CM/Res.996 (XLII)
RESOLUTION ON THE PROGRAMME FOR THE CONTROL OF AFRICAN ANIMAL TRYPANOSOMIASIS AND RELATED DEVELOPMENT
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Forty- second Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 10 to 17 July, 1985,
Recognizing the limitation imposed on land use and the development of livestock industry by tsetse and trypanosomiasis in the region,
Conscious of the reduced population of livestock in the region as a result of trypanosomiasis,
Aware of the famine in several parts of Africa because of drought and tsetse infection among livestock,
Recognizing the economic importance of livestock industry in the Member States:
MANDATE the OAU Secretary-General to implement this programme;
CALLS UPON the OAU Secretary-General to seek funds from external sources – international donors – for the implementation of the programme.