The 26th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on April 22nd , 2026, with the theme of “Promoting a Resilient Agriculture Sector against Climate Change in OIC
Member Countries” with the active participation of member countries and international organizations.

Representatives of the Member States and international institutions have shared their experiences and best practice examples about promoting a resilient agriculture sector against climate change and discussed how to enhance cooperation efforts under this important topic.

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The 25th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on April 22, 2026, under the theme of “Potential of Crowdfunding for Economic Development in the OIC Member Countries” with the active participation of representatives of member countries, international organizations, relevant COMCEC fora and private sector.

Participants exchanged experiences, shared best practices, and highlighted key challenges in this field. In addition, the innovative cooperation opportunities offered by crowdfunding mechanisms were comprehensively deliberated.

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The 26th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group (PAWG) was held on 21 April 2026 in a virtual-only format, under the theme of “Preventing Skill Mismatch in the Labour Markets of the OIC Member Countries”, with the participation of the OIC Member Countries and International Institutions.

The Working Group has focused on experiences and perspectives of member countries and international organizations, as well as examples of good practices on skill mismatch, and addressed common challenges. The Meeting also eleborated on how to further enhance policies and strategies to better align skills with labour market needs.

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The 26th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group (TWG) was held on April 21st, 2026 in a virtual-only format, with the theme “Impacts of Climate Change and Mitigation Strategies for Sustainable OIC Tourism” with the active participation of the OIC Member Countries and international institutions.

During the meeting, the current status of climate change was discussed, with a particular focus on its impact on tourism in OIC Member Countries. Experiences, best practices, and the challenges encountered were also examined, along with climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies for promoting sustainable tourism in OIC Member Countries. Besides, the participants have been informed on the first draft of the report prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office on the subject and their observations have been received.

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The 26th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group (TCWG), which have focused on theme of “Designing Integrated Multimodal Transport Systems in OIC Member Countries”, was held on 20 April 2026, in virtual-only format, with the active participation of the OIC Member Countries and International Institutions.

Working Group elaborated on experiences on multimodal transport and integrated systems in the OIC Member Countries and the examples of successful practices and addressed common challenges. The meeting also discussed how to further enhance efforts to design and manage integrated multimodal transport systems.

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The 26th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group (TWG) was held on 20 April 2026, in virtual-only format, with the theme “Developing Effective Trade Financing Tools for Increasing Export in the OIC Member Countries” with the active participation of the OIC Member Countries and International Institutions.

Working Group has focused on experiences on trade financing tools in the OIC Member Countries and the examples of good practices and addressed common challenges. The meeting also discussed how to further enhance efforts to develop trade financing tools.

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May Allah, the Most Merciful, accept our prayers and fasting, and bestow His blessings upon the Islamic Ummah and all humanity with peace, health, and prosperity.

Eid al-Fitr Mubarak.

We wish the blessed month of Ramadan to bring peace, and prosperity to the Islamic world, and to be a source of goodness for all.

The final-list of the Thirteenth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced.

COMCEC Coordination Office will contact the project owner whose projects are successful in the coming days. The details are in the Project Management Information System. To access the system, please click https://project.comcec.org/