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implementation of the policy recommendations and requested them to intensify their
efforts and consider the possibility of organizing joint activities to that end.
• The CCO informed the Committee about the current developments regarding the
projects supported by the COMCEC Coordination Office under the COMCEC Project
Funding and also informed the participants that upon the request of project owners,
most of the projects were postponed to 2021 for implementation. The Committee
appreciated the efforts of the relevant OIC Institutions in submitting projects through
the COMCEC Project Funding in the 8th project call made in September 2020.
Moreover, the Committee invited the relevant OIC Institutions to utilize this mechanism
more efficiently for the realization of the COMCEC Ministerial Policy
Recommendations.
• Underlining the importance of the recently established e-platform
in terms of simplifying and standardizing the reporting
process, the Committee welcomed that as per decision of the previous Sessional
Committee meeting, a training session on the said e-platformwas organized by the CCO
for the benefit of the OIC Institutions. The Committee commended the CCO for
preparing a guideline including the essentials of the System. Furthermore, the
Committee requested the OIC Institutions to continue reporting their activities through
the said platform.
• The Committee took note with appreciation the proposal of the CCO to organize
a special virtual consultative session with the participation of the concerned OIC
Institutions to discuss the ways and means of enhancing the role of OIC institutions in
effective implementation of the COMCEC Policy Recommendations.
OIC Institutions’ Efforts in combatting COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Committee was informed by the OIC Institutions about their activities /
programs aiming to help member countries in their efforts towards mitigating the
adverse effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Committee commended the efforts of
the OIC Institutions, particularly, among others, “the COMCEC COVID-19 Response
Program” launched by the CCO and COVID-19 consultative meetings held virtually in
three cooperation areas (Trade, Tourism, Agriculture); 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; insurance coverage programme initiated by the ICIEC, 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 activities (financing
support, webinars, support for equipment and capacity development, harmonization of
standards, etc.) undertaken by ITFC to assist Member Countries’ fight against COVID-