DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVIOUS DECISIONS OF THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE ASSEMBLY
Doc. EX.CL/756(XXII)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report and its recommendations;
2. RECALLS the previous Decisions on this matter and STRESSES the need to
observe scrupulously the guidelines regarding the preparation and adoption of AU Decisions to ensure and facilitate their effective implementation by all concerned parties: the Commission, the Member States and other Stakeholders;
3. ADOPTS the Modalities for processing the selection of the recipients of the
Wangari Maatai Award for Outstanding African Achievements in Environment and Biodiversity Conservation;
4. REQUESTS the Commission to submit the findings of the study to the
relevant PRC Sub-Committee to consider the related financial and technical implications;
5. DECIDES that there will be a Retreat in March 2013 between the Commission
and the PRC to consider all the pertinent issues including the Draft Strategic Plan and Africa-Wide Strategic agenda, the Theme of the year “PanAfricanism and African Renaissance”, modalities for implementation of Decisions and come up with appropriate recommendations and way forward, including on proposal of review of Modality;
6. AGREES on the need to follow up on the results of Rio+20 and to prepare an
African common position for the follow up of the UN Meeting on the issue scheduled in New York on 20 May 2013.