The Eighth
Session of Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM)
Organization of
Islamic Conference (OIC) held in Tripoli from 27
Jamadil Awal to 3 Jamadil Thani 1397 H ( 16- 22 May 1977 AD)
adopted resolution No. (11/8-c) that stipulates to
establish an Islamic organization in order to meet the humane
purposes and cooperate with the associations of Red Crescent and
Red Cross and other similar human organizations.
In accordance to
this resolution, the procedures to establish this organization
started to prepare the agreement that was adopted later by the
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM), as explained
hereafter:-
I -
Establishment:-
1. A
meeting of the group of expert jurists was held in Benghazi on
16-18 December 1974 ad. for establishing an Islamic committee of
Red Crescent as an implementation of the aforesaid resolution
11/8 and the delegates of the following countries attended the
meeting :
Libya Saudi
Arabia Iraq The General Secretariat of the Organization
Islamic Conference The general Secretariat of the organization
of Arab Societies of Red Crescent and Red Cross.
2. Several
meetings were held to establish the first procedures with the
participation of Libya and the General Secretariat of the
Organization of Islamic Conference with the cooperation of the
expert jurists group which redacted a draft for agreement
establishing the Islamic Committee of International Crescent and
that was discussed during five successive sessions of the
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
3. The
Twelfth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Baghdad
Iraq on 29 Rajab till 4th of Shaaban ( from 1st to 6th of
June ) issued the resolution No. 4/12 which includes the
approval of establishing a Committee formed of 9 member states
namely:-
Saudi a Arabia
Jordon Mali Cameroon Kuwait Indonesia Libya Turkey
and Senegal in order to complete the following establishing
procedures of the Islamic Committee of International Crescent (ICIC):
* Preparing the
final text of the agreement of the establishment of the
Committee.
* Taking the
necessary measurements of preparing the place for the Committee
and the means of its work.
* Suggesting the
frame of positions, systems of administration and project of
budget.
4. The
agreement of establishing the Islamic Committee of International
Crescent (ICIC) and its place in Benghazi Libya (which is
one of the specialized institutions of the Organization of
Islamic Conference) had been approved according to the
resolution (4/13 B) issued by the Thirteenth Islamic Conference
of Foreign Ministers held in Niamey Niger during the period
from 3 7 Thi Alqiada1402 H , 22 26 August 1982 AD. ).
5. Libya (ICIC
hosting country) has allocated a building in Benghazi as a
headquarter, furnished and equipped it with the necessary
communication tools as well as providing the financial
assistance to assist the ICIC Administration in performing its
administrative work, periodical meetings and humane activities
during the establishment phase .
6. The
Thirteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in
Niamey Niger issued the resolution No. 3/13 concerning the
first composition of the ICIC to follow up the procedures of the
foundation stage from the following countries :
Saudi Arabia
Cameroon Turkey Mali Indonesia Koweit Senegal Qatar
in addition the two permanent members: Libya and OIC general
secretariat .
7. According
to the resolution No.7 21 issued by the 21st Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Karachi from 25 to 29
April 1993, the ICIC composition was decided from the following
countries :
Indonesia Saudi
Arabia Senegal Morocco Iran Turkey Guinea Mali and
the two permanent members.
8. The ICIC
agreement came into force recently after reaching the needed
legal quorum and the election of its eight non permanent members
during the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in
Kampala on 18 - 20 June 2008.
