Decision on the Establishement of the High Level Committee of Heads of State and Government on the Post 2015 Development Agenda - Doc. Assembly/AU/10(XXI)

Jurisdiction: African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation: Assembly/AU/Dec.475(XXI)
Regional Body / Author: Assembly of the African Union
Date: 27 May 2013
Language: English
Type: Decision

DECISION ON THE ESTABLISHEMENT OF THE HIGH LEVEL
COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
ON THE POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Doc. Assembly/AU/10(XXI)

The Assembly,

DECIDES to establish a High level Committee of Heads of State and Government to sensitise and coordinate the activities of African Leaders and members of the High Level Panel, and build regional and inter-continental alliances on the African Common Position on the post 2015 Development Agenda;
APPOINTS Her Excellency Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of the Republic of Liberia as the Chairperson of the High Level Committee which comprise two Heads of State and Government per region to be nominated by the five (5) regions, through consultations to be carried out by the Regional Deans;
REQUESTS the High Level Committee to further cristalize and synthesize, and even further consult as deemed necessary, so as to finalize the African Common Position and ensure that the priorities identified in the said African Common Position are integrated on the New Global Agenda;
ALSO REQUESTS the High Level Committee to report annually on the implementation process by Member States of the new development agenda;
MANDATES the Commission, the NEPAD Agency, in collaboration with UNECA, AfDB, UNDP and UNFPA and other relevant Organizations operating in the social sector to support the activities of the High-Level Committee.

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