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On the 7th of April of each year, World Health Day is celebrated to raise awareness about various health issues and mobilize efforts to improve healthcare. This year’s theme “My Health, My Right” highlights that access to comprehensive and equitable healthcare is a fundamental right for all.

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) sees that celebrating World Health Day is an opportunity to highlight the steps taken in the health field at both regional and international levels, to build a better future for future generations. The Organization calls for the need to utilize the capacities of youth and women in developing and consolidating comprehensive healthcare systems.

On this occasion, ICESCO reaffirms its commitment to contributing to the development of healthcare infrastructure, enhancing scientific research in the field, and finding innovative solutions to address urgent health challenges in Islamic countries. This is to contribute to disease prevention and achieve health equity through initiatives, programs, and projects that employ the latest science and technology.

In this context, ICESCO is actively pursuing the establishment of strategic partnerships to contribute to enhancing healthcare systems in its Member States. The Organization recently signed an agreement with the World Health Organization on March 26, 2024, to collaborate in areas such as strengthening healthcare systems, building the capacity of healthcare professionals, promoting the adoption of digital technologies, and facilitating the exchange of experiences and knowledge. These efforts aim to support Islamic countries in their preparedness and resilience against natural disasters and other threats to public health. Moreover, ICESCO launched several programs aimed at improving water resource management, including the ICESCO program to improve the quality of water and sanitation services in rural schools in several countries of the Islamic world.

Each year on April 6, the world celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. This year, it is celebrated under the theme “Sport for the Promotion of Peaceful and Inclusive Societies”, to shed light on the role of sports and physical activity in consolidating the values of coexistence among communities worldwide.

On this occasion, the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) reiterates its commitment to enhancing the role of sports. Seeing sports as a catalyst for social integration, development, and the consolidation of values of coexistence and peace, ICESCO calls on the international community to join efforts in utilizing sports to build inclusive communities capable of withstanding crises.

Recognizing the influential role of sports in promoting dialogue, creativity, and international cooperation, ICESCO has launched the Sports for Social Change initiative, as well as the Sports Diplomacy Program and International Youth Volunteers in Sport Program. Additionally, it organized the first ICESCO forum on Women in Sports to discuss the importance of augmenting women’s participation in sports and inspiring girls to become leaders in this field.

In the last two editions of the ICESCO Marathon in Rabat, over a thousand runners of all ages, including people with special needs, participated to emphasize the significance of investing in sports to improve physical and mental health and achieve prosperity in the Islamic world.

ICESCO’s football program for rehabilitating street children seeks to tackle social inequality and uphold children’s rights by utilizing sports to combat violence and create safe environments for street children.

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) is delighted to call for papers for “The Specialized Studies Series in the Field of Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers 2024,” issued by the Center of Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers in support of the Organization’s orientations to promote publishing, consolidate scientific and educational research in the field of the Arabic language, exert efforts to foster its presence at the international scene, and build on linguistic, educational and technological theories to advance this field.

ICESCO invites researchers and specialists to participate by submitting well-grounded applied academic studies likely to contribute to the development of teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers and enrich the Arabic body of knowledge with contemporary and innovative approaches and methods.

Interested parties may apply by submitting a 200-word abstract of the book, a research outline, along with their CVs, and a copy of their passport to the email address, stans@icesco.org, no later than May 1st, 2024. Candidates selected by the jury will be notified within two weeks and will receive an authorship and contract signing invitation.

For more information on the participation requirements and publishing criteria, please visit this link: https://icesco.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/conceptnotearabic2024.pdf

This is the 4th “Specialized Studies Series in the Field of Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers,” issued by ICESCO’s Center for Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers. This project has published three scientific series in applied linguistic studies based on the latest theories in linguistics and education science. The participating experts have shared their expertise and contributed to research initiatives and educational practices to train teachers on methods, strategies, and skills, thus enhancing Arabic learners’ linguistic competence, cultural and professional skills.

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) granted financial support to 500 Palestinian students, as part of the support program for Palestinian students studying at Egyptian universities, under the patronage of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen, and in cooperation with the Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Embassy of the State of Palestine in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The financial support was delivered to the first group of beneficiaries at the headquarters of the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, where it was distributed in two batches for the benefit of 500 male and female students, with a total of 200,000 US dollars.

The support reflects ICESCO’s vision and strategic orientations in supporting the efforts of its Member States in the fields of education, science and culture, and its initiatives to support young people, especially Palestinians and their families in light of the brutal aggression they are facing. For record, last November, ICESCO also granted financial support to Palestinian students studying in a number of Moroccan universities.

The distribution of support to the first group of beneficiaries was attended by Dr. Ali Zidan Abu Zuhri, Chairman of the Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, and Dr. Dawas Dawas, Secretary-General of the Commission, Chairman of ICESCO’s Executive Council, and on behalf of Dr. Salim Al-Malik, ICESCO Director-General, Mrs. Amira El-Fadil, Advisor to the Director General for External relations, Dr. Naji al-Naji, Cultural Advisor to the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt, and Mr. Omar Khalouk, Financial Auditor at ICESCO’s Financial Controller’s Office, and a number of officials in the Commission and the Palestinian Embassy.

Dr. Abu Zuhri appreciated ICESCO’s roles and sustained support for the efforts of the State of Palestine in the fields of education, science and culture, praising ICESCO’s initiative to support Palestinian university students in Morocco and Egypt.

The second training session held by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication of the Kingdom of Morocco kicked off on Monday, March 25, 2024, on the inclusive well-being in practice to build the capacities of 50 beneficiaries of youth centers directors and supervisors in many Moroccan cities, to train them in psychological and social first aid, and provide them with the necessary skills to deal with vulnerable groups and crises situations.

At the opening of the session, which will last for three days at the headquarters of the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication in Rabat, Mrs. Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Head of ICESCO Human and Social Sciences Sector, praised the fruitful cooperation between the Organization and the Ministry and stressed the importance of this training and of increasing the number of its beneficiaries to include directors of youth centers and supervisors of summer camps and associations acting in this field in several Moroccan cities.

For her part, Ms. Kenza Abourmane, Director of Youth at the Ministry, affirmed that this training aims to provide participants with practical skills in the field of providing psychological support and first aid to vulnerable persons they serve every day.

Then, the training started with the morning session casting light on the psychological and mental effects of crises and disasters and how to provide first aid in such situations. The afternoon session dealt with the principles and rules of assisting responsibly by respecting safety, rights and dignity.