DUSHANBE, June 28, 2011, Asia-Plus – Organization of the Islamic Conference changed its name to Organization of the Islamic Cooperation on June 28, 2011.

“Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has been renamed as Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),” the OIC Chairman Yerzhan Kazykhanov said in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 28.

According to Kazakh media outlets, Kazykhanov presented the organization’s new emblem, approved earlier by the OIC Secretariat.

The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an international organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations, with 57 member states.  The organization attempts to be the collective voice of the Muslim world (Ummah) and attempts to safeguard the interests and ensure the progress and well-being of Muslims.  The official languages of the organization are Arabic, English, and French. The OIC is the second largest international organization after the United Nations