect, notes the freedom of the Muslim community to practicetheir religion and the Governments efforts in creating social, educational, andeconomic opportunities in the region. Invites the Government to ensure that all
initiatives towards improving the situation are fully inclusive, voluntary andrespect local traditions and customs. Reiterates its support for the continuation of
the peace dialogue process between the Government of Thailand and therepresentatives of the Muslim community in the Southern Thailand with Malaysia
as facilitator, and calls for both parties to continue with confidence building
measures and dialogue on pending issues;
22. Commends the ongoing efforts of the Secretary General with the Government ofThailand and the Muslim community in the south to further improve the latter’s
conditions by inter-alia, giving them the opportunity to manage their affairs,
practice their cultural, linguistic and religious specificities and manage theirnatural resources, in full respect of the country’s constitution and territorial
integrity, consistent with the Joint Communiqué issued by the Government ofThailand and the OIC in May 2007 and reiterated in 2012.
23. Calls upon the group of representatives of the Muslim community in the South ofThailand to include all stakeholders, and to work for the common good to ensure
an effective peace process in the South. Encourages the Government to grant thegroup of representatives of the Muslim community in the South the required
recognition, and calls upon the Government to provide guarantee of safety intravelling to and from Thailand to members of the dialogue team, and protection
from detention and prosecution during their engagement in the peace process;24. Expresses the readiness of the OIC to offer any assistance necessary towards
achieving a lasting and just solution for the pending issues within the peace
dialogue process. Calls again on the Government of Thailand to continue its
5efforts in finding a lasting and just solution to the pending issues, in accordancewith the 2007 joint statement of the Government of Thailand and the OIC
Secretary General;
25. Reaffirms its continued care for the rights and welfare of the Muslim community
in Thailand, especially in the Southern Border Provinces and appreciates fully the
openness of the Government of Thailand to cooperate with the OIC towards theseshared goals.
26. Reiterates the need to respect the human rights of the Turkish Muslim
community in Bulgaria and to return Muslim waqf properties confiscated inprevious times; and calls on Muslims in Bulgaria to unite their efforts and work
together to enhance the position of their Grand Mufti’s office in furtherance of theinterests of Muslims there.
27. Commends efforts of the Secretary General to engage with the European Union,
to undertake innovative initiatives and develop joint projects to address thechallenges of radicalism, extremism and Islamophobia with a view to improving
the situation of Muslims in Europe; Invites him to appoint a Special Envoy for
Muslim Communities to follow the implementation of such initiatives.
28. Appreciates the Meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Muslims in Europe heldon the side lines of the Annual Coordination Meeting in New York on 25
September 2018 and requests the General Secretariat to continue to organize themeetings of the Contact Group on suitable occasions;
29. Requests the General Secretariat and OIC offices in New York, Brussels, Parisand Geneva to continue to study the conditions of Muslim communities in theWest in order to better understand the current challenges and difficulties they arefacing, politically, socially and economically with a view to developing programs
that will improve their conditions;
30. Invites the General Secretariat and OIC offices in New York, Brussels, Paris andGeneva to engage with relevant civil society organizations in regional andinternational forums so as to keep abreast of developments on the situation ofMuslim communities and minorities and report to the Secretary General.
31. Requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of this resolution
and to report hereon to the 47thSession of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
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RESOLUTION NO.2/46-MM
ON
QUESTION OF MUSLIMS IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINESThe Forty- Six Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, (Session: 50 Years Of Islamic
Cooperation: Roadmap For Prosperity And Development), held in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates 24-25 Jumadah Al-Thani 1440 H (1-2 March 2019),
Bearing in mind the OIC resolutions and the recommendations of the OIC Peace
Committee in Southern Philippines (PCSP) and their close monitoring and constantconsultation on the developments on the ground;
Commending the role played by Libya in reaching the Tripoli Agreement in 1976 andthe instrumental role of the Republic of Indonesia as the former Chair of the PCSP and allits members, as well as to the Secretary General’s efforts aimed at facilitating the peace
process and assisting both the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro National
Liberation Front (MNLF) to reach a formula of joint proposals to ensure the full
implementation of the 1996 Final Agreement;
Praising the efforts of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in supporting the peace efforts
and development of Muslims in Southern Philippines;
Commending the efforts of the Government of Malaysia as third party facilitator in talks
between the GPH and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which culminated in thesigning of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on 27 March 2014;
Guided by all previous Summit and Reaffirming all previous Ministerial resolutions
adopted in this regard;
Noting the continuous commitment expressed by the President of the Republic of
Philippines H.E. Rodrigo Duterte, to implement all signed peace agreements with theBangsamoro “in step with constitutional and legal reforms, and Welcomes his strong
commitment to “correct historical injustices against the Bangsamoro”.
Expresses its hope that the conditions in Marawi would be improved soon so that theMartial Law would be lifted.
Expresses its deep concern about the conditions of civilians who heavily suffered fromthis crisis and calls upon the authorities to ensure the safe return of the internallydisplaced population to the city.
Welcomes the eradication of the DAESH-affiliated terrorist groups who attacked Marawi
between May-October 2017 and committed heinous crimes against the Muslim
population.
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Having considered the Report of the Secretary General on the Question of Muslims inSouthern Philippines and its addendum, (Doc No OIC/CFM-46/2019/ MM/SG.REP);
including the dispatch of a mission under the chairmanship of his Special Peace Envoy tovisit the Philippines to consult with both the GPH and the two Moro fronts, Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
1. Renews its support for the Agreement on the implementation of 1976 Tripoli
Peace Agreement between the GPH and MNLF initialed on 30 August 1996 in
Jakarta and officially signed in Manila on 2 September 1996; and reiteratesthat
the Tripoli and Jakarta Agreements continue to formulate the basis for any
settlement of the conflict.
2. Calls for quick and full implementation of the provisions of 1996 Final
Agreement on implementation of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement concluded between
the GPH and the MNLF and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro(CAB) concluded between the GPH and the MILF with good intention andgenuine interest so that just and lasting peace and comprehensive development
can be achieved for the Bangsamoro people;
3. Reiterates its position that CAB is a partial fulfillment of the requirement for
Comprehensive Peace in Mindanao, but a step forward towards that goal, andCalls for the full implementation of all previous peace agreements in order toreach a comprehensive and lasting peace;
4. Acknowledges significant efforts and progress made during the previous
administration by signing the CAB with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF) in 2014, despite the non-passage of its enabling Bangsamoro Basic Law(BBL); and by holding the final session of the Tripartite Review Process on 25-26
January 2016 with the participation of the GPH, the MNLF and the OIC Peace
Committee for Southern Philippines (PCSP).
5. Welcomes the initiative of the current Philippine administration to devise a
cardinal solution to the problem of unconstitutionality that has been facing thepeace treaties for the last forty years.
6. Strongly condemns terrorist attacks and heinous crimes committed against thePhilippines population by the terrorist groups who have ties with Da’esh andCommends the GPH success to eradicate the terrorist groups and protect thecivilians from the terrorists attacks.
7. Reaffirms OIC’s principled and resolute position against terrorism in all its forms
and manifestations which runs counter to the basic tenets of Islam and its noble
values.

88. Expresses its sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims who fell
as a result of terrorist attacks, and to the GPH, the Bangsamoro people and thewhole Philippine nation.
9. Welcomes the initiative by the GPH to start the rehabilitation efforts of Marawi
city, and call upon the OIC Member States to support the efforts of rehabilitationand discovery of communities affected by the conflict.
10. Commends the cooperative position of MNLF and MILF during the crisis, and inparticular, the joint efforts between the GPH and the MILF under the Joint
Coordination Monitoring and Assistance Centre (JCMAC), and Calls upon
humanitarian and relevant organizations in the Muslim world and worldwide tocontribute to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Marawi.
11. Recognizes the important role of the various infrastructures and mechanisms
created and established by the GPH-MILF Peace Process in sustaining theceasefire and maintaining an atmosphere conducive to the advancement andsuccessful signing of the FAB and CAB, and its continuing implementation
process, namely the International Monitoring Team (IMT), the International
Contact Group (ICG), Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), the Independent
Decommissioning Body (IDB), and all other agreed infrastructures andmechanism for the advancement of the peace process. Calls upon the GPH andMILF to continue to engage and utilize all these mechanisms for full
implementation of the agreement until the Exit Agreement is signed by theparties.
12. Commends the work of Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) which
successfully crafted the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) – now known as theBangsamoro Organic Law - and incorporated the most outstanding features of the
1976 Tripoli Agreement and the 1996 Jakarta Agreement treaties to the enablinglaw.
13. Reiterates its support to the agreed task of the IDB which is essential to thenormalization process in Bangsamoro and calls upon the IDB to continue its work
as stipulated in the agreed time line and process.
14. Acknowledges the strong and consistent efforts of President Duterte in addressing
threats of terrorism from extremists groups, particularly the Abu Sayyaf Group(ASG) and other similar groups.
15. Urges the GPH to faithfully implement the FAB and CAB, the unimplemented
provision s of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement, and for the implementation of the
1976 Tripoli Peace agreement,
16. Commends the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) by the Philippine
Congress and its approval by H.E. President Rodrigo Duterte in July 2018.
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17. Commends the efforts made by the GPH in promoting the BOL through thestatement made by President Rodrigo Duterte in calling the people to vote ‘YES’
for BOL and public advocacies conducted by the Office of the Presidential
adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and other government agencies.
18. Welcomes the passage of MNLF’s resolution during the Bangsamoro People’s
National Congress (BPNC) in October 2018 expressing its full support towards
the ratification of the BOL during the plebiscite. Expresses its hope that this
support and continuous cooperation between MNLF and MILF would lead to theunity within the Bangsamoro.
19. Congratulates the GPH and the MILF for the peaceful and successful conduct ofplebiscite in Mindanao on 21 January 2019 and 6 February 2019 which led to theratification of the BOL and establishment of an expanded autonomous region with
the inclusion new areas, namely Cotabato City and 63 villages in North Cotabato,
in BARMM.
20. Welcomes the appointment of Al Haj Murad Ebrahim as Interim Chief Ministerof BARMM and other members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA)
by President Rodrigo Duterte on 22 February 2019 in Malacanang, Manila. Urges
the GPH to provide necessary assistance for BTA in running the BARMM
government throughout the transition period.
21. Calls upon the GPH to adhere to its commitment in implementing all agreed
programs during the implementation period which includes, but not limited to,normalization and socioeconomic development of the Bangsamoro.
22. Calls upon the leadership of the MNLF and the MILF and all other leaders of theMoro people to close ranks and narrow the gap between them for the benefits ofBangsamoro.
23. Commends the efforts of the Secretary General at narrowing the gap between thepositions of the MNLF and MILF and encourages positive steps and statements
for closing ranks between the two fronts, and calls upon their leaders toconsolidate their cooperation and coordination through the Bangsamoro
Coordination Forum (BCF) and engage other stakeholders to close ranks and finda common approach, and Calls upon the Secretary General to continue his efforts
in this regards;
24. Reaffirms the importance of unity within the MNLF and the necessity to continue
to have an MNLF unified negotiating team and in this regard reaffirms the
Jeddah Formula and the participation of Mr. Yusop Jikiri, a prominent Moroleader, for the further strengthening of the process of closing ranks between the
Moro leaders which will enhance the cause of peace.

1025. Calls upon the Secretary General to convene urgently, a special session of
theBangsamoro Coordination Forum (BCF) for the purpose of closing ranks
between the two liberation fronts, namely, MNLF and the MILF to further
narrowing the gap between them for the benefits of Bangsamoro, and Calls upon
the Secretary General to provide Member States of progress report on the issue.
26. Acknowledges the efforts to strengthen and enlarge the BCF and emphasize that
this process should be handled with great care and be done in an incremental way
to ensure that the Forum conducts its work in a smooth and harmonious way, andshould be based on the principles of inclusivity, shurah, solidarity and unity of
purpose.
27. Appreciates the efforts of the Secretary General for convening the 5th and final
Tripartite Review Meeting at a ministerial level in Jeddah on 25-26 January 2016
with the objective to define a road map for the completion of the Review Process,and Notes that, in spite of the long and arduous negotiations, there is still a long
way to go before we reach the full implementation of all the peace agreements
signed with the GPH;
28. Renews the mandate of the PCSP which is currently chaired by the Secretary
General to continue the necessary contacts with the GPH and the MNLF for thefull implementation of the 1996 Final Agreement on the implementation of
Tripoli Peace Agreement;
29. Calls upon the GPH to take urgent action to address the reported environmental
problems caused by non-compliance with environmental standards in Lake Lanao
and its environment; which had serious Environmental repercussions with adverse
effects on people’s health economic and social conditions;30. Urges OIC member states, subsidiary organs, specialized institutions andaffiliated institutions to increase the volume of their medical, humanitarian,
economic, social, educational and technical assistance to develop BARMM with aview to accelerating socio-economic development. In this regard, requests theGovernment of the Philippines to facilitate a joint delegation of the General
Secretariat, Member States, and representatives of the Islamic Development Bank
to visit the area for developing a viable mechanism to provide necessary
development assistance and financing to the Bangsamoro region.
31. Requests the Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution
and report thereon to the 47thSession of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
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Resolution No. 3/46-MM *on
the Situation of the Turkish Muslim
Minority in Western Thrace andthe Muslim Population of the Dodecanese
The Council of Foreign Ministers in its 46th session (Session of 50 Years of Islamic Cooperation:
Roadmap for Prosperity and Development) held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates,on 24-25 Jumada II 1440H (1-2 March 2019),

Recalling Resolution No. 3/-45-MM on the Situation of the Turkish Muslim Minority inWestern Thrace and the Muslim Population of Dodecanese,
Reaffirming its commitment to Muslim communities and minorities living in non-OIC
Member States,
Fully aware that the Muslims in Greece, in general, and the Turkish Muslim Minority inThrace of Greece and the Muslim population in the Dodecanese in particular, are an
integral part of the Muslim World,
Recalling the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter, the Resolutions adopted by
OIC Islamic Summit Conferences, Conferences of Foreign Ministers, the Council andinternational agreements, declarations, and conventions calling for the respect of humanrights, including political, social, cultural, and economic rights and freedom of worship,and most particularly the Lausanne Treaty which guarantees the rights of the Turkish
Muslim Minority in Western Thrace of Greece by virtue of which they have the right touse their mother tongue i.e. Turkish, and practice their religious rites,
Further recalling the UN General Assembly Declaration on the Elimination of All
Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief,
Realizing that the basic rights and freedoms of the Turkish Muslim Minority and Muslim
population of Dodecanese are defined and protected by multilateral and bilateral treaties
and conventions to which Greece is a party,
Having considered the Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Muslim
Communities and Minorities in Non-OIC Member States.
1. Invites Greece to take appropriate measures to uphold the basic rights andfreedoms as well as identity of the Turkish Muslim Minority emanating from thebilateral and international agreements;
2. Demands again that Greece recognize the elected Muftis of Xanthi and Komotinias the official Muftis;
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3. Calls on Greece to take the necessary steps for the election of the Awqaf
administration boards by the Turkish Muslim Minority with a view to ensuring
their self-governance.
4. Emphasizes its concern on Greece’s practice regarding the appointment of 240
imams/religious instructors, despite reactions from the Turkish Muslim Minority.
5. Urges Greece to implement the verdicts issued by the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR) concerning the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of theTurkish Muslim Minority.
6. Urges once again Greece to reinstate the citizenship rights of tens of thousands ofTurkish Minority members who were stripped of their citizenship under the nowrepealed Article 19 of the Greek Citizenship Law No. 3370/1955;
7. Reiterates its invitation to Greece to take necessary and urgent steps, inconsultation with the Turkish Muslim Minority, to address their educational
issues which are also directly linked to the socioeconomic development of theregion they live in.
8. Requests the Secretary-General to initiate an inquiry as to the issues raised in thisResolution in particular and to present a report thereon to the Forty Sixth Sessionof the Council of Foreign Ministers;
9. Welcomes the meeting between the Secretary General and the Greek Minister of
Foreign Affairs in New York in October 2015 and encourages initiatives by the
Greek Government aiming at enhancing the prosperity and well-being of the
Muslim minority in Greece.
10. Takes note of the Secretary General meeting with the elected muftis in Istanbul
in April 2016.
11. Welcomes the opening for the academic year 2016-2017 of an “Islamic Studies
Program” at the University of Thessaloniki.
12. Takes note of the support provided by Al-Azhar University in religious issues
and religious schools for Muslims in Greece.
13. Invites the Secretary-General to resume dialogue and cooperation with theGovernment of Greece aiming at enhancing the prosperity and well-being of the
Muslims in Greece, particularly the Turkish Muslim Minority and the Muslim
population in the Dodecanese.
14. Requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation of this resolution
and to submit a report thereon to the 47thSession of the Council of Foreign
Ministers.
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RESOLUTION NO.4/46-MM
ON
THE SITUATION OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN MYANMAR
The Forty- Six Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, (Session: 50 Years of Islamic
Cooperation: Roadmap For Prosperity And Development), held in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates 24-25 Jumadah Al-Thani 1440 H (1-2 March 2019),
Guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC), and pursuant to relevant resolutions on Muslim communities andminorities calling for assistance to Muslim communities and minorities in non-OIC
Member States to preserve their dignity and cultural and religious identity,
Recalling Resolution No. 3/4-EX (IS) adopted by the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit
Conference held in Makkah Al-Mukarramah in 2012 on the Rohingya Muslim
Community in Myanmar and subsequent ministerial resolutions in this regard,particularly Resolution No. OIC/ EX-CFM/2017/FINAL RES adopted by the
Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on 19
January 2017; and Commending the Government of Malaysia for hosting theExtraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, on the Situation of theRohingya Muslim Minority in Myanmar in Kuala Lumpur on 19 January 2017, andreaffirming and recalling the Final Communique of the Extraordinry Session,
Recalling also the Declaration of the special session of the OIC Contact Group on the
Rohingya which took place at Heads of State level in New York on the sidelines of theAnnual Coordination Meeting on 19 September 2017, to address the situation of theRohingya Muslim Minority in Myanmar and the Astana Declaration on the Rohingya
Muslim Community in Myanmar by the Meeting of Heads of State and Government, on
the sidelines of the First Islamic Summit on Science and Technology on 10 September
2017and the report of the OIC Contact Group Meeting in New York on the 24th of
September 2018 on the sidelines of the annual coordination meeting.
Recalling OIC initiatives at the United Nations on the situation of the Rohingya Muslim
Minority, including Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/39/2 on the situationof human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar of 27 September
2018; UN General Assembly Third Committee resolution A/C.3/73/L.51 on the situationof human rights in Myanmar of 16 November 2018and UN General Assembly Resolution
A/RES/72/248 of 31 October 2017 on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, andthe UN Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/29/21 of 22 July 2015 on the
Situation of Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and other Minorities in Myanmar;
Noting the meetings of the OIC Groups which took place in New York, Brussels andGeneva in December 2016, to discuss the situation of the Rohingya Muslim Minority in
Myanmar,Noting UN Security Council Presidential Statement S/PRST/2017/22 of 6 November
2017 and the report of the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) Yanghee Lee on the situation14

of human rights in Myanmar, (A/HRC/34/67), 1 March 2017; and UN Human Rights
Council Resolutions (A/HRC/34-L.8/Rev.1), 22 March 2017 and (A/HRC/RES/S-27/1)
5December 2017 and UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/70/233 23 December
2015,
Welcoming the adoption of resolution (A/C.3/72/L.48) on the situation of the Human
Rights in Myanmar on 16 November 2017 by the 3rd Committee at the 72nd sessionof the UN General Assembly.
Noting also the opening Statement of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights tothe 36th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, on 11 September 2017, in which hewarned that the “pattern of gross violations of the human rights of the Rohingya
suggested a widespread or systematic attack against the community, possibly amounting
to crimes against humanity” and that the “situation seems a textbook example of ethnic
cleansing”,
Noting also the opening Statement of the Chairperson of the United Nations Independent
International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, at the UN Security Council on 24
October 2018, in which he stated that “War crimes and crimes against humanity havebeen committed in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine States. The Mission also found sufficient
information to warrant the investigation and prosecution of senior officials in the
Tatmadaw on charges of genocide. This means that we consider that genocidal intent,
meaning the intent to destroy the Rohingya in whole or in part, can be reasonably
inferred”,
Expressing serious concern over the opening statement by the High Commissioner for
Human Rights during the 37th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council that ethnic
cleansing against the Rohingya community is still underway.
Noting that the Final Communique of the 13th session of the Parliamentary Union of theIslamic Countries (PUIC), held in Tehran on 16-17 January 2018, stresses on theProtection of the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar,
Alarmed that the flash report of the OHCHR on 3 February 2017 that found attacks
against the Rohingya Muslims to have been widespread as well as systematic, vindicating
the very likely commission of crimes against humanity, and welcoming the decision of
the human Rights council to constitute a Fact-Finding Mission pursuant to its Resolution
34/22 of 24 March 2017; concerned at persistent denial of human rights violation by theGovernment of Myanmar,
Underscoring the need to establish the facts of the situation on the ground in RakhineState through an independent investigation body, and in this regard, noting with concernthat the Government of Myanmar has ceased cooperation with UN mechanisms the UN
Special Rapporteur (SR) on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar and the Independent
International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar established under the UN Human Rights
Council.
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Condemning the attacks of the Arakan Salvation Army against police and military posts
on 25 August 2017,
Deeply distressed by the reports of Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State being subjected
to unlawful use of force by extremist elements; the excessive use of force by the militaryand security forces; extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary killings, rape and other forms ofsexual violence; and arbitrary detention, and the enforced disappearance of Rohingya
civilians in Rakhine State, including reports of large-scale destruction of homes andsystematic evictions of Rohingya Muslim minority from northern Rakhine State, throughthe use of arson, violence, confiscation of private property, and artificial ethnodemographic reconstruction.
Express serious concern that, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund, nearly 60
per cent of Rohingya Muslims who have been forced to flee to Bangladesh are children(Source: PP12 of GA Res 72/248). Noting further that these children, especially
unaccompanied children, face increased vulnerability and are more susceptible tobecoming victims of killings, sexual violence and trafficking-in-persons.
Noting with deep concern also the deteriorating security, human rights andhumanitarian situation in Rakhine State, and the continued serious violations and abusesof human rights of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, as well as statelessness,disenfranchisement, economic dispossession, marginalization and deprivation of
livelihoods, as well as restrictions on freedom of movement for persons belonging
to the Rohingya community, including the confinement of approximately 120,000
people in camps for internally displaced persons, the majority of whom rely entirely
on foreign aid,
Concerned that, despite the fact that the Rohingya population, especially Muslims, hadbeen living in Myanmar for generations prior to its independence and have no ties toanywhere but Myanmar, they have been made stateless since the enactment of the 1982
Citizenship Law and since then have been subjected to restrictions on access to
education, health services and livelihoods, underscoring that the lack of citizenship status
and related civil and political rights of Rohingya Muslims and others, including voting
rights, is a serious human rights violation,
Appreciating the Government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh forwelcoming Rohingya Muslims into the country and for providing safety andhumanitarian assistance to more than 1.1 Million Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution
in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Taking into consideration that the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar cannot
be tackled from a purely humanitarian perspective, and should be dealt with within theframework of their inalienable rights as citizens,16

Welcoming the September 2017 letter addressed by President Haydar Abbadi of Iraq tothe heads of Muslim countries and the OIC Secretary General, regarding the Rohingya
crisis, along with the violations of human rights and genocide against the Rohingya,
which letter calls for holding an urgent meeting of the Council of the OIC Foreign
Ministers to form an international alliance to counter and stop these violations;
Having considered the Report of the Secretary General on the Muslim Community in
Myanmar (Document No. OIC/CFM-46/2018/MM/SG.REP);
1. Condemns the systematic brutal acts and horrendous atrocities perpetrated
against the Rohingya Muslim Community in Myanmar, especially post 25 August
2017, which constitute a serious and blatant violation of international law,international human rights conventions as well as violations of international
humanitarian law and in total disregard of Myanmar’s state responsibility toprotect its unarmed civilian Muslim minority; Particularly denounce theinvolvement of security forces and militias in continued acts of violence towards
Rohingya Muslims including mass gang-rape, killings in thousands including ofbabies and children, burning people alive, brutal beatings, disappearances,eviction and forced expulsion of inhabitants, arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture,in addition to burning of Rohingya homes, places of worship, villages and fieldsof standing crops;
2. Expresses serious concern over the fact that the Rohingya community continues
to face systematic discrimination in Rakhine state, including killing, rape, eviction
and forced expulsion of inhabitants, which derives from their lack of legal statusresulting in restrictions on their freedom of movement, access to land, food,water, education, health care as well as restrictions to marriage and birthcertificates;
3. Expresses concern over the fact that any radicalization or infiltration of radical
elements into the Rohingya minority community may further complicate thesolution of the problem and have implications on regional security;
4. Strongly condemns all violations and abuses of human rights in Myanmar,
including widespread, systematic and gross human rights violations and abuses
committed in Rakhine State, including the presence of elements of exterminationand deportation and systematic oppression and discrimination, which may amountto persecution and to the crime of apartheid, also strongly condemns thedisproportionate response of the military and the security forces, deplores theserious deterioration of the security, human rights and humanitarian situation, theexodus of more than 723,000 Rohingya Muslims and other minorities into
Bangladesh and the subsequent depopulation of northern Rakhine State, and calls
upon the Myanmar authorities to ensure that those responsible for violations ofinternational law, including human rights violations and abuses, are held
accountable;

175. Expresses deep indignation at credible reports, assessments and conclusions ofvarious international and human rights organizations that recent atrocities are partof a systematic strategy and plan of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims of
Rakhine State which have since August 2017, affected over 655,000 Muslims
who have been forcibly displaced to Bangladesh, in addition to the 87,000
Rohingya that have been displaced since violent incidents of October 2016 andmore than 300,000 who have fled previous episodes of violence since 1990;
6. Expresses full solidarity with the Government and people of Bangladesh, unfairly
affected with the influx of a million plus Rohingya and appreciate them for
opening their hearts and borders for the distressed community now facing an
existential threat at the deviant policies and brutal practices of “ethnic cleansing”
pursued systematically, at genocidal scale, in Myanmar in violation of humanrights and total disregard of all international and civilized norms and laws;
7. Expresses serious disappointment and dismay at the Myanmar authorities denialof evidences and findings or reports such as the UN Flash report of 3 February
2017 and 13-24 September 2017 and the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on
the situation ofhuman rights in Myanmar, of 8 September 2017 which clearly
identify confirmed that the Myanmar security forces “deliberately set fire tohouses with families inside, and in other cases pushed Rohingya into alreadyburning houses”;
8. Expresses once again, its deep concern over the humanitarian and human rights
situation in Rakhine State of Myanmar;
9. Underlines the fact that the continuation of the current situation can engenderserious adverse repercussions in the region and beyond;
10. Expresses concern over the spread of hate speech and incitement to violence,
discrimination and hostility in the media and internet as well as the laws, whichwere passed discriminating against the Muslim community in Myanmar such as
the interfaith marriage, religious conversion laws, etc.;
11. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar:a. To honor its obligations under International Law and Human Rights
covenants, and to take all measures to immediately halt all vestiges andmanifestations of the practice of ethnic cleansing, genocide, violence of all
types, vigilantism, acts of dispersion and discriminatory practices against
Rohingya Muslims, as well as the continuous attempts to obliterate theirIslamic culture and identity immediately; including delisting them fromhousehold lists and demolition of places of worship, institutions and houses ofMuslim minorities
b. To immediately restore stability and security in Rakhine State, primarily by
exercising maximum restraint, ending all violent acts, and protecting all
persons regardless of their race and religion.
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c. To eliminate the root causes, including the denial of citizenship based on the1982 Citizenship Act which has led to statelessness and deprival of theirrights, and the continued dispossession and discrimination affecting theRohingya Muslim Minorities, and work towards a just and sustainable
solution to this issue;
d. To de-escalate the situation in Rakhine State to prevent the further loss of
lives and displacement so that humanitarian aid may be provided to allaffected communities in need and medical support provided to the sick,injured and those suffering from malnutrition and severe mental trauma and toensure the right of each individual to live and move without fear andpersecution based on their religion or ethnicity;e. To take serious note about reports on the perpetration of crimes committed
and evidences and findings of reports of international organisations such as
the UN flash report of 3 February 2017 and UN Special Rapporteur’s report(A/71/361) of March 2017 and reports coming out in the post August 2017
period. To take further note of the credible reports, assessments, andconclusions of various international and human rights organisations, membersof media and experts that expose recent atrocities entirely on racial lines;
f. To allow Muslims meaningful and unhindered freedom of movement within
Rakhine State to pursue livelihood options and to access healthcare andeducation without any hindrance and allow free and unhindered access of
local and international staff of humanitarian agencies to afford affected
Muslims and vulnerable population humanitarian assistance based on theirneeds;
g. To reverse and abandon policies, directives and practices that marginalize theRohingya community economically, such as demolition of houses in thepretext of them being unauthorized, confiscation of lands in the name ofdevelopment and social projects delegitimizing their ownership of lands,
depriving them from business opportunities and accessing market places aswell as employment opportunities;
h. To create economic opportunities for the historically deprived Rohingya
community in order to achieve balanced socio-economic development of the
Rakhine State and to defuse tension among communities.
i. To take urgent measures for a sustainable implementation of the“Arrangement on return of displaced persons from Rakhine State” with theGovernment of Bangladesh on 23 November 2017 and subsequentarrangements and mechanisms agreed, by ensuring that the repatriation of any
Rohingya refugees to Myanmar must be voluntary, safe, dignified, sustainable
and uphold their human rights;

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j. To create the conditions necessary for the safe, voluntary, dignified andsustainable return of refugees, to proactively apprise the prospective returnees
about developments in this regard and to formulate a time-bound road map for
their implementation;
k. To cooperate fully with the fact-finding mission appointed by the UN Human
Rights Council to establish the facts and circumstances of the alleged recent
human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses in RakhineState, with a view to ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justicefor victims
l. To seek to address all aspects of insecurity in Rakhine comprehensively and to
this end positively engage with the Governments of neighboring countries
including Bangladesh on external aspects of insurgency and militancy in
Rakhine, and cross border crimes such as human trafficking, irregular bordercrossing and settlement, smuggling of illegal drugs and arms etc., along withcooperation in various sectors for development and economic uplift that are ofmutual interest;
m. To restore the citizenship of the Rohingya Muslim community with all
associated rights, which was revoked in the Citizenship Act of 1982;
n. To immediately start registering children at birth and children who have been
so far left out of such registration processes; reiterates the call upon the
Myanmar Government to make any verification process impartial, transparent
and voluntary and ultimately linked to citizenship free from threat ofmarginalization, racial bias, discriminatory entries (such as race, religion andlanguage) and other kinds of arbitrariness.
o. To facilitate, for the sake of transparency and accountability, international,
independent and impartial investigations into allegations of human rights
abuses, atrocities and violations, including sexual violence, rape, and abuseand violence against children, including violations and abuses carried out bymembers of the military, other Government agents and members of vigilantegroups, including those motivated by extreme views against Rohingya
Muslims and those who divide communities and to hold to account all those
responsible for such acts and to provide justice for victims;
p. To undertake all measures to counter incitement to hatred and hate speechleading to violence and to combat discrimination and violence against persons
belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities and ensure
exemplary punishment to establish due deterrents.
q. To further undertake all necessary measures to restore stability and launch acomprehensive reconciliation process that includes all components of theRohingya community, including those who lost their nationality all forcibly
20displaced and internally-displaced persons and refugees and others in irregularsituations in or outside of Myanmar; and invites OIC member states to join
their efforts to those of the international community at the UN with a view toensuring the return of all forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Myanmar
refugees and IDPs to their place of origin in safety and dignity.
r. To positively respond to the OIC’s offer to establish a medical facility in theState of Rakhine to address the healthcare needs of all communities and torespond positively to the proposal of establishing a technical school and to
conducting a symposium on inter-faith dialogue.
12. Calls upon Member States to demonstrate solid unity and take up the Charterbound duty of saving the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar from existential
threat and ensuring justice to heal the wounds, sufferings and grievous losses of
lives. In this pursuit, take concrete steps to bring the perpetrators of atrocities,
crimes against humanity and genocide and those responsible for destroying acommunity, its distinct history and culture to the all the International Legal and
Juridical institutions and mechanisms. In this context, seeks necessary support
from relevant OIC organizations and institutions, under the overall coordinationof the Secretary General, and requests cooperation of OIC Ambassadors in New
York, Geneva and Brussels.
13. While welcoming the signing of the “Arrangement on return of displaced persons
from Rakhine State” between the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh on
23 November 2017 and in January 2018and expressing optimism aboutsustainable return of Rohingya through arrangements agreed upon between
Myanmar and Bangladesh and urges, upon Myanmar to initiate return andresettlements with delivery on the ground,
14. Expresses cautious optimism at the general arrangements agreed between the
Governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar as a beginning towards sustainable
return and reintegration of all displaced Rohingya into Myanmar society as equal
members and until their full realisation occurs in letter and spirit, urge Member
States and the international community to stand with the Government of
Bangladesh and the Rohingya community in support and with humanitarianassistance in a collective responsibility of custodianship of the repatriation
process.
15. Commits to work with the international community to urge Myanmar and
Bangladesh to implement this arrangement swiftly and create conducive
environment in Myanmar for voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya totheir homeland in Myanmar.
16. Calls upon Member States to continue their efforts together with those of theinternational community and the UN in order to ensure the return of all Myanmar
nationals who have been forcibly displaced from Rakhine State, through avoluntary and transparent process which provides for their safety, dignity andlivelihood.
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17. Commends the efforts made by OIC Member States in providing humanitarianassistance to the affected Rohingya communities in Myanmar and Bangladesh,notably the establishment of the Field Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, by
the Government of Malaysia that has been operated since 1 December 2017and
the Government of Turkey that has been providing critical medical and healthassistance to displaced Rohingya since January 2018.
18. Welcomes the invaluable support and contributions made by the Government of
United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Brunei Darussalam
to the field hospital that has enabled it to provide critical medical and healthassistance to the Rohingya community who are forcibly displaced from their placeof origin.
19. Welcomes the concurrence of the Government of Myanmar with therecommendations of the report of the Advisory Commission on the Rakhine State
led by Mr. Kofi Annan, made public in August 2017, and looks forward to theirprompt implementation for stability, peace and prosperity in Rakhine State, in fullconsultation with all the communities concerned.
20. Recalls the Joint Communiqué signed on 16thNovember 2013 between the OIC
and the Central Committee for Implementation of Stability and Development in
the Rakhine State of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar which set thefoundation for future cooperation, and encourages the Government of Myanmar
to implement an all-inclusive and transparent verification process which will leadto the granting of citizenship for the Rohingya Muslim minority;
21. Expresses its concern that if the plight of Rohingya and the root causes of theirsuffering are not addressed, conditions on the ground will strengthen radical
elements seeking to infiltrate into the Rohingya community, further complicating
existing problems;
22. Acknowledges the substantial costs and social challenges incurred by countries in
the region as a consequence of hosting forcibly displaced Rohingya from
Myanmar, and invites OIC Member States to assist these countries in accordancewith the principles of burden-sharing and shared responsibility, and in the spirit ofIslamic solidarity;
23. Requests the CFM Chair and Summit Chair and the Secretary-General, to engage
and coordinate with the Myanmar Government for a high level delegation fromthe OIC Contact Group to visit Rakhine State to meet with local officials and theaffected Rohingya Muslim Minority, and in this regard requests the cooperationof the Government of Myanmar to receive this visit;
24. Calls upon international community to continue working with the Government of
Myanmar for protecting Muslim minorities in its territories;2225. Calls on OIC Member States to urgently render humanitarian assistance toalleviate the suffering and hardship of the Rohingya Muslim Minority in RakhineState as well as those refugees and forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals inneighboring Bangladesh and requests the OIC Secretariat to continue to pursue its
efforts on the humanitarian front including the establishment of an effective
coordination mechanism for humanitarian assistance;
26. Takes note of the other commitments of the Government of Myanmar to improve
the situation in Rakhine State for all communities, while underscoring the needfor expedited implementation, including through commitments to the return ofrefugees and forcibly displaced persons, and the speech by the State Counsellor
on 12 October 2017, in which she set out her vision for resolving the crisis,
including through the setting up of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian
Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine;
27. Welcomes the initiative by the Republic of Indonesia to host the 1st IndonesiaMyanmar Interfaith Dialogue (IMID) that was held on 21-24 May 2017 in
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which aims to promote interfaith and interculturaldialogue that is essential to nurture peace, social harmony, sustainable
development and prosperity;
28. Pays tribute to the State of Kuwait for co-hosting, along with the European
Union (EU), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization
for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (UNOCHA), the Pledging Conference for Rohingya Refugee Crisis, in
Geneva on 23 October 2017, where donor states and organizations pledged $344
million in humanitarian response.
29. Commends the initiative by the Republic of Turkey to organize International
Rohingya Consultations Meeting on July 6th, 2018, in Ankara in order to discuss
the immediate measures to be taken by the international community with a viewto preventing an humanitarian catastrophe and alleviating the burden on
Bangladesh,
30. Welcomes the convening by the Secretary General of a conference on“Interreligious Dialogue in South and Southeast Asia” from 18-20 December
2017 in Bangkok, Thailand in partnership with King Abdullah bin AbdulazizInternational Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) andsupport from the Religions for Peace-Interreligious Council of Thailand, Mahidol
University and Fatoni University, to strengthen understanding and cooperation
among religious leaders and communities in their respective countries in theregion.
31. Requests the Secretary-General to further explore such joint initiatives with the
UN Secretary-General, ASEAN Secretary-General, the Government of Myanmar
as well as other international organizations to develop and implement inter-faithand inter-communal dialogues that will foster greater understanding, tolerance
23and cooperation among ethnic and religious communities in South and Southeast
Asia;
32. Regrets the lack of response by the Government of Myanmar to the proposed
OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) fact finding
visit to Rakhine State to ascertain the human rights situation of Rohingya minority
and requests the IPHRC to remain seized of the matter and continue to follow up
on its visit request with a view to presenting an objective on the factual situationon the ground to the CFM;
33. Commends the Secretary General for dispatching a joint OIC-IPHRC delegation
to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to visit Rohingya camps to obtain first-handinformation about the plight of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals; andexpresses appreciation to the Government of Bangladesh for facilitating the visit
and providing local logistical support.
34. Calls upon Members of the OIC Ad hoc Ministerial Committee on
Accountability for Human Rights Violations Against the Rohingya to carry out
the tasks of ensuring accountability and justice for gross violations ofinternational human rights and humanitarian laws and principles; Assisting in
information gathering and evidence collection for accountability purposes;
Mobilizing and coordinating international political support for accountability for
the Human Rights Violations against the Rohingya in Myanmar.
35. Welcomes the decision by the UN Human Rights Council, in its resolution 39/2,
to establish an ongoing independent mechanism to collect, consolidate, preserve
and analyze evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations ofinternational law committed in Myanmar since 2011 and calls for preparing files
and taking all necessary legal steps to facilitate and expedite fair and independentcriminal proceedings, in accordance with international law standards, in national,
regional or international courts or tribunals that have, or may in the future have,jurisdiction over these crimes, in accordance with international law,
36. Welcomes the visits by the President of the Republic of Indonesia on 27-29
January 2018, Turkish Prime Minister on December 20 2017, Foreign Ministerand First Lady on 7-8 September 2017 to the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh andencourages Members States to do the same in solidarity with the long suffering
Rohingya people.
37. Welcomes the visit of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdallah of Jordan to the
Rohingya camps in Bangladesh on 23 October 2017 and the humanitarianassistance sent by Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization as solidarity with thelong suffering Rohingya People.
38. Commends the visit made by the Muslim Council of Elders and Al-Azhar AlSharif, led by Al-Azhar Grand Imam, to the Rohingya refugee camps in
Bangladesh, on26-27 November 2017, to take cognizance of their pain and needs.
2439. Stresses the importance of the successful organization of the 2nd Congress of the
Arakan Rohingya Union in an inclusive manner and calls upon the General
Secretariat and Member States to support the Congress.
40. Requests the OIC Ambassadorial Group in New York, Geneva, and Brussels tocontinue their efforts to further the cause of the Rohingya at all international
levels;41. Requests further that the OIC Permanent Missions in New York, Geneva andBrussels and convene meetings of the Contact Group on Rohingya Muslim
Minority of Myanmar on a regular basis to review the situation of the Rohingya
Muslim minority and explore sustained engagement strategies with Myanmar, theUnited Nations, the European Union, and other international organizations, andreport to the OIC Secretary General; and Encourages the Contact Group to makenecessary visits to the refugee camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar in this regard.
42. Calls upon Permanent Missions of OIC Member States in Geneva to remain
engaged on the human rights situation of Rohingya Muslim Minority of Myanmar
in the UN Human Rights Council and, as an update of the OIC-Group led
resolution A/HRC/29/21 on “Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims andother minorities in Myanmar” adopted in the 29th regular session of the UN
Human Rights Council in June 2015, to table a draft resolution with the same title
by the OIC Group in Geneva in the 41stregular session of the UN Human Rights
Council to be held in June 2019, with necessary updates and inclusions in the text
reflecting the continued deterioration of the human rights situation of theRohingya Muslims in Myanmar since October 2016, and more specifically sinceAugust 2017, resulting into the ongoing crisis due to the exodus of more thanseven hundred thousand Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh.
43. Welcomes the recent Security Council visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar co-led
by Kuwait, Peru and the United Kingdom with a view to finding a durable
solution to the plight of the persecuted Rohingya, the Ministers underscore on
concrete actions at the Security Council to facilitate the sustainable repatriation of
the Rohingya to their motherland/homeland,
44. Recalls in this regard, also the visit of the OIC Foreign Ministers to the camps in
Cox’s Bazar to assess the ground situation with regard to the plight of theRohingya and to suggest actions by the OIC for the immediate resolution of thecrisis.
45. Requests the Secretary General remain seized of the matter and to follow the
implementation of this resolution and report thereon to the 47th Session of theCouncil of Foreign Ministers.
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RESOLUTION NO. 5/46-MM
ON
SITUATION OF MUSLIM TATARS IN THE CRIMEAThe Forty- Six Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, (Session: 50 Years Of Islamic
Cooperation: Roadmap For Prosperity And Development), held in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates 24-25 Jumadah Al-Thani 1440 H (1-2 March 2019),
Expresses interest in the situation of the Crimean Muslim Tatars in the light of the recent
developments in the Crimea;
Stresses the need to address appropriately the status, safety and security of Crimean
Tatars, and guarantee them effective access to their religious, cultural, educational andproperty rights;
Underscores the importance of ensuring the safety and security of Muslim Tatars;
Encourages the Secretary General to conduct the needed contacts and studies on thesituation of Crimean Tatars following the recent developments; and to dispatch atechnical team to Crimea in this framework;
Requests the Secretary General to follow up on the implementation of this resolution andsubmit a report thereon to the 47th Session of the Council of the Foreign Ministers.
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