ADOPTED BY THETWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE ISLAMIC
CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS(SESSION OF SOLIDARITY AND
DIALOGUE) KHARTOUM, REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
14-16
RABI-UL-THANI, 1423H,25-27 JUNE, 2002
RESOLUTION
NO. 1/29-INF
ON THE ROLE OF
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
IN
PROMOTING THE JUST CAUSES AND IMAGE
OF ISLAM
The Twenty-ninth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue), held in Khartoum,
Republic of the Sudan, from 14 to 16 Rabi-ul-Thani, 1423H
(25-27 June, 2002),
Recalling Resolutions No. 57/8-P (IS) on COMIAC and No.
69/9-P(IS) adopted by the Eighth and Ninth Sessions of the
Islamic Summit Conferences respectively and approving the
resolutions of the Committee during its Fifth and Sixth Sessions;
Recalling also resolution No. 78/28-P adopted by the 28th
Session of the ICFM on the Role of Information and Communication
in Promoting the Just Causes of Islam, held in Bamako, Republic
of Mali, from 4 to 6 Rabi Ul-Thani 1422H (25-27 June, 2002);
Considering all the resolutions of the 5th Session of the
Islamic Conference of Information Ministers held in Tehran,
Islamic Republic of Iran on 23-24 Shabaan 1420H (1-2 December
1999) as well as the recommendations of the Ministerial Follow-up
Committee of this Session (Tehran, 6-7 November 2001);
Expresses the deep concern about the misuse of the media
to distort the image of Islam, Muslims and citizens of the OIC
Member States under the pretext of combating terrorism;
Emphasizes that the dangers of such media campaigns are
further exacerbated by certain political elements which openly
discriminate against Muslim communities of citizens of OIC Member
States;
Having taken cognizance of the report of the Secretary
General on the role of information and communication in
promoting the just causes and image of Islam
(ICFM/28-2001/INF/D.1);
1.
Commends the measures proposed by the Secretary General to
activate the sector of information and communication so
that it may play its effective role in promoting the just Islamic
causes and the glorious image of Islam and invites Member States
to contribute to the crystallization of the above-mentioned
measures and their enrichment with expertise from their own
Information Organs in particular those that seek to project the
tolerant and true image of Islam and Muslims following the media
campaigns resulting from September 11 events.
2.
Condemns the frequent and erroneous association of Islam
with terrorism, represented by changing the title of the “war
against Terrorists” to the “war against Islamists”
in some Western print, audio-visual and electronic media, and
calls on the Member States to undertake information
activities to counter these propaganda.
3.
Follows with interest the efforts to launch the Islamic
Programme for Development of Information and Communication
(PIDIC) and the contacts of the Secretary General with Member
States and international organizations concerned in this respect
UNESCO in particular. (The International Programme for
Development of Communication “IPDC”), and calls on
Member States, in accordance with their respective means and
needs to:
3.1
submit the two projects in this framework from the information
institutions of Sierra Leone and Mali, contained in the report of
the First Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the 5th Session
of the ICIM, held in Tehran on 6-7 November 2001 (Recommendation
No. 13-7).
3.2
contribute to the resources of their programme by fixing funds to
finance the above two projects approved by the Ministerial
Follow-Up Committee for financing.
4.
Commends the General Secretariat’s website on the
Internet which allows better information about it and its
institutions and the meaning of joint Islamic action and
programmes in the INTERNET.
5.
Requests the Secretary General to highlight the deep
concerns of the Member States about some Western media propaganda
which aim to distort the Image of Islam, Muslims and citizens
of the OIC Member States.
6.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of this resolution and make a report
thereon to the Sixth Session of the Islamic Conference of
Information Ministers and to the Thirtieth Session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
RESOLUTION NO.
3/29-INF
ON THE INFORMATION STRATEGY
AND UPDATING MECHANISM OF ITS
IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING THE ISLAMIC SATELLITE
The Twenty-ninth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue), held in Khartoum,
Republic of the Sudan, from 14 to 16 Rabi-ul-Thani, 1423H
(25-27 June, 2002),
Referring to the general conception of the Islamic
Information Strategy adopted by the First Islamic Conference of
Information Ministers in Jeddah, 1988;
Recalling resolutions No. 3/3-ICIM and No. 13/3-ICIM of
the Third Session of the Islamic Conference of Information
Ministers on the Islamic Information Strategy and its
Implementation Mechanisms;
Referring to resolutions No. 1/5 and 2/5 of the Fifth
Session of the Standing Committee for Information and Cultural
Affairs (COMIAC), on 8 and 9 Zul Quida 1417H (27-28 March 1996),
which adopted the Islamic Information Strategy and its
implementation mechanisms and resolution No. 1/6 adopted by the
Sixth Session of COMIAC held in Dakar on 28-29 Rajab, 1421H
(25-26 October 2000), on drawing inspiration from the strategy
and supporting its implementation mechanisms;
Referring also to resolution 1/5 adopted by the
Fifth Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers
held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, on 23-24 Shabaan 1420H
(1-2 December 1999), on the Information Strategy and its
Implementation Mechanisms and the recommendations of the
Ministerial Follow-up Committee of the 5th Session of the ICIM,
held in Tehran on 6-7 November 2001;
Having taken cognizance of the report of the Secretary
General on the Information Strategy for Islamic States and
updating its Implementation Mechanisms (ICFM/29-2002/INF/D.3);
1. Invites the
Member States anew to take the necessary steps to incorporate the
Islamic Information Strategy into their information
policies.
2.
Appeals to Member States to extend human, material and
technological support to the two information institutions
involved in Islamic information, namely the International Islamic
News Agency (IINA), and the Islamic States Broadcasting
Organization (ISBO), to enable them to achieve the objectives of
strategy, in accordance with the resolution adopted by the 5th
Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers in
Tehran on 23 and 24 Shaban 1420H (1-2 December 1999) pursuant to
the recommendations of the Experts Group on Updating the
Mechanisms of the Strategy in accordance with the request of the
Ministerial Follow-up Committee of the 5th Session of the ICIM
(Tehran, 6-7 November, 2001) (Recommendation No.
13-1).
3.
Requests Member States to use all available media
including satellites and new communication technologies and to
coordinate action among public and private satellite television
channels in Member States and between them and the Islamic States
Broadcasting Organization and national news agencies of the
Member States, and between them and ISBO, with a view to securing
for the Islamic information a better presence in the
international information space.
4.
Requests the Member States to coordinate their efforts in
order to promote the project of the Islamic Satellite to keep
abreast of current developments.
6.
Requests the Secretary General to follow-up the
implementation of this resolution and submit a report thereon to
the Thirtieth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
RESOLUTION NO. 4/29-INF
ON THE
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC NEWS AGENCY (IINA)
The Twenty-ninth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue), held in Khartoum,
Republic of the Sudan, from 14 to 16 Rabi-ul-Thani, 1423H
(25-27 June, 2002),
Having considered the report of the OIC Secretary-General
on the role of Information and Communication in enhancing the
just causes of the Islamic Ummah and highlighting the true image
of Islam and of the report of the OIC institutions active in the
field of information;
Taking note with satisfaction of the resolution adopted by
COMIAC’s 6th session on the necessity to support IINA as a
specialized institution and part of the mechanisms designed to
carry out the joint Islamic Information action programs;
Having taken cognizance of the resolutions passed by the
Fifth Islamic Conference of Information Ministers held in Tehran
on 23-24 Shabaan, 1421H (1-2 December 1999) and the
recommendations of the First Meeting of the Ministerial Follow-up
Committee of the 5t6h Session of the ICIM (Tehran 6-7 November
2001);
Having taken note of the efforts exerted by the Agency to
broaden the scope of and diversity of its activities over the
Internet at its Website www Islamic News. ORG and in producing
books and bulletins on the ongoing events in the Islamic world
and in publishing press reports on Member States, despite the
financial, technical and press-related difficulties it is
facing:
Expressing the deep concern over the failure of some
States to settle their contributions to IINA’s budget;
1
- Expresses its thanks and
appreciation to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for
the constant support it lends to the Agency and also to the other
Member States which contributed in backing the Agency on the
material, moral and manpower levels until it managed to proceed
with its Information drive.
2 -
Exhorts the Member States to settle their contributions
and arrears to the Agency’s budget to enable it shoulder
its responsibilities, especially with regard to the programme of
action defined for it in resolutions No. 3/5-ICIM and 11/5 ICIM
adopted by the fifth Session of the Islamic Conference of
Information Ministers and also to implement the recommendations
of the Ministerial Follow-up Committee of the 5th Session of the
ICIM, on supporting and assisting the Agency in order to perform
its tasks.
3-
Urges the Member States to reinforce the
Agency:
3.1 by
providing it with editing and technical staff so that it may
fulfill its objectives in serving Islamic Information.
3.2
With news and information about Islamic programmes and
development programmes.
3.3
Assisting it to enrich its daily bulletins in the Internet.
3.4 Directing national agencies
and radio and television nets to make use of IINA’s news
bulletins.
4-
Commends the efforts of the Agency towards issuing
“Al-ISLAMYA” magazine, and urges it to promote
the magazine with more information and various reports on the
Islamic world and alsourges the Agency to activate
its website and consolidate its relations with the news
associations in the various regions of world Arab, African
or Asian and with the Mediterranean Alliance of News Agencies,
“ALLIANCE MEDITERRANIENNE DES AGENCES DE
PRESSE”.
5 - Invites
IINA’s Director General to follow up the implementation of
this resolution and to report thereon, in coordination of the OIC
General Secretariat, to the Thirtieth Session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
RESOLUTION
NO. 5/29-INF
ON THE ISLAMIC STATES BROADCASTING
ORGANIZATION (ISBO)
The Twenty-ninth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue), held in Khartoum,
Republic of the Sudan, from 14 to 16 Rabi-ul-Thani, 1423H
(25-27 June, 2002),
Having taken cognizance of the report of the
Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
(OIC) on the role of Information and Communication in enhancing
the just causes of the Islamic Ummah and highlighting the true
image of Islam and the Secretary General’s Introductory
report on OIC Institutions active in the fold of Information and
of the report of the Secretary-General of the Islamic States
Broadcasting Organization (ISBO) on the latter’s
activities, projects and work plans;
Taking note with satisfaction of the resolution adopted by
COMIAC-VI on supporting ISBO as a specialized institution and
part and parcel of the mechanisms entrusted to carry out the
joint Islamic action Information program;
Also taking note with satisfaction of ISBO’s
achievements in the service of Islamic Da’wa, the spread of
Arabic language and the defense of Islamic causes;
Having taken cognizance of the resolution of the Fifth
Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers held
in Tehran on 23-24 Shabaan, 1420H (1-2 December 1999) and the
recommendations of the First Meeting of the Ministerial Follow-up
Committee of this Session, held in Tehran on 6-7 November 2001;
Deeply preoccupied by the accumulating arrears of
contributions by a large number of Member States to the
Organization’s budget:
1-
Expresses its thanks and appreciation to those Member
States which settled their contributions to the Organization’s
budget and are still pursuing their material and moral support,
especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of
Egypt;
2- Calls
Member States concerned to settle their contributions fully
and regularly to the Organization’s annual budget and to
speed up the payment of their arrears to enable the Organization
carry on its activities normally and to enable ISBO to implement
the programme of action defined for it in resolutions No.
3/5-ICIM and 10/5-ICIM adopted by the fifth Session of the
Islamic Conference of Information Ministers and also in the
report and recommendations of the Ministerial Follow-up Committee
of this Session during its First Meeting, held in Tehran on
6 - 7 November 2001;
3-
Invites radio and Television Corporations in Member States
to coordinate and cooperate with ISBO to ensure the success of
the Second Session of the Islamic gathering of radio and
television programme producers to be held in Islamabad at the
kind invitation of the Radio and Television Corporation in the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (March 2003).
4-
Calls on Television Corporations in Member States to
assist ISBO to issue Member States’ Television Production
Guide.
5-
Requests ISBO’s Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of this resolution and to report thereon, in
coordination with the OIC General Secretariat, to the Thirtieth
Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.