OIC
- May 17, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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OIC
Subject : International Organisations
Context :Saudi Arabia has called for foreign ministers of the world’s largest body of Muslim nations to hold a meeting Sunday.
Concept :
- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states.
- It is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It endeavors to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world.
- It was established upon a decision of the historical summit which took place in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco on the 25th of September 1969.
- Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- India is not a member of the OIC.