The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have recently formalized their continued partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva recently between OIC Secretary General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, and the Institute's Interim Director Sally Fegan-Wyles. The objective of the MoU is to provide a cooperative framework within which UNITAR and OIC can create and implement capacity development and research activities in line with their common priorities in the areas of international peace and security economy, science, technology; and cultural and social issues. The MoU is an outcome of discussions between the OIC and the United Nations (UN) and its agencies which took place in May 2012, regarding key themes for further enhanced cooperation between the two organizations. --MORE