The short-list of the Ninth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced.
COMCEC Coordination Office will contact focal points whose projects are short-listed in the coming days. Click for the list.
COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) is calling for project proposals to be financed in 2022 under COMCEC COVID Response (CCR) Program. Applications will be closed on November 15th, 2021.
With a view to address the existing and potential ramifications of the COVID Pandemic, in the six cooperation areas (agriculture, trade, tourism, poverty alleviation, transportation and communication, finance), the CCO will finance certain types of project, which would focus on needs assessment, sharing expertise and providing direct grants to final beneficiaries. For the details regarding project preparation, submission, appraisal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation procedures, see CCR Guidelines. Other reference documents will be communicated to the relevant COMCEC Focal Points of the Member Countries through e-mail.
Within the scope of the program, projects related to Sectoral Themes prepared by considering the policy recommendations on COVID-19, which have been formulated by the COMCEC Working Groups, will be supported. Member Countries will also be able to submit projects for their specific needs caused by the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.
Please note that only government institutions registered to the relevant COMCEC Working Group can submit project proposals to CCR. NGOs and private sector organizations are not eligible.
The 17th Meeting of COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held virtually on October 14th, 2021, with the theme of “Mitigation Strategies for Transport Service Providers During and After COVID-19”.
The representatives of 17 Member States attended the meeting. Furthermore, the representatives of the SESRIC, Turkish Airlines and COMCEC Coordination Office attended the meeting.
The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding mitigation strategies for transport service providers during the global pandemic in their respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated good practices and challenges faced caused by adverse impact of the pandemic on transport sector. The meeting come up with concrete policy recommendations to be submitted to the 37th COMCEC Ministerial Session. The meeting has mainly considered the final draft report titled “Mitigation Strategies for Transport Service Providers During and After COVID-19 in the OIC Member Countries” which have being conducted by the COMCEC Coordination Office.
For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:
- Agenda of the Meeting
- Program of the Meeting
- Presentations Delivered During the Meeting
- List of Participants
The 17th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on September 30th, 2021, in a virtual-only format with the theme of “Counter-measures to Sustain Trade Facilitation During and After COVID-19 Pandemic in the OIC Member Countries”.
The representatives of 18 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group, attended the Meeting. The meeting was further attended by the representatives of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), SESRIC, SMIIC, ICCIA and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).
The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on sustaining trade facilitation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Meeting has also considered the second draft study of the research report prepared on the said theme. In addition to the research report the countries where case studies were conducted were discussed in detail at the meeting. Along with the opinions and suggestions of the participants and the findings revealed within the scope of the relevant study, policy recommendations on the subject were formed.
For further information on the Meeting, follow the links below:
