RESOLUTION No. 18/5-P -FIFTH ISLAMIC CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
1-5 Jumad Al Thani 1394 H. (21-25 June 1974) 

PREAMBLE: 

1. RECALLING resolution No.4 adopted by the Fourth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Benghazi in March 1973; 

2. HAVING CONSIDERED the report submitted by the Special Mission composed of the Foreign Ministers of Libya, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Somalia pursuant to Resolution No.4 adopted by the Fourth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Benghazi; 

3. EXPRESSING deep appreciation of the efforts of the above mentioned Special Mission: 

4. CONSCIOUS of the complexity of the problem as it relates to an independent and sovereign state but at the same time concerned at the tragic conditions of the Filipino Muslims: 

OPERATIVE: 

1. EXPRESSES its deep and continuing anxiety over the situation prevailing among the Filipino Muslims and in Southern Philippines; 

2. CALLS UPON the Philippines Government to desist from all measures which result in the killing of Muslims and the destruction of their properties and places of worship in Southern Philippines; 

3. TAKES NOTE of the steps taken by the Philippines Government to improve the conditions of Muslims, but is convinced that the socio-economic measures proposed by the Philippines Government will not by themselves solve the problems; 

4. URGES the Philippines Government to find a political and peaceful solution through negotiation with Muslim leaders, particularly with the representatives of the Moro National Liberation Front in order to arrive at a just solution to the plight of the Filipino Muslims within the framework of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Philippines; 

5. CALLS ON the Philippines Government to create the necessary climate of confidence for a real and just solution by immediately desisting from military operations, and by adopting prompt measures that would provide protection and security for the Muslims, repatriating refugees to their homes and halting organized Christian migration from the North; 

6. APPEALS to peace loving states and religious international authorities, while recognizing the problem as an internal problem with the Philippines Government to ensure the safety of Filipino Muslims and the preservation of their liberties in accordance with the Universal Declaration on Human Rights; 

7. DECIDES to establish a body to be called the Filippino Muslim Welfare and Relief Agency for the purpose of extending welfare and relief aid direct to Muslims in Southern Philippines so as to ameliorate their conditions and enhance their social and economic well-being provided the Agency should be financed by the Islamic Fund and controlled by the Council of the Solidarity Fund; 

8. APPEALS to member states and others to contribute generously in cash or in kind to the Agency for immediate relief purposes; 

9. REQUESTS the Secretary General in consultation with the four Foreign Ministers to take steps to discuss with the Philippines Government the modalities and terms of cooperation in the functioning of the Agency; 

10. DECIDES to maintain the Special Mission of Foreign Ministers established in pursuance of Resolution No.4 of the Fourth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers for the purpose of following up this question; 

11. DECIDES to review this subject again at the next Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers; 

12. REQUESTS the Secretary-General to communicate this Resolution to the Philippines Government. 

CALLS UPON the Philippines Government to desist from all measures which result in the killing of Muslims and the destruction of their properties and places of worship in Southern Philippines;