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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER I: COOPERATION AREAS............................................................................................................ 3 1. TRADE .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Trade Working Groups in 2016: Trade Facilitation................................................................................ 3 1.2. Other Trade-Related Developments and Activities Organized by OIC Institutions ............................... 5 2. TRANSPORT AND COMMMUNICATIONS.............................................................................................. 6 2.1. Transport and Communications WGs in 2016: Road Maintenance and Safety ..................................... 6 3. TOURISM...................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.1. Tourism WGs in 2016: Muslim Friendly Tourism .................................................................................. 8 3.2. OIC/COMCEC Private Sector Tourism Forum: Promoting Muslim Friendly Tourism Products and Services......................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3. The Islamic Conference of the Ministers of Tourism ............................................................................ 10 4. AGRICULTURE.......................................................................................................................................... 11 4.1. Agriculture WGs: On-Farm and Post- Harvest Food Losses................................................................. 11 4.2. OIC Ministerial Conference on Food Security and Agricultural Development..................................... 13 5. POVERTY ALLEVIATION........................................................................................................................ 13 5.1. Poverty Alleviation WGs: Social Protection and Forced Migration ...................................................... 13 5.2. Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)................................................................. 15 5.3. Other Efforts under the COMCEC by the OIC Institutions ................................................................... 16 6. FINANCIAL COOPERATION ................................................................................................................... 17 6.1. Financial Cooperation WGs: Islamic Finance: National and Global Perspectives ................................ 17 6.2. Efforts of the COMCEC Financial Forums .......................................................................................... 19 7. PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION........................................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER II: KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION EFFORTS: COMCEC PUBLICATIONS ...................... 21 CHAPTER III: INVOLVEMENT OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES IN COOPERATION EFFORTS: COMCEC PROJECT FUNDING ..................................................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER IV: PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS SESSION ................................... 24 CHAPTER V: SIDE EVENTS OF THE 32 nd COMCEC SESSION .............................................................. 25 CHAPTER VI: 32 nd MEETING OF THE COMCEC FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE ................................. 26 CHAPTER VII: 28 TH MEETING OF THE SESSIONAL COMMITTEE............................................ 27 CHAPTER VIII: 13 TH ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE ........................................................................ 28 CHAPTER IX: 4 th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMCEC FOCAL POINTS ....................................... 29 ANNEX: LIST OF ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................................... 30