Ihsanoglu said Islamic countries had risen to the occasion when the tsunami hit a number of Asian and African countries last December, adding that the OIC countries extended donations worth $1.3 billion including $500 million offered by the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank. He said the foreign ministers' meeting would also discuss the idea of setting up a disaster fund in order to provide urgent assistance and relief to the victims of natural and other calamities, wars and famines. "The conference will also discuss prospect of another fund to take care of some 35,000 children orphaned by the tsunami," he told a news conference in Tunis. The OIC would launch a fund-raising campaign for the purpose in Ramadan. He commended Saudi Arabia's continuous support for the organization, adding that the foundation for its new headquarters building in Jeddah would be laid before the upcoming Islamic summit.--SPA1123 Local Time 0823 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/268972