Khartoum, 22 January 2013. 8th Session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Conference (PUIC ), has been held on 21-22 January 2013, Khartoum, Sudan.

In the Session, PUIC has adopted the resolution in cooperation with the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF) which is reflecting various dimensions of cooperation between two institutions.

The resolution stressed on the activities of ICYF for raising youth awareness through welcoming ICYF Programme of the \”OIC Model\” as well as modeling of National Youth Parliaments/Council, inviting member parliaments and PUIC Secretariat to take active cooperation with ICYF to implement these programmes.

Additionally, the OIC Memorial Day initiative which was launched in the OIC Inter-governmental Meeting of High-Level experts, organized by ICYF in partnership with ISESCO was supported by the said resolution. The initiative is designed to raise Muslim youth in the spirit of true solidarity and raise awareness on treats and challenges to Islamic world.