The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) expresses its support for the initiative His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, addressed to the heads of African states to create an operational framework to aid African countries in addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to allow for sharing expertise and best practices to handle the health, economic and social repercussions of the pandemic.
In this regard, ICESCO reaffirms its willingness to contribute to achieving the initiative’s objectives which are in line with its objectives and strategic vision and those of its cultural, scientific and educational initiatives launched since the beginning of the crisis. These initiatives consist of providing logistic support and technical advice and expertise in its fields of competence and action areas.
The Organization renews its support for all the calls likely to help its Member States, especially the African ones, in facing the present and future impacts of the pandemic and reaffirms that interstate solidarity and cooperation is the only way to overcome this crisis.