The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, called for addressing the challenges facing the youth of the Organization’s member states through the development of joint policies, strategies and action plans to meet their needs, provide opportunities and empower them. role in development to improve the economic and social situation, build and strengthen peace and dialogue, combat extremism and terrorism.
This is stated in the speech at the fifth session of the Islamic Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which the Kingdom will hold in the province of Jeddah from September 7 to 9, 2022, entitled “Developing youth and sports to build a solidarity nation”, where HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Sports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the current session, HE Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Fourth Session of the Islamic Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sports Fred Gaybov and His Excellency President of the Islamic Development Bank Group Dr. Muhammad bin Suleiman Jasser.
His Excellency noted that global studies show that the space of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation hosts about a quarter of the world’s young population, and that by 2050 OIC countries are predicted to include more than a third of the world’s youth. to the United Nations Global Population Projections, pointing out that these realistic facts and statistics can provide opportunities for the Muslim world if the potential of young people is used properly and participate in the development of policies and programs for the development of youth and sports, and in the implementation of these strategies and programmes.
He called for specific initiatives and actions to revitalize the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s sports development strategy in Member States and the organization’s youth strategy by launching development programs for youth in all Member States, as well as for Member States and relevant institutions. step up its role in these programs and initiatives.
He noted the great attention paid by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to issues related to youth and the sports movement in the member states of the organization in particular, as well as the generous care it gives to the organization and the ongoing support for its various activities and programs in order to strengthen Islamic solidarity and enhance the role of assigned to the organization.
