The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation today participated in the International Conference on Media and Communications for Development “Roles in the Service of Development”, organized by the University of Sidi Mohamed bin Abdullah in Fez in partnership with the International Academy for the Development of Media and Communications in Ifrane , Kingdom of Morocco.
The General Secretariat was represented at the conference by the Director of the Information Department of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Wajdi Ali Sindi, who presented a working paper entitled “The role of information centers of international organizations in the service of humanitarian development activities … The Organization of Islamic Cooperation as a model”, where he emphasized the role that plays the Organization of Islamic Cooperation as the “universal voice of the Islamic world” and the second largest international organization after the United Nations in communicating the issues and aspirations of Islamic peoples and events in all parts of the world through various traditional and modern media.
Cindy noted that media departments in international organizations play a prominent role in early warning of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, war-affected people and others, which allows humanitarian and aid organizations to respond quickly, stressing that the work in the field of human development is closely related to advertising in the media. The partnership of the two parties is important in highlighting the suffering of the weak and vulnerable groups who are suffering from difficult circumstances that need to be known and mobilizing energy and resources to help them.
The Director of the Media Department also spoke about the media strategy of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for the period 2016-2025, indicating that it is a compass that sets goals for achieving the goals of the media at the level of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Organization”, in addition to presenting the problems of the Islamic nation in various fields and encouraging investment in personnel. People working in the media sector.
