The Conference with the topic of “The International Conference of Non-governmental Organizations of the Islamic World : Searching for a New Vision in a Changing World “ was organized with the participation of more than three hundred non-governmental organizations from 40 countries, on the date of May 1,2005 in Istanbul.

On the first day of the Conference, the Chairman of Turkish Parliament Mr.Bulent ARINÇ made a speech. It was the Foreign Minister Abdullah GUL gave a speech as well, on the second day. In the last session of the Conference, a debate was initiated over the draft regulation of the Association, and the establishment of The Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of Islamic World was agreed upon with the votes of the representatives who participated to the Conference.

For the first three-year period, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Voluntary Organizations Foundation (TGTV) Necmi SADIKOGLU was elected as Secretary General of the Union. Istanbul was chosen as the headquarters of the Union. Ali KURT was elected as the Turkish representative of the Union.

The Union of NGOs of The Islamic World has completed its foundation process with the Cabinet Decree dated December 31, 2005, under the provisions of the Act No. 3335 regarding the Foundation of the Organizations Having International Characteristic. At the present, the Union have 152 members. Mr. A.Cihangir Isbilir is the General Coordinator of the Union.

ACTING PARTS OF THE UNION:

 

1- General Assembly

2- The Council

3- The Secretariat

4- The Commissions

5-The Consultancies

6- The Board of Auditing

7-The Committee of Consultation

8- Branches and Representatives

 

OUR VISION:

Ensuring sustainable development, consolidation and coordination between non-governmental organizations of the Islamic world;

Contributing to establishing just, peaceful and stable environments all around the world;

Protecting the individuals’ and societies’ principle rights and freedoms;

Performing technical and social studies based on participant and pluralist principles for developing the civil society cooperatively;

Performing activities introducing Islamic culture and values.

 

 

OUR MISSION:

Ensuring cooperation and coordination between non-governmental organizations of the Islamic world by considering their constitutional systems; developing common reflexes and obtaining advantages by ensuring knowledge, experience and views between the organizations based on the objective of the Union;

Making the efforts for a better world in cooperation with all non-governmental organizations, which aim a more safe and restful world;

Making the required structural arrangements for these purposes, opening the required branches, subunits and representatives;

Ensuring participation to international mechanisms effectively together with the member organizations;

Generalizing the programs, which are deemed as proper relating to the voluntary organizations, and participating to all organizations relevant to them and supporting them; setting up collective working teams; establishing research institutions; arranging training programs;

Contributing to the solutions of the problems relating to the Islamic world collectively; following developments and crisis regions relevant to the areas in which the union interested, determining a common attitude to the developed events and the changes by ensuring participation of the member organizations; developing projects; obtaining the required initiative, setting up monitoring committees when required,

Making activities for introducing the Islamic culture and civilization and for preventing all types of discriminations;

Supporting all local, regional and international attempts targeting establishing cooperation and solidarity in the Islamic world;

Helping those, who are in difficulties and have experienced damages and troubles from wars and disasters when required in cooperation with local or international charitable institutions.

 

WHO CAN APPLY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP ?

Having been adopted the Islamic Culture and purposes of The Union,

Have not been interfered to violent acts,

Having the characteristics of a non-profit organization,

Not taking orders from any other authority,

Having Legal Entity under the law of their own country,

Having been established at least 1 year before the recourse for the membership,

Having no connection with any political parties and any kind of sister organizations,

Having taken references of two currently member organizations of the Union.

 

HOW CAN THE APPLICATION PROCESS BE CARRIED OUT?

All and every NGOs on the condition of having application qualities of membership may apply for becoming a member in writing by the agency of its representative to The Union after rendering such decision through competent organs thereof. In the decision regarding the application for membership full name of the representative to The Union shall be expressly mentioned.

Application for the membership shall be submitted to the Council through a fully filled The Union Application Form (Appendix-2) having the organization’s application decision and references of two currently member organizations of The Union appended.

Procedures regarding the application for membership will be followed by the secretariat for submitting it at the next first the Council’s Ordinary Meeting.

Council shall examine the membership application of NGOs in terms of eligibility qualities of membership.

The application after being found eligible by the Council, all members shall be informed of this status along with the agenda of the meeting at least 15 days prior to the General Assembly meeting in which the membership is scheduled to be put to vote.

 

 

 

 

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