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The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) participated in a special session under the theme “Enhance Global Cooperation in the Field of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, as part of the 9th World Water Forum, which is held by the World Water Council and the Ministry of Water and Sanitation of Senegal, in cooperation with ICESCO and several bodies and organizations, in, Dakar, Republic of Senegal, on March 21-26, 2022, with the participation of many institutions, research centers, experts and specialists in water resources management and environmental protection.

Dr. Foued El-Ayni, Expert at ICESCO Science and Technology Sector, reviewed ICESCO’s efforts in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, including the production of sanitizers and detergents in a number of Member States, the implementation of ICESCO’s Program for Water and Sanitation Services Improvement in 1000 rural schools in Muslim countries, as well as the organization of several environmental awareness-raising workshops on , and the promotion of the ways and mechanisms for cooperation with research centers and universities in the Islamic world to develop scientific research and innovation in the fields of water resource management and health.

The session also discussed the key global initiatives, programs and projects, highlighting the need to unify efforts between international and regional organizations, institutions and universities, in order to preserve water resources and protect the environment through knowledge and expertise sharing.

Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Dr. Isatou Touray, Vice-President of the Republic of The Gambia, explored avenues of cooperation between the Organization and the Republic in ICESCO’s areas of competence.

During the meeting, which took place in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, Dr. AlMalik emphasized that, in light of its new vision and action strategy, ICESCO ensures constant and extensive communication with its Member States to identify their needs and priorities in relation to the Organization’s fields of competence, and devise programmes and activities accordingly in cooperation with the competent authorities in each country.

ICESCO DG reviewed the major programmes that the Organization is currently implementing, noting the special importance that ICESCO attaches to building youth and women capacities, anchoring the values ​​of coexistence, peace and civilizational dialogue, promoting investment in space sciences and harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence for educational, scientific and cultural development.
For her part, Dr. Touray commended ICESCO’s roles and efforts in assisting its Member States, stressing The Gambia’s keenness to build fruitful cooperation with the Organization in its areas of competence.

At the close of the meeting, ICESCO DG invited The Gambia’s Vice-President to the closing ceremony of ICESCO’s Year of Women 2021 to be held at the Organization’s headquarters in Rabat.

Ms. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Head of ICESCO’s Human and Social Sciences Sector, attended the meeting.

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) takes part in the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which kicked off today (March 22, 2022) in Islamabad, Pakistan, under the theme “Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice and Development”.

Dr. Ahmed Said Bah, Adviser to the Director-General for Partnerships and International Cooperation, Supervisor of the General Secretariat of National Commissions and Conferences, represents ICESCO in this two-day meeting.

The meeting will discuss many issues of concern to the Islamic world and the global challenges facing Muslim countries as well as various economic, cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific issues. On the sidelines of this meeting, the participants will attend a brainstorming session to exchange ideas and visions on the role of the Islamic world in promoting peace, justice and harmony, and explore emerging issues on the international scene.

The Education Sector of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) held a meeting with a team from the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports in Morocco, and together they reviewed updates regarding the project on the establishment of a development model for basic education in Morocco. This project is part of the advisory services and institutional support contract between the Organization and the Ministry, in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).

During the meeting, which took place on Monday, March 21, 2022, at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, the two parties discussed mechanisms for implementing the project in line with the Ministry’s strategic orientations. They also stressed the need to provide insights on its major components, define the requirements for subject matter experts following the project’s specifications, agree on the administrative and legal procedures to be undertaken, elaborate an implementation roadmap, define the tasks and responsibilities, and coordinate the preparations of the project’s launch celebration.

The two parties emphasized the importance of this pioneering initiative that will contribute to the development of the educational system in Morocco through an innovative educational model bearing a new and comprehensive understanding of the concept of basic education. This project aligns with the strategic vision of the Ministry, which is underpinned by an endeavor to establish a new school reflecting the principles of equity, equal opportunity, and quality for all to uplift individuals and societies and contribute to sustainable development.

The training workshop on educational linguistics and its role in developing the language skills of non-Arabic speaking students learning the Arabic language kicked off on Friday, March 18, 2022, via videoconference. The workshop is organized by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in cooperation with the Arabic Language Department at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.

The training workshop is held in light of ICESCO’s new vision endeavoring to develop and upgrade strategies for teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers in line with modern educational approaches in and beyond the Organization’s Member States.

The workshop, which will also take place on Friday, March 25, 2022, is aimed at developing the competencies and teaching abilities of over thirty Arabic teachers from various schools and institutions in the UK’s Yorkshire region. By leveraging the latest developments in educational linguistics and techniques for developing the four skills of language learning (listening – speaking – reading – writing) according to proficiency levels, the workshop seeks to enable participants to prepare supplementary instructional materials for teaching Arabic.

The two-day workshop will feature interventions and presentations tackling three major topics: the challenges and difficulties in teaching Arabic in the UK, the major educational strategies for teaching language skills, and models for preparing supplementary courses to scale up skill development strategies.

Dr. Youssef Ismaili, an Expert at ICESCO Center of Arabic for non-Arabic speakers, is in charge of the supervision and oversight of the organizational aspects of the workshop.

The Scientific Forum on ” Security Media during Crises and Catastrophies,” held by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of a group of experts and researchers, issued at the conclusion of its activities a set of important practical recommendations to strengthen partnership and cooperation between Countries of the Islamic world in addressing crises and catastrophies, promoting the use of modern technology in the service of media and developing a methodology and a common media protocol for managing crises and disasters.

The participants at the Forum, which was held at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat and via videoconference from March 16, to March 18, 2022, stressed the importance of benefiting from successful experiences in directing the media to reduce and limit rumors and false news during crises and supporting and qualifying media officials through training to produce the appropriate content.

The Forum’s recommendations touched upon the importance of training security personnel on information and communication technologies, given their active and proactive role in reducing the risks of crises and disasters, and taking advantage of modern technologies such as space technologies, artificial intelligence applications, big data and algorithms in all stages of managing crisis and catastrophies.

The opening session of the Forum saw the participation of Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of ICESCO, and Dr. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Harfash, Vice President for External Relations at NAUSS, followed by sessions in which researchers and academicians discussed several themes, mainly, the role of security media in crisis and disaster management, cooperation mechanisms in the field of security media, as well as a review of applied models and successful experiences of the role of security media in facing catastrophies.

The second day of the Forum included two scientific sessions in which participants explored the role of communication and information technologies in the prevention of natural catastrophies, mainly the importance of security media in addressing crises, the role of smart technology in managing risks and catastrophies, building resilient societies, early warning of earthquakes and media crisis management as well as remote sensing techniques in preventing or mitigating catastrophies.

The Forum participants visited the National Geophysics Institute of the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research in the Kingdom of Morocco, which is in charge of earthquake monitoring and early warning.