CM/Res. 437 (XXV)
RESOLUTION ON THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER AND THE FORTHCOMING SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its twenty- fifth Ordinary Session in Kampala (Uganda) from 18 to 25 July 1975,
Recalling the declarations and the programmes of action adopted by the fourth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-aligned countries, the sixth special session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Dakar Conference on Raw Materials, and the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States adopted at the Twenty- Ninth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Recalling the African Declaration on Co-operation, Development and Economic Independence,
Recalling further Resolution 256 (XII) of the Third Conference of Ministers of the ECA on an African plan for the Implementation of the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order and the resolution adopted by the 3 rd ECA conference of Ministers in Nairobi,
Convinced that the responsibilities for their development arests on the African countries themselves,
Aware of the need for African countries to co-ordinate their efforts and to present a united from during the forthcoming Seventh Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly so as to secure to Africa its legitimate place in the New International Economic order,
Equally aware of the necessity to maintain solidarity among all developing countries during the 7th Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly,
Having studied documents CM/667, CM/674 and CM/665 and the document prepared by the ECA as well as the statement of the Representative of UNIDO,
Recognizing that the question of raw material and development should be tackled in a global manner,
DECIDES:
to convene a meeting of experts to be serviced jointly by the OAU/ECA and ABD in collaboration with IDEP in which experts from each member country will participate in order to harmonize African view and formulate an African position on the issues before the 7th Special Session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting will take place from 13 to 16 August, 1975, in Addis Ababa;
that a Ministerial Meeting will follow the experts meeting from 22 and 23 August 1975 in Lima, Peru, to finalize the African position paper;
request the OAU/ECA and ADB to make available to the experts and the Ministers all necessary documents, with a view to enabling then to draw a comprehensive document;
authorize the Administrative Secretary-General of the OAU to incur the necessary expenditure with regard to the convening of the meeting referred to in operative paragraph 1.