DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE AFRICAN
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT (AMCHUD) - DOC.EX.CL/185 (VII)
The Executive Council:
TAKES NOTE of the Report, and the Declaration and enhanced Framework implementation of Sustainable Urban Development in Africa;
ENDORSES the Report of the Conference and recommendations contained therein, the Commission, the UN-HABITAT and the Government of the Republic of South Africa for their efforts in organizing the Conference and facilitating the establishment of AMCHUD;
RECOGNIZES the role of AMCHUD in promoting sustainable urban development in Africa, improving urban governance, upgrading slums, eradicating poverty, and promoting the role of cities as engines of socioeconomic transformation;
URGES all development partners, including UN-HABITAT and UNEP to provide necessary support and to cooperate with AMCHUD in its effort to address the challenges of rapid urbanization, especially the growth of slums, in Africa;
CALLS UPON Member States to provide sustained and adequate support to the African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development and to implement the outcomes of AMCHUD;
REQUESTS the Commission to provide the necessary support to AMCHUD in order to facilitate its endeavors to the promotion of improved living conditions in African cities and towns;
FINALLY REQUESTS the Commission to monitory the implementation of the outcome of the First Session of AMCHUD and report to next Ordinary Session of Council in January 2006.