Decision on the Report of the First AU Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Culture (CAMC1)

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.244 (VIII)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
21 January 2006
Language
English
Type
Decision

DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE FIRST AU SESSION OF THE
CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF CULTURE (CAMC1)
Doc, EX.CL/223 (VIII)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the Report;

  2. REAFFIRMS the role of culture in promoting holistic and sustainable development;

  3. ENDORSES:

  1. The Nairobi Declaration on CULTURE, INTEGRATION AND AFRICAN RENAISSANCE;

  2. The Nairobi Plan of Action for the Promotion of Cultural Industries for Africa’s development as adopted in principle by Ministers of Culture

  3. The African Position Paper on the State of World Heritage in Africa and the proposal for the creation of an African World Heritage Fund;

  1. ENCOURAGES the effort of Algeria to re-launch the implementation of the Ouagadougou resolution on the revival of the Great African Museum in Algeria in the spirit of African solidarity;

  2. REQUESTS the Commission to follow-up and report to the Executive Council on the implementation of the Nairobi Declaration on “CULTURE, INTEGRATION AND AFRICAN RENAISSANCE".

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