Decision on African Commodities

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
EX.CL/Dec.253 (VIII)
Regional Body / Author
Executive Council of the African Union
Date
21 January 2006
Language
English
Type
Decision
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DECISION ON AFRICAN COMMODITIES
DOC.EX.CL/226 (VIII)

The Executive Council:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the AU Ministerial Conference on Commodities;

  2. ENDORSES the Arusha Declaration and Plan of Action on African Commodities;

  3. CALLS UPON Member States to implement the commitments contained in the Declaration and Plan of Action;

  4. AUTHORIZES the Commission to initiate activities, in collaboration with Member States, RECs, the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), UNCTAD, FAO, and other relevant organizations to establish a follow-up mechanism to facilitate the implementation of the Arusha Plan of Action on African Commodities;

  5. REQUESTS the Commission to report regularly to the Executive Council on progress in the implementation of the Arusha Plan of Action;

  6. EXPRESSES its gratitude to the UNDP, the Government of Japan and the CFC for their financial support and to UNCTAD and CFC for their technical support to the experts’ seminar and Ministerial Conference.

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