African Forum on Adolescent Reproductive Health

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
CM/Dec.339 (LXVI)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
31 May 1997
Language
English
Type
Statement
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CMDec.339 (LXVI)


AFRICAN FORUM ON ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (DOC. CM/1999 (LXVI) ADD.3))

Council:


  1. TAKES NOTE of the report;


  1. CALLS UPON Member States to provide political support and commitment to adolescent health programmes;

  2. CALLS ON Member States to consolidate their programmes by involving the youth and adolescents in the formulation and implementation of Reproductive Heal th programmes as well as allocating necessary material and financial resources;

  3. CALLS UPON the International Community to support Member States effort in adolescent health programmes as called for in the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) Plans of Action and in the Declaration on the African Plan of Action concerning the situation of Women in Africa in the context of Family Health. (AHG/Deci.1 (XXXI));

  4. RECOGNIZES that the implementation of this recommendation should not prejudice the specificity of each society, its religious beliefs, social and cultural traditions.

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