Abu Dhabi, 3 May 2010: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development hosting " The Second Meeting of the Development Cooperation Institutions (DCIs) of the OIC Member Countries" in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) which hold in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 3-4 May 2010.

The representatives of Development Cooperation Institutions (DCIs) of the OIC Member Countries participate and attend the meeting as well as number of ministries.

In his welcoming speech Acting Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, H.E Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi said that "this meeting aims to establish a sustainable mechanism for cooperation between Development Cooperation Institutions which will lead to tangible result in alleviating poverty in targeted countries as well as to reinforce the cooperation and joint work between the institutions.

The meeting aims also at enhancing the effectiveness of the development assistance of the DCIs of the OIC Member Countries through sharing information, knowledge and experiences, and promoting best practices for the improvement of the quality of development activities in the OIC Member Countries to establish a framework for efficient cooperation in implementing joint projects by DCIs. Moreover, the meeting will discuss some of the decisions taken by representatives of Development Cooperation Institutions at the first meeting which held in Istanbul last year.