Status Update By Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Statement Issued By Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the Violent Acts in Zamboanga, Southern Philippines... Statement Issued By Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the Violent Acts in Zamboanga, Southern Philippines Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, expressed deep concern over the growing number of persons displaced in the wake of the recent violence in Zamboanga, Southern Philippines, reportedly numbering more that 120,000 children, women and the elderly, whose homes and properties were lost to destruction and fire during those tragic events. The Secretary General called on the Philippines authorities to expedite action in addressing the consequences of the events by compensating the losses and rehabilitating the displaced to their homes and lands. He also appealed to OIC member states and Islamic charitable organizations and institutions to provide necessary assistance to their brothers in Zamboanga who have now become homeless. Ihsanoglu pointed out that these incidents are the outcomes of non-implementation of all the provisions of the peace agreement signed by the Philippines Government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). He also stressed the need to return to the negotiating table for solutions to the issues pending between the two sides which can bring about comprehensive peace and security in Zamboanga, Southern Philippines.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:35:28 +0000
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