Gambia participates in OIC Foreign Ministers Summit in Pakistan

The Chief Executive Officer of The Gambia OIC Secretariat, Mr. Yankuba Dibba is taking part in the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad, Pakistan.

CEO Dibba is part of a high-level Gambian government delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mamadou Tangara. Other members of the delegation include the Minister of Justice, Hon. Dawda Jallow, the Gambia Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the OIC Mission, H.E. Omar G. Sallah, and other senior officials from the Foreign Affairs Ministry and The Gambia OIC Secretariat.

The two-day summit officially commenced, Tuesday, 22nd March 2022, with the inaugural session chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, His Excellency Imran Khan. The theme of the high-level discussion is “Partnering for Unity, Justice, and Development” and addressed current global issues such as the plights of the Palestinian and Kashmiri people, the conflict in Ukraine, Islamophobia, COVID-19, among other pressing peace and security issues affecting the Muslim Ummah.

Following the opening session, The Gambia, represented by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Dawda A. Jallow chaired the Meeting of the Ad hoc Ministerial Committee on Accountability for the Human Rights Violations Against the Rohingya. A state banquet was held in honour of the delegation by the President of Pakistan.