The establishment of the Union of Non-Governmental Organizations of the Islamic World (UNIW) was agreed upon the Conference titled “The InternationalConference of Non-governmental Organizations of the Islamic World: Searching for a New Vision in a Changing World “which was organized with the participation of more than three hundred non-governmental organizations from40 countries, on the date of May 1, 2005, in Istanbul.

UNIW has completed its foundation process with the Cabinet Decree dated December 31, 2005. Currently, UNIW has 340 NGO members from 65 countries who work in diversified fields. UNIW works with the “Mission”: Ensuring cooperation and coordination between non-governmental organizations of the Islamic world by considering their constitutional systems; developing common reflexes and obtaining advantages by ensuring knowledge, experience, and views between the organizations based on the objective of the Union.

The NGO World Foundation is an active member of the UNIW since 2017 and participates in different events organized under its umbrella particularly NGO Fair every year.