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الأمين العام لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي (منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي), دكتور. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, وجه رسالة إلى الدورة ال11 للمؤتمر الإسلامي لوزراء الثقافة, عقدتها المنظمة الإسلامية للتربية, العلم والثقافة (الإيسيسكو), بالتنسيق مع الأمانة العامة لمنظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي, في العاصمة التونسية يوم 17-19 ديسمبر 2019.

يتحدث نيابة عن الأمين العام, الأمين العام المساعد للمنظمات الإنسانية وسفير الشؤون الثقافية طارق بخيت, وقال أن هذه الدورة تأتي في الوقت المناسب كما يشير اعتراف الدول الأعضاء في منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي لحجم التحديات التي تواجه عالمنا اليوم, حيث يؤكد منظور ثقافي دورها الفعال لتحقيق الأهداف المشتركة من عالمنا الإسلامي في بناء القيم الراسخة التنوع الثقافي ومبادئ الاعتدال, التسامح ونبذ التطرف, كراهية, والتعصب.

وأضاف أن الجانب الثقافي يلعب دورا كبيرا في التعايش الثقافي بين المسلمين والشعوب الأخرى, وخصوصا منها الغربية. وفي ختام كلمته, أعرب الأمين العام عن أمله أن المؤتمر سوف يخرج برؤية واضحة يتضمن آليات التنفيذ دقيقة والمتابعة المستمرة, ذلك أن قرارات الدورة ال11 سيتم وضعها موضع التنفيذ, لتعزيز التواصل الثقافي, ومواجهة التحديات التي تلوح في الأفق للعالم الإسلامي.

مصدر: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=23023&t_ref=13867&lan=en

افتتح المؤتمر الإسلامي لوزراء الصحة الدورة السابعة وعلى مدى ثلاثة أيام في أبو ظبي, الإمارات العربية المتحدة, على 15-17 ديسمبر 2019.

المؤتمر بدأت مع الاجتماع التحضيري لكبار المسؤولين، لمناقشة مجموعة من التقارير, مشاريع القرارات, وثائق لتقديمها إلى الاجتماع الوزاري في ديسمبر 16.

منظمة التعاون الإسلامي (منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي) الأمين العام المساعد للعلوم والتكنولوجيا, السفير عسكر Musinov, ألقى كلمة ترحيب وأثنى على البرامج والإنجازات التي تحققت في القطاع الصحي في الدول الأعضاء في منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي, في الفترة بين السابق (جدة, 5-7 ديسمبر 2017) والدورات الحالية.

كما قام السفير Musinov عن تقديري للجنة الدائمة للتعاون العلمي والتكنولوجي (COMSTECH), البنك الإسلامي للتنمية (البنك الإسلامي للتنمية), ومجمع الفقه الإسلامي الدولي (IIFA) والمنظمة الإسلامية للتربية, العلم والثقافة (الإيسيسكو) لمساهمتهم في هذا المجال.

وتشمل الموضوعات الرئيسية على جدول أعمال المؤتمر وبرنامج الصحة الاستراتيجي عمل منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي 2014-2023 وتعزيز التعاون الصحي بين الدول الأعضاء.

وستركز المناقشات أيضا على أنماط الحياة الصحية, منع, والسيطرة على الأمراض المعدية وغير المعدية, حالات الطوارئ الصحية والكوارث, بالإضافة إلى صحة الأم والطفل والتغذية, الاعتماد على الذات في مجال الطب وتوفير لقاح والإنتاج, والتقنيات الطبية المتقدمة.

مصدر: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=23005&t_ref=13861&lan=en

الأمين العام لمنظمة التعاون الإسلامي (منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي), دكتور. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has stressed that the First Ministerial Conference for Social Development in Istanbul, جمهورية تركيا, على 9 ديسمبر, 2019, is an occasion to review the challenges facing the Islamic world in social areas, especially those related to empowering the institution of marriage and the family and preserving their values.

In a statement at the opening session of the conference, delivered on his behalf by Amb. Tariq Bakhiet, Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian, Culture and Social Affairs, Al-Othaimeen noted that the conference sheds light on issues of social development in Member States so as to ensure social equality and prosperity for all, especially by enabling the institution of marriage and the family and to ensure the well-being of the child, and social security for the elderly and people with disabilities.

“I am confident that our conference will constitute a qualitative transition for our countries and societies in the direction of achieving the welfare of our peoples and achieving sustainable development,” said Al-Othaimeen.

The Secretary General conveyed his appreciation to the Organization’s Specialized and Sffiliated Organs and Institutions for their tremendous efforts and contributions in the field of social development in the OIC Member States.

The 1st Ministerial Conference on Social Development examines matters that were considered by the sectorial ministerial conferences on the family, child welfare, as well as on wellbeing and social security for the elderly and special need persons.

مصدر: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=22985&t_ref=13853&lan=en  

التلوث البحري البلاستيك, يشار إلى القمامة البلاستيكية البحرية, is a major global environmental problem. Marine plastic litter harms marine species through ingestion and entanglement, violates the integrity of ecosystems, inhibits growth of marine plants, accumulates and transports pathogens that may cause disease and injuries to marine animals, plants and humans, and partly ends up in the food chain. علاوة على ذلك, it causes economic losses due to reduced fishery yields, declining amenity for tourism, and damage to shipping and related infrastructure.

Some of the plastic in the oceans comes from fisheries, aquaculture, nautical activities and illegal dumping in the sea, but around 80% of the total comes from the land. Land-based plastic pollution is caused primarily by inappropriate management of waste of plastic packaging and short-lived products originating from various consumer products in numerous sectors. These consist for example of plastic bags; single and multilayer food and beverage containers; cleaning and personal care product containers; food wrapping and trays; plastic foil; single-use cutlery; cups; synthetic textiles and clothing; plastic footwear; and so on. Wind and rain carry this litter into streams and rivers, and then into the oceans.

Nowhere to throw it

Better management of plastic litter on land would clearly reduce the amount of plastic litter entering the oceans, but that doesn’t address the issue of what to do with the overwhelming amounts of plastic waste generated in the first place. There is nowhere to throw it all away.

One way to approach the challenge is by transitioning to a circular economy, where the crucial concept is the designing out of waste. The key to the success of the circular economy approach is to focus on the design stage, rather than trying to deal with waste at the end of the product’s life.

In the case of plastic, the idea is change practices and encourage innovation so that we use less plastic; design plastic products in ways so that they can be reused; develop the technologies allow more effective and efficient reprocessing of used plastic; and devise and use safer alternatives to traditional plastics.

Plastic packaging, synthetic textiles and clothing, and short-lived, fast-moving consumer and institutional products made of plastics contribute significantly to the generation of marine plastic litter. There is hardly any global, regional, national report or research study on marine plastic litter that does not point out the contribution of packaging, single-use or short-lived consumer products, personal care products containing microbeads, synthetic clothing and microfibers, and fishing gear lost at sea.

At the design stage

The rapid, flowing nature of plastic packaging and short-lived plastic consumer products which become waste needs to be addressed by the consumers of plastic packaging, namely industries such as manufacturers of food and beverage producers, shoes, textiles and garments, as well as the manufacturers of short-lived consumer products. This is best done at the design phase within the value chain, through collaboration with the plastic producers and the converters, the companies which manufacture plastic products, ranging from toothbrushes to building pipes, from fruit boxes to car interiors.

In the product design stage, the following might be considered: a) scrutinizing the necessity of packaging altogether, including of plastics, ب) selection of renewable, bio-degradable and compostable materials and additives that are not toxic or that are less toxic than fossil-based plastics; ج) designing for less material use in order to decrease waste; d) designing packaging and products that use a single or small number of polymers that are easy to separate during recycling.

Policy measures to incentivize circular economy practices in design could consist of supporting implementation of innovations in the re-design of existing products and the design of new products, and support for innovations and start-ups, in particular those related to new, biodegradable and compostable plastics.

The above was originally published in UNIDO’s Making It magazine and draws on a working paper, ‘Addressing the challenge of marine plastic litter using circular economy methods’, published by UNIDO in April 2019.

by Charles ARTHUR

مصدر: https://www.unido.org/stories/circular-economy-solution-marine-plastic-litter