DECISION ON THE PROGRESS REPORT ON AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA)
(Doc. Assembly/AU/6 (VI))
The Assembly:
1. TAKES NOTE of the Progress Report and the AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) Strategic Framework contained therein;
2. WELCOMES the decision to allocate each of the AWA Heads of State and Government a specific responsibility to spearhead in advocacy to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa;
3. ALSO WELCOMES the emphasis in the Strategic Framework on promotion of Universal Access to Prevention, Treatment and Care as well as the crisis of orphans and vulnerable children;
4. URGES Heads of State and Government to intensify efforts to maximize the visibility of AWA as an advocacy platform;
5. REQUESTS the Commission to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the AWA Strategic Framework, and to annually report to the Ordinary Session of the Assembly on progress made.