STATEMENT BY
MS. NATASYA BINTI NAZAR,REPRESENTATIVE OF MALAYSIA TO THE SIXTH COMMITTEE OF THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ON AGENDA ITEM 172: OBSERVER STATUS FOR THE ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION FOR FOOD SECURITY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, 15 OCTOBER 2025
Mr. Chair,
1. Malaysia notes the Islamic Organization for Food Security (“IOFS”) is a specialized institution of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (“OIC”), as defined by Article 24 of the OIC Charter and enjoys the status of a fully-fledged legal entity as an international organisation, using its full legal capacity to exercise its functions and fulfill its objectives as defined in the Statute of the IOFS (“the Statute”). The Statute entered into force on 19 February 2018, and since then has grown to currently include forty-one member States and one observer country.
2. Malaysia further notes that amongst the objectives of the establishment of the IOFS is to enhance sustainable food security across OIC member States by fostering socioeconomic development and promoting targeted programmes in agriculture, science and technology, humanitarian aid and food trade.
3. In this regard, Malaysia recognises the IOFS active collaboration with the United Nations bodies which aligns with the principle underlined in the UN Charter, that is, to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, international cooperation on economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, encourage respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.
4. Based on the foregoing, Malaysia recognises that the work of the IOFS is directly relevant to the interests of the General Assembly, consistent with the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. In this regard, Malaysia supports the participation of
Thank you.