The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has announced its intention to establish a fund to support the Palestinian refugees.
According to a press release issued by the organization a committee of experts from the OIC member states held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the draft statute of the waqf fund for support of the Palestinian Refugees at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah.
OIC secretary-general Yousef al-Othaimeen stated that the meeting came in light of the worsening financial crisis of UNRWA and its impact on the humanitarian social and economic situation of the Palestinian refugees especially after the US suspended its contributions.
This came in a statement delivered on his behalf during the meeting by Samir Diyab the OIC assistant secretary-general for Palestine and al-Quds Affairs.
Al-Othaimeen called on the international community to fulfill its historic political legal and humanitarian responsibilities in order to find a just solution to the Palestinian refugee issue pursuant to the UN General Assembly Resolution No. 194.
The draft statute of the waqf fund for support of the Palestinian refugee was presented by the Islamic Development Bank and will be tabled during the 46th session of the OIC ministers of foreign affairs council slated for March 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
