 In the past several years some OIC Member Countries have emerged as prominent donors in the area of supporting economic and social development plans and programmes in developing countries in general and in other OIC Member Countries in particular. The Meeting of Development Cooperation Institutions (DCIs) is a high level platform where the relevant institutions and funds operating in OIC Member Countries gather to discuss the development agenda, coordinate activities and synergise in their developmental efforts.
Inspired by the OIC Ten-Year Programme of Action, adopted by the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit, held in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, in December 2005, the idea of convening this Meeting has been initiated jointly by the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Statistical Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA).
The First Meeting of the DCIs was held on 13-14 May 2009 in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, and the Heads of DCIs and the Heads of Delegations adopted Istanbul Declaration in which they decided to convene the Meeting of the DCIs of the OIC Member Countries annually, and establish the OIC Development Assistance Committee (OIC-DAC) with the aim of promoting development cooperation and assistance among the OIC Member Countries.
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The Second Meeting of the Development Cooperation Institutions (DCIs) of the OIC Member Countries was organised jointly by SESRIC, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the OIC General Secretariat and held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 3-4 May 2010. The Meeting was attended by 22 representatives of DCIs of 9 OIC Member Countries; namely Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. It was also attended by representatives of the OIC General Secretariat, IDB, Arab Monetary Fund and SESRIC.
The Experts Group Meeting on the Establishment of the OIC Development Assistance Committee (OIC-DAC) was organised by SESRIC and held in Ankara, Republic of Turkey, on 22-23 December 2009.
The First Meeting of the Development and Cooperation Institutions of OIC Member States was held in Istanbul on 13-14 May 2009. The meeting was organized by Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) General Secretariat, the Statistical Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) with the participation of ministers from 4 OIC Member Countries, representatives from 11 OIC Member Countries and representatives of, the OIC General Secretariat, and affiliated organs of the OIC; the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and SESRIC and representatives from TIKA.