Resolution to reiterate the strengthening of the role of African Parliament in fostering democracy and good governance through knowledge and information management

Jurisdiction: African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Regional Body / Author: Pan-African Parliament
Date: 2 December 2005
Language: English
Type: Resolution
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African Union

Resolution to reiterate the strengthening of the role of African Parliament in fostering democracy and good governance through knowledge and information management

Published on 2 December 2005
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[This is the version of this document from 2 December 2005.]

African Parliament; RESOLVES TO:

1.Reiterate that, strengthening the role of African Parliaments in fostering democracy and good governance through knowledge and information management will be a key institutional and political objective of the Pan-African Parliament;

2.Applaud the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs for its four-year Africa Parliaments Action Plan to, among many objectives, empower African Parliaments to build their information and knowledge management capacities;

3.Recognise that, the multi facetted assistance the plan will give to the Pan-African Parliament in particular will, in part, support the Strategic Plan of the Pan-African Parliament in providing tools to enable it strengthen its oversight capacity, support interparliamentary cooperation, collaboration and regional integration, assist in the development of access to information and the harmonisation of legal and regulatory frameworks and develop an African Cooperative Parliamentary Portal;

4.Assure UNDESA of the cooperation of the Pan-African Parliament in the pursuit of this critically important Endeavour.

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