Resolution on the Report of the Administrative Secretary-General on the Activities of the OAU Executive Secretariat (Permanent Delegation) Accredited to the United Nations in Geneva


CM/Res. 557(XXIX)



RESOLUTION ON THE REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY- GENERAL ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OAU EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT (PERMANENT DELEGATION) ACCREDITED TO THE EUROPEAN OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN GENEVA


The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Twenty - Ninth Ordinary Session in Libreville, Gabon, from 23 rd June to 3 July, 1977


Having studied the Administrative Secretary-General’s repor t contained in Document CM/808 (XXIX) Annex II, on the Activities of the OAU Permanent Delegation accredited to the European Headquarters of the United Nations and other Specialized Agencies,


Convinced of the important role played by representatives of t he OAU Member States at the European Headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva and within the other Specialized Agencies and Organizations of the United Nations system, particularly UNIDO, FAO, UNESCO, ILC, WIPC, UPU and ITU,


Desirous of strengthening further the ties of co-operation between the OAU and the various Agencies and Organizations for the United Nations system;


  1. TAKES NOTE with appreciation the Administrative Secretary -General’s report on the activities of the OAU Permanent Delegation in Gen eva;


  1. CONGRATULATES THE Member States of the OAU constituting the African Group at the European Headquarters of the United Nations at Geneva and within the other Specialized Agencies and Organizations of the United Nations system on the unity and dynamism they have shown in their activities;


  1. URGES the African Group to preserve that unity and dynamism with a view to further strengthening the African action and promoting the objectives of the OAU and of its Member States in their respective areas of activiti es;

  1. CALLS UPON OAU Member States to:



    1. participate fully and effectively in the meetings of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies of major importance to the interests of the OAU and its Member States; and


    1. establish permanent missions in Geneva.

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