Decision on Enhancing UN-AU Cooperation: Framework for the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU/Dec.140 (VIII)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
30 January 2007
Language
English
Type
Statement

DECISION ON ENHANCING UN-AU COOPERATION:
FRAMEWORK FOR THE TEN-YEAR CAPACITY-BUILDING
PROGRAMME FOR THE AFRICAN UNION

The Assembly:

  1. TAKES NOTE WITH APPRECIATION of the signing by the United Nations and the African Union of a Declaration entitled “Enhancing UN-AU Cooperation: Framework for the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union”;

  2. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the positive understanding between the two organizations to strengthen the strategic priorities and political aspects of the United Nations-African Union relationship within the Framework of the Ten- year programme of cooperation, based on African Union priorities and United Nations comparative advantage. In this regard, WELCOMES ECA Business Plan for the period 2007-2009, which constitutes a first concrete step towards meeting the priorities of the African Union;

  3. REITERATES its commitment to the 2005 World Summit Outcome and UNDERTAKES to support the implementation of this collaborative framework in close partnership with stakeholders at national, regional and international levels;

  4. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in close collaboration with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to coordinate and follow-up on the implementation of this Framework for the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union;

  5. ALSO REQUESTS the United Nations Secretary-General to continue efforts aimed at strengthening UN-AU cooperation for the benefit of the African Union as well as its Member States and their regional economic communities.

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