The State of Youth in the OIC Member States 2020 report has been prepared by SESRIC in cooperation with the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) as mandated by the 4^th Session of the Islamic Conference of Youth and Sports Ministers, held in Baku in April 2018. This report examines the state of youth in the OIC Member States with a view to identify key challenges faced by them, understand prospects that could help the development of youth, and come up with a set of policy recommendations at the national and intra-OIC cooperation level by focusing on key areas of concern for sustainable development.

The "Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in OIC Member Countries: Prospects and Challenges" report investigates the potential impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on OIC member countries in various socio-economic fields and highlights the policy measures taken by the OIC member countries to address the negative impacts of this unprecedented crisis. According to the SESRIC COVID-19 Pandemic Database, more than 879 thousand confirmed cases and more than 22 thousand fatal cases have been reported in 56 OIC member countries as of 2 June 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal economic activity and daily life across the world. However, early evidence indicates that the social, health and economic impacts of the virus are being borne disproportionately by the poor and disadvantaged around the globe.