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Decision on Strengthening Africa’S Representation In the Bretton Woods Institutions

Decision on Strengthening Africa’S Representation In the Bretton Woods Institutions
Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU//Dec.126 (VII)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
2 July 2006
Language
English
Type
Statement
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DECISION ON STRENGTHENING AFRICA’S REPRESENTATION
IN THE BRETTON WOODS INSTITUTIONS

The Assembly:

  1. EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN over Africa’s poor representation in the decision-making organs of international institutions including the Bretton Woods Institutions;

  2. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the Commission to take the necessary measures to convene a special meeting of Ministers in charge of relations with the Bretton Woods Institutions, with a view to elaborating a strategy that will enable Africa remedy the situation. The meeting should be held preferably before the annual meetings of these institutions due to take place in Singapore in September 2006.

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