The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW) had a work visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 30th April to 4th May 2019. The first and primary event of the visit is a meeting with the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, at his office. The activities carried out by the organization are presented to him. [Continue]
The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW), through its International Family Institute (IFI), had organized a workshop on “Priority Action Plan on Family Institution (1) – Family Charter”, held at SETA Building in Eyupsultan, Edirnekapi on 23rd of February 2019, from 10.30 am to 16.30 pm, attended by more than 30 policy-makers, experts, academics and non-governmental organisations. [Continue]
With the intention of attending the 3rd International NGO Fair, our councillors all around the globe assembled the 25th council meeting on November 19 in Akgün Hotel.Starting with reading of Qur’an, the first session of the meeting continued with a mention of the agenda and the inaugural speech of UNIW general secretary Ali Kurt. Subsequently, the councillors advised their opinions and suggestions about the studies of the 3rd international NGO exhibition and family counselling. [Continue]
3rd International NGOs Fair, aiming to bring international non-governmental organizations together, was realized on November 17-18 November in Yenikapı Eurasia Performance and Culture Center through the cooperation of the Union of the NGOs of the Islamic World and (UNIW) and Turkey Foundation of the Voluntary of Associations(TFVA) and with the support of the Istanbul Great Municipality. 175 organizations and more than ten thousands visitors from 40 countries participated to the fair. [Continue]
Lahore, Pakistan had hosted the 14th International Youth Gathering (IYG), an annual youth programme initiated by Youth Council of The Union of The NGOs of the Islamic World Youth (Young UNIW) and for this series, organized in partnership with Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan (AKFP). [Continue]
Participants from different parts of the world, who came in order to conduct the 24th Council Meeting of the UNIW, met in Cologne on 21 September 2018. WEFA International Humanitarian Aid Organization’s headquarters in Cologne were visited on the first day of the program. WEFA President Mr. Hakan Musab Aydın expressed his pleasure of hosting the participants in the center of WEFA. He said that Ramadan, as an institution that delivers humanitarian aid to 70 different countries and regions since its establishment in 2006, continues its activities in many fields such as orphan sponsorship, orphanage work, water wells and cataract operations as well as victim campaigns. Then in the following city tour and the dinner, the participants moved to Dusseldorf. [Continue]
The UNIW committee fulfilled their visit to Morocco -including Casablanca and Rabat- between the 3rd and the 6th of August 2018 with the intention of participating to the general organization of Hareketü’t Tawhid ve’l Islah and meeting with member NGOs. [Continue]
After years of civil war in Yemen, we are witnessing one of the most dreadful situation among Islamic countries, as the humanitarian crisis are getting worse and more severe. [Continue]
UNIW Committee made intensive and effective visits to Pakistan’s Lahor and Islamabad cities.On the first day of the visit, UNIW Committee and their member and future member NGOs came together at Alkhidmat Foundation in Lahore. In the program, relations of Pakistan and Turkey, cooperation fields between NGOs were evaluated. In their speeches Alkhidmat President Abdus Shakoor and UNIW Secretary General Att. Ali Kurt emphasized the importance of acting in unity. Important NGOs and institutions such as Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD), Muslim Aid Pakistan (MAP), Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Qatar Charity Pakistan, [Continue]
23rd Council Meeting of UNIW was held on 28 April 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.The program started with Quran chant. Following the monitoring of the newly prepared UNIW introduction film, Secretary General Ali Kurt gave a general assessment of the activities that are carried out since the previous council meeting and gave information about the recent works. [Continue]
In the pre-planned plan for internal and external visits of the NGO Union in the Islamic World, Mr. Assayyab Alhassan, Middle East and Africa Relations Coordinator, conducted field visits to organizations operating in Sudan and Somalia between 18.02.2018 and 08.03.2018 in the framework of the visit to Sudan And Somalia. [Continue]
As a part of UNIW’s 2018 visit schedule, Sayyap Eljar, who’s the head of Africa and Middle East Desk, visited Sudan between 18 February 2018 - 2 March 2018.Ittihadu’l Amm li’l Mer’eti’s Sudaniye, Munazzamatu’l Munteda, Munazzamatu’l Ishrak li’t Tenmiye ve’l I’mar, Muessesetu Mearic li’s Selam ve’t Tenmiye, Munazzamatu’d Daveti’l Islamiye, Munazzamatu’l Mihere, Munazzamatu’l Zubair’l Hayriye, Muessesetu Senedu’l Hayriye, Ittihadu’n Nisai’l Islami’l Alemi and Munazzamatu Mesari’i Istikrari’s Sebab were visited. [Continue]
Organized by The Union of NGOs of The Islamic World (UNIW), Turkey Voluntary Foundation (TGTV) and with the support of the Greater Istanbul Municipality, the International NGO Fair was held at the Istanbul Yenikapi Eurasia Fair and Arts Center from 9-10 December 2017, in which various international NGOs participated. [Continue]
The 8th Ordinary Elective General Assembly of The Union of NGOs of The Islamic World (UNIW) was held on Friday, December 08, 2017 in Istanbul, Topkapı, Fatih, Akgün Hotel.Upon the determination that the number of the meeting was sufficient, Secretary General Ali Kurt made the opening speech of the General Assembly and held a meeting with the Presidency of the Court to manage the meeting. Necati Ceylan, Deputy Chairman of the Divan Av. Hamza Akbulut, Deputy Chairman of the Divan Av. Mehmet Cengiz, Attorney at Profession Av. Ayhan was brought unanimously and the Council of the Sojourn was established. [Continue]
22nd Council Meeting of The Union of NGOs of The Islamic World (UNIW) was held on 07 December 2017 at Akgün Hotel with an intensive agenda in Istanbul.The meeting provided information on a number of concurrent programs in 2016 and 2017. The results of the Lebanese, Sudanese, Somali and Pakistani NGO regional meetings were evaluated, while the International Advisory Committee for the Family Institute made, which was among them, and the meetings and conferences held at home and abroad were presented. [Continue]
The International ASSAM Islamic Union Congress held at Istanbul WOW Hotel on 23-24 November 2017 with the theme “Management Forms in the Past and Sunshine Islamic States”. ASSAM, Association of Justice Advocates Association (ASDER), Üsküdar University and The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW), organized to produce academic and [Continue]
The 7th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum held during 5th OIC Halal Fair and World Helal Summit was held on November 24, 2017 at the Istanbul Congress Center.Speaking at the panel, Ali Kurt, the Secretary General of the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW), said, “Debting in our world [Continue]
JOINT DECLARATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR ROHINGYA (ICR) - 7 November 2017 The Rohingya Muslims, who comprise 5% of the population in Burma, are the innocent victims of genocide and ethnic cleansing. The UN Human Rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that “the situation seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. [Continue]
On 20th June 2017, the Youth Council of the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (Young UNIW) undergoes a transition of leadership committee with iftar and general assembly that was held at Kuz Kulesi Restaurant, Üsküdar Municipality. [Continue]
2nd High Advisory Board meeting of UNIW International Family Institute held on 13th May 2017 in Golden Way Hotel Esenler, Turkey in cooperation with Ministry of Family and Social Policies and Esenler Municipality to setthe roadmap of International Family Institute.Ministers, members of parliament, academicians, presidents of NGOs and Intellectuals participated form more than 20 countries. [Continue]
