CM/Res.898 (XXXVII)
RESOLUTION ON THE RE-ELECTION OF MR. MOHAMED MILI TO THE POST OF SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Thirty-seventh Ordinary Session in Nairobi, Kenya from 15 to 26 June, 1981,
Having heard the statements made by the representative of the Government of Tunisia on the re-election of Mr. Mohamed Mili to the post of Secretary-General of ITU,
Recalling the relevant decisions and resolutions of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government and of the Council of Ministers of African candidatures for senior posts in international institutions and organizations,
Further recalling Resolution CM/Res.813 (XXXV) adopted in Freetown, Sierra Leone in June, 1980 by the Council of Ministers inviting all Member States in conformity with PATU recommendations, to actively prepare for the next Session of the ITU Conference of Plenipotentiaries to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28 September to 5 November 1982, and to harmonize their views on all agenda items of the ITU Conference including candidatures to the various posts at Headquarters, during the Second Session of the PATU Conference of Plenipotentiaries scheduled for January, 1982,
Considering the determination of Africa to play fully its role in international organizations and agencies of the United Nations Systems and to help strengthen the said organizations,
Recognizing that Mr. Milli’s outstanding performance and initiatives as Head of the ITU, has contributed immensely to Telecommunications infrastructural development in Africa,
Noting that he is the only African candidate presented for the post,
Reaffirming its constant desire that Africa should continue to avail itself of the opportunity to head some of the organizations and agencies within the United Nations system:
DECIDES to give its full support for the renewal of the term of office of Mr. Mohamed Mili as Secretary-General of ITU;
REQUESTS the OAU Secretary-General to communicate this Resolution to the PATU Conference of Plenipotentiaries in order for it to take all appropriate action to enlist the support of Regional Telecommunications Organizations in other parts of the world;
REQUESTS the OAU Secretary-General and the African Group at the ITU Conference of Plenipotentiaries, to be held in Nairobi, in 1982 to ensure the successful implementation of this resolution;
CALLS UPON the OAU Secretary-General to communicate this Resolution to the Chairman of the ITU Administrative Council.