Principal Bodies The Islamic Summit Conference The Islamic Summit Conference is the supreme body of the OIC entrusted with defining strategies for the OIC policies and actions. It convenes once every three years. The Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers(ICFM) The ICFM considers the means of implementing the general policy of the organization and adopts resolutions accordingly. It meets in regular sessions once a year. There are also ICFM special sessions as required by circumstances. The General Secretariat It carries out dutues entrusted to it by the above conferences as the Organisation's executive organ. The headquarters are in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The General Secretariat is headed by a Secretary General elected by the ICFM for a period of four years, renewable once only. The International Islamic Court of Justice The establishment of the Court has been decided by the Third Islamic Summit. It is envisioned to have 7 members elected by the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers and to have headquarters in Kuwait City, the State of Kuwait. Subsidiary Organs The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries,, (SESRTCIC), Ankara, Turkey The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, (IRCICA), Istanbul, Turkey The Islamic Institute of Technology,,( IIT), Dhaka, Bangladesh The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade, (ICDT), Casablanca, Morocco The Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Islamic Solidarity Fund, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The International Commission for the Preservation of the Islamic Heritage Istanbul, Turkey Islamic University of Niger Islamic University of Uganda Specialised Institutions The Islamic Development Bank, (IDB), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (ISESCO), Rabat, Morocco The International Islamic News Agency,(IINA), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The Islamic States Broadcasting Organisation, (ISBO), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Affiliated Institutions The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (ICCI) , Karachi, Pakistan The Islamic Committee of the International Crescent, (ICIC) , Benghazi, Libya The Organization of the Islamic Shipowners Association, (OISA) , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The International Association of Islamic Banks , Cairo, Egypt The Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, (OICC) , Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia The Sports Federation of Islamic Solidarity Games , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The World Federation of International Arabo-Islamic Schools , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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