Archive for year: 2020

The 15th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on September 24^th-25th, 2020 in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “Developing Medical Tourism in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 18 Member States. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, UNWTO, WTTC, ICDT, ICCIA and SMIIC have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding medical tourism in their respective countries. Furthermore, in line with the relevant resolution of the 35th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC, the 15th Meeting of the TWG has also served as the preparatory platform for the Ministerial Exchange of Views Session of the 36th COMCEC Session to be held on November 25th, 2020 with the theme of “Promoting Entrepreneurship for Tourism Industry Competitiveness.” The participants have deliberated on the aforementioned theme and developed a set of policy recommendations to be submitted to the Ministers for their kind consideration during the Ministerial Exchange of Views Session.

The Meeting has mainly considered the Studies “Developing Medical Tourism in the OIC Member Countries” and “Tourism Entrepreneurship in the OIC Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information regarding the Meeting, follow the links below:

• Agenda
• Programme
• List of Participants
• Presentations Made During the Meeting
• Publications
  – Developing Medical Tourism in the OIC Member Countries

The 15th Meeting of COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on September 17^th, 2020 in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “Good Governance for Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition in the OIC Member Countries.”

The meeting was attended by the representatives of 14 Member States. The meeting was further attended by the representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IsDB Group, IOFS, SESRIC, SMIIC and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges concerning good governance for ensuring food security and nutrition in their respective countries.

The meeting has mainly considered the studies titled “Good Governance for Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

• Agenda of the Meeting
• Program of the Meeting
• Presentations Delivered During the Meeting
• List of Participants
• Publication(s)
  – Good Governance for Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition in the OIC Member Countries

The CCO is calling for project proposals to be financed in selected sectoral themes in 2021. Applications will be closed on September 30^th, 2020.

Project owners may consider designing certain activities (training, workshop etc.) online due to the circumstances imposed by the pandemic. Click here to proceed to online application system. Please contact CCO (cpf@comcec.org) for further inquiries.

IMPORTANT: Please note that there will be another call for project proposals in the coming months which will directly related to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on member country economies. The CCO, therefore, kindly asks member countries not to submit any project proposals regarding COVID-19 pandemic to COMCEC Project Funding.

Click here to Access Project Preparation and Submission Guidelines.

The COMCEC COVID-19 Tourism Consultative Meeting was held on July 9th, 2020, in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism in the OIC Member Countries and The Way Forward”.

The meeting was attended by 31 representatives from 21 Member States. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), SESRIC and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The COMCEC Tourism Working Group, in its ad-hoc consultative meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed the current and potential future impacts of the pandemic on tourism policies, exchanged expertise and good practices among the member countries, and deliberated on the cooperation opportunities based on the needs and experiences of the member countries.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

• Report of the Meeting
• Agenda of the Meeting
• Program of the Meeting
• Presentations Delivered During the Meeting
• List of Participants

The COMCEC COVID-19 Agriculture Consultative Meeting was held on June 30^th, 2020, in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Agriculture in the OIC Member Countries.”

The meeting was attended by 19 Member States. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), SESRIC, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), IDB Group, SMIIC and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The COMCEC Agriculture Working Group, in its ad-hoc consultative meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed the current and potential future impacts of the pandemic on food security and agricultural policies, exchanged expertise and good practices among the member countries, and deliberated on the cooperation opportunities based on the needs and experiences of the member countries.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

• Report of the Meeting
• Agenda of the Meeting
• Program of the Meeting
• Report of the Meeting
• Presentations Delivered During the Meeting
• List of Participants