RESOLUTION No. 4/4  FOURTH ISLAMIC CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
Benghazi (9-21 Safar, 1393 H. (24-26 March 1973) 

THE PROBLEM OF MUSLIMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Fourth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers meeting in Benghazi, L.A.R. from 19-21 Safar, 1393 H (24-26 March, 1973 

HAVING discussed the situation of Muslims in the Philippines and the reported persecution and genocide campaigns directed against them, in contravention of the UN Declaration on Human Rights and the UN Charter: 

AWARE of the fact that the problem is full of complications the more so as it concerns the internal affairs of an independent sovereign state; 

HAVING studied the report presented by the Libyan Arab Republic as well as the report drawn up by the Secretary General on the matter in implementation of Resolution No: 12 adopted by the Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Jeddah, 1972, and the report submitted by the State of Kuwait; 

CONSIDERING the gravity of the situation; 

1. EXPRESSES deep concern over the reported repression and mass extermination of Muslims in South Philippines and urges the Philippine government to halt these operations immediately; 

2. URGES the creation of a Fund to help Muslims in South Philippines which would be financed by Muslim governments as they deem fit, while organizing a fundraising campaign at the popular level in Islamic countries for the Filipino Muslims; 

3. CALLS ON the government of the Philippines to take prompt measures to provide protection and security for Muslims, to repatriate the refugees to their homes and to halt organized Christian migration from the North; 

4. APPEALS to peace-loving states, religious and international authorities to use their good offices with the Philippines government in order to halt the campaigns of violence against the Muslim community in the Philippines and ensure their safety and the basic liberties guaranteed by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and their country's Constitution; 

5. DECIDES to send a delegation composed of the Foreign Ministers of the following states to the Philippines to discuss with its government the condition of Muslims there; 

The Libyan Arab Republic, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Somalia; 

The Mission should be undertaken within 3 months and Member States of the Conference should be informed of the results achieved. The Conference requests as well as the Governments of Indonesia and Malaysia to exert their good offices for the same purpose within the framework of ASEAN; 

The Conference also considers that diplomatic efforts should be exerted with international religious institutions and authorities. Such efforts should be coordinated by the Secretary General in the light of preparatory contacts of which he will be informed.