OIC/COMCEC/36-20/REP

others, “the COMCEC COVID-19 Response Program” launched by the CCO;

publication titled “Socio-Economic Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic in OIC Member

Countries,” and various training and capacity building programs conducted by SESRIC;

“Strategic Preparedness and Response Program for the COVID-19 Pandemic” initiated

by the IsDB Group; the webinars on the impact of Covid-19 on intra-OIC trade and

investment flows organized by the ICDT in collaboration with OIC and International

Institutions; various trade finance and trade activities (financing support for the

purchase of medical supplies, food staples and SMEs, webinars, support for equipment

and capacity development, harmonization of standards, etc.) undertaken by ITFC to

assist Member Countries’ fight against COVID-19 pandemic and information sharing

activities of the ICCIA to counter the COVID-19 crisis at both the Governmental as

well as the Private Sector levels.

Expresses its appreciation

to the SESRIC for the activities, particularly capacity

building and training programmes, contributing to the implementation of the COMCEC

Ministerial Policy Recommendations in the six cooperation areas of the COMCEC

Strategy.

Taking note

of the valuable outcomes of projects previously financed by

COMCEC since 2014,

invites

Member Countries to intensify their efforts to harness

the benefits of COMCEC Project Funding particularly with a view to materialize the

Ministerial Policy Recommendations.

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Welcomes

the finalization of twenty-two projects funded under the COMCEC

Project Funding in 2019 and twenty two projects to be implemented under the seventh

project call and

also welcomes

the eighth project call made by the COMCEC

Coordination Office in September 2020.

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Calls on

the COMCEC National and Working Group Focal points to work more

closely with the COMCEC Coordination Office for effective coordination and

communication.

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Invites

the Member States to ensure the participation of the COMCEC National

Focal Points and COMCEC Working Group Focal Points, to the COMCEC Follow-up

Committee Meetings and the COMCEC Sessions.

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Encourages

the Member States, which have registered to the COMCEC Working

Groups to actively participate in the upcoming Meetings of the relevant Working

Groups.

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Noting with appreciation

that the number of Member States having registered to

at least one COMCEC Working Group has reached 50,

requests

the Member States,

which have not done so yet, to register to the COMCEC Working Groups and actively

participate in the upcoming Meetings of the Working Groups.

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Takes note with appreciation

that the member countries namely Indonesia, the