The Islamic Organisation for Food Security is a food and agriculture organisation and one of eight specialised institutions of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, established by resolution of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on 17 November 2012 and made a specialised institution on 9 December 2013. It coordinates agricultural policy among its member states to reduce food crises, provides humanitarian assistance during emergencies and addresses desertification, erosion, deforestation and water resource management; 42 of the OIC's 57 members had signed its charter as of 2024, and its secretariat has operated from Astana, Kazakhstan since March 2018.
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Establishment
Islamic Organisation for Food Security was established on 17 November 2012 by adopting a resolution in the 39th session of Council of Foreign Ministers hosted by the Republic of Djibouti between 15 and 17 November 2012.
Establishment, year
Islamic Organisation for Food Security was established on 17 November 2012 by adopting a resolution in the 39th session of Council of Foreign Ministers
Membership and headquarters
The Republic of Kazakhstan is a full-fledged member of the IOFC which also serves its headquarters in Astana.
In Group: Producer, Creditor and Commodity Coordination Bodies, Lead
Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS; Arabic: المنظمة الإسلامية للأمن الغذائي; French: Organisation islamique pour la sécurité alimentaire), is a food and agriculture organization and one of the eight specialized institutions of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation focused on the development of agriculture and rural development with primary focus on widespread scarcity of food and food security of the member states.
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