The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the unanimous adoption, on 01 July 2020, of UN Security Council Resolution 2532 supporting the call of the UN Secretary General for global ceasefire and joining forces in the fight against COVID-19. The OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen expressed his hope that this important initiative would contribute to enable safe, unhindered and sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance, accelerate global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and help efforts to end violence and resolve conflicts. In this regard, the Secretary General recalled that the Extraordinary OIC Executive Committee videoconference, held on 22 April 2020, at the Level of Foreign Ministers to discuss consequences of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the OIC's Joint Response, had urged parties in conflict areas to declare a ceasefire, end violence and allow medical and food assistance to reach the affected.
