d the true image of Islam, to combat defamation of Islam and encourage dialogue among civilisations and religions;
. To enhance and develop science and technology and encourage research and cooperation among Member States in these fields;
. To promote and to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms including the rights of women, children, youth, elderly and people with special needs as well as the preservation of Islamic family values;
. To emphasize, protect and promote the role of the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society;
. To safeguard the rights, dignity and religious and cultural identity of Muslim communities and minorities in non-Member States;
. To promote and defend unified position on issues of common interest in the international fora;
. To cooperate in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, organised crime, illicit drug trafficking, corruption, money laundering and human trafficking;
. To cooperate and coordinate in humanitarian emergencies such as natural disasters;
. To promote cooperation in social, cultural and information fields among the Member States.2Member States undertake that in order to realize the objectives in Article 1, they shall be guided and inspired by the noble Islamic teachings and values ​​and act in accordance with the following principles :
. All Member States commit themselves to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter;
. Member States are sovereign, independent and equal in rights and obligations;
. All Member States shall settle their disputes through peaceful means and refrain from use or threat of use of force in their relations;
. All Member States undertake to respect national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of other Member States and shall refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of others;
. All Member States undertake to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security and to refrain from interfering in each other s internal affairs as enshrined in the present Charter, the Charter of the United Nations, international law and international humanitarian law;
. As mentioned in the UN Charter, nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the Organisation and its Organs to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any State or related to it;
. Member States shall uphold and promote, at the national and international levels, good governance, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law;
. Member States sh...
