DECISION ON THE STATE OF AFRICA’S CHILDREN
DOC.EX.CL/113 (V)b
The Executive Council:
TAKES NOTE of the Report;
EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN about the multi-dimensional challenges facing the African children on the continent;
REAFFIRMS the commitments made in the African Common Position on the Future of Children adopted by the Lusaka Summit in 2001 mandating the AU Commission to elaborate a biennial report on the status of the African Child and to Member States to establish national mechanisms to implement them and forward reports to the AU Commission;
ALSO EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to UNICEF for its technical support in the elaboration of the Report and CALLS ON its continued cooperation and support;
ONCE AGAIN URGES Member States which have not yet done so to sign, ratify and implement the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child;
CALLS ON all relevant cooperating partners to continue to assist Member States as well as the AU Commission in the implementation of programmes to promote the well-being of African children;
REQUESTS the AU Commission to submit biennial progress reports to the Executive Council on the implementation of the African Common Position on the Future of Children.