COMCEC COVID-19 Tourism Consultative Meeting

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:

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15th Meeting of Transport and Communication Working Group

The 15th Meeting of COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held on July 7th, 2020, in virtual-only format, with the theme of “Pricing of Transport Infrastructure in the OIC Member Countries”.

36 representatives from 22 Member States attended the meeting. Furthermore, the representatives of the OECD-ITF, IDB Group, SESRIC and COMCEC Coordination Office attended the meeting.

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding pricing of transport infrastructure in their respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated the policy issues that might be implemented to enhance the capacity of member countries to effectively manage the current practices related to pricing of transport infrastructure. The meeting has mainly considered the report titled “Pricing of Transport Infrastructure in the OIC Member States” conducted by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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

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COMCEC COVID-19 Agriculture Consultative Meeting

The COMCEC COVID-19 Agriculture Consultative Meeting was held on June 30th, 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:

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A series of online training programs on COMCEC Project Funding have been conducted on a weekly basis between June 10th and July 8th

Several online training sessions regarding COMCEC Project Funding have been held on a weekly basis between June 10th and July 8th. Sessions informed project staff on responsible actors, implementation, monitoring, visibility rules as well as project management information system.

  • Click for the presentation of session one.
  • Click for the presentation of second session.
  • Click for the presentation of third session.
  • Click for the presentation of fourth session.
  • Click for the presentation of fourth session
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New: The COMCEC Working Groups will conduct Virtual Consultation Meetings on the impacts of the Covid-19 on agriculture, tourism, and trade

New: The COMCEC Working Groups will elaborate on the impacts of Covid-19 on the three important sectors namely agriculture, tourism, and trade through the virtual consultations meetings to be held in June-July 2020 period. The meetings will provide important opportunities to:

  • discuss the current and potential future impacts of the pandemic on these critical sectors,
  • exchange expertise and good practices among the member countries,
  • deliberate cooperation opportunities based on the needs and experiences of the member countries.
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COMCEC Meetings have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Taking into consideration the worsening situation regarding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and WHO’s decision on March 11, 2020 to declare this outbreak as a pandemic, it has been decided to postpone COMCEC Meetings in this period (36th Follow-up Committee Meeting,  15th Round of Working Group Meetings and 7th Project Call Training Meeting)  to later convenient dates. The new dates of the postponed meetings will be announced in due course.

As the  COMCEC family, we wish for all the World a safe and healthy future. We sincerely believe that the international community through timely precautions, concerted efforts, intense cooperation and solidarity can overcome this pandemic at the earliest

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The Final-List for the 7th Call for Project Proposals of the COMCEC Project Funding has been announced

The COMCEC Coordination Office has completed the evaluations of projects submitted under the 7th Call for Project Proposals and announced the final-list of the successful projects of the 2020 implementation period.

Click here to access the final list.

To commence the project implementation period, the next phase is the signature of the contract with the Development and Investment Bank of Turkey. The details regarding the procedures are already sent to each project owner through e-mail.

On the other hand, during the evaluation process, the CCO identified a number of project proposals which it would have admitted if there had been additional financial means in the 2020 implementation period. In this sense, the CCO has established a waiting list for those project proposals.

Click here to access the waiting list.

The CCO is unable to offer financing for these project proposal at this time, but a financing may become available later in April, 2020. The CCO will have a better idea of these project’s prospects for financing in late April, after the final listed project owners have responded to CCO’s offer by completing the signature procedures of the Financial and Operational Contract. The CCO will notify wait-listed project owners if any of the final-listed project owners would or could not complete the signing procedures of the Contract.

Please contact COMCEC Coordination Office through cpf@comcec.org if you require further information.

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A validation meeting has been conducted in Tehran within the framework of the project titled “Increasing Seaborne Transport and Trade within the Framework of the TPS-OIC (2018-IRNTRANS-577)”

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14th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group

The 14th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on November 6th, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Child and Maternal Mortality in Islamic Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 16 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Benin, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Turkey, UNICEF Ankara Office and Doctors Worldwide have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in maternal and child mortality in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Child and Maternal Mortality in Islamic Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2019” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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

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