Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)
Organisation du Monde Islamique pour l’Education (ICESCO)
منظمة العالم الإسلامي للتربية والعلوم والثقافة
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.icesco.org/
Facebook English: https://www.facebook.com/ICESCO.En/
Facebook Arabic: https://www.facebook.com/ICESCO.Ar/
Twitter English: https://twitter.com/ICESCO_en
Twitter Arabic: https://twitter.com/icesco_Ar
Founded
1982-05 Fez Morocco
History
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Strengthen, promote and consolidate cooperation among member states in the fields of education, science, culture and communication; develop and upgrade these fields within the framework of the civilizational reference of the Islamic world and in light of human Islamic values and ideals; consolidate understanding among peoples within and outside member states; contribute to the achievement of world peace and security, particularly through education, science, culture and communication; publicize the correct image of Islam and Islamic culture; promote dialogue among civilizations, cultures and religions; work towards spreading the values of justice and peace and the principles of freedom and human rights, in accordance with the Islamic civilizational perspective; encourage cultural interaction and support cultural diversity in member states, while preserving their cultural identity and protecting independence of thought; consolidate complementarity and coordination among the specialized institutions of the OIC in education, science, culture and communication, and among member states, and promote cooperation and partnership with similar governmental and nongovernmental institutions sharing the same interest, within and outside member states; increase interest in Islamic culture, highlight its specificities and publicize its landmarks in intellectual studies, scientific research and educational curricula; work to establish complementarity and correlation among educational systems of member states; support the efforts of educational, scientific and cultural institutions for Muslims in non-member states.
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Memorandum of Understanding with: D-XJ9297 - Arab Women Organization (AW0). Cooperates with:
- F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB);
- E-XD4634 - African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD);
- F-XF3515 - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa;
- E-XE7283 - Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS);
- H-XE5918 - Arab Centre for Medical Literature (ACML);
- D-XD4163 - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO);
- E-XJ9302 - Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI);
- K-XK1727 - Centre régional africain des sciences et technologies de l'espace en langue française /Affilié à l'Organisation des nations unies/ (CRASTE-LF);
- E-XE2153 - Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS);
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE) - Directorate of Youth and Sport;
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- H-XD7657 - Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC);
- E-XE3974 - Institut du monde arabe (IMA);
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (World Bank);
- F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- E-XE5955 - International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA);
- B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM);
- E-XM3270 - International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC);
- C-XD8624 - Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU);
- F-XF4542 - Islamic Development Bank (IsDB);
- E-XE1322 - Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA);
- F-XF5213 - Islamic University in Niger;
- E-XJ7974 - King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID);
- E-XE3945 - Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS);
- E-XK1312 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);
- E-XE5993 - OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH);
- E-XE3879 - Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF);
- D-XD7721 - Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC);
- H-XE7903 - Regional Council for Adult Education and Literacy in Africa;
- E-XE1269 - Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA);
- E-XE1000 - Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA);
- D-XD3257 - Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO);
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- B-XB3383 - UNESCO;
- E-XE4170 - UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE);
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN);
- E-XM1270 - United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC);
- E-XK2002 - United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) - Africa;
- F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
- B-XB3548 - WHO;
- F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP);
- B-XB3635 - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: U-XF2213 - Asian Coordinating Group for Chemistry (ACGC); U-XF1238 - Consortium on Science, Technology and Innovation for the South (COSTIS).
Cooperates with:
- E-XM1939 - Afro-Arab Institute for Culture and Strategic Studies (AACI);
- F-XF2904 - Arab Thought Forum (ATF);
- D-XM0966 - Arab Thought Foundation (ATF);
- F-XF5807 - Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network (A-IMBN);
- F-XE1750 - Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA);
- Bayt Mal Alqods Asharief Agency;
- E-XG2957 - Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Tunis (CAWTAR);
- D-XD7822 - Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe (FIOE);
- F-XF1380 - Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE);
- E-XJ1908 - Holy Qu'ran Memorization International Organization;
- G-XM1940 - International Academy of Rapprochement between Islamic Madhahib;
- F-XF0641 - International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT);
- E-XE3947 - International Islamic Centre for Population Studies and Research - (IICPSR - Al Azhar University);
- D-XD2418 - International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO);
- G-XE1513 - International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO);
- G-XG2413 - International Literacy Institute (ILI);
- J-XJ1915 - International Muslim Organization for Woman and Family (IMOWF);
- H-XD3229 - International Union of Muslim Scouts (IUMS);
- G-XG3238 - International University of Africa (IUA);
- F-XF0345 - Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development (ICCD);
- U-XU4400 - Islamic Civilization Institute, Moscow;
- F-XM2762 - Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF);
- F-XF2129 - Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS);
- D-XE1861 - League of Islamic Universities;
- C-XC4378 - Muslim World League (MWL);
- national and local organizations;
- G-XN6452 - Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS);
- J-XM1941 - Prince Abdul Mohsin Bin Jalawi Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Sharjah;
- E-XE3453 - Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Centre (RITSEC);
- World Conference of F-XD4008 - Religions for Peace (RfP);
- G-XG8203 - Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought;
- Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies of G-XG7167 - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS);
- G-XG6388 - Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC);
- F-XF8664 - World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY);
- B-XB3950 - World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO);
- B-XB2717 - World Family Organization (WFO);
- H-XD1590 - World Islamic Call Society (WICS);
- B-XB0194 - World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) - Arab Scout Region;
- F-XF3102 - World Renewable Energy Network (WREN);
- G-XG7956 - Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation.
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD8574
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