DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE ON
THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD
The Assembly:
1. TAKES NOTE of the report and recommendations of the inaugural meeting of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child;
2. RECOGNIZES the important role of the African Committee in the improvement of the conditions of African children everywhere on the Continent;
3. CALLS UPON the Committee to ensure that the provisions on the rights and welfare of the African child, as enshrined in the African Charter are respected in all Member States;
4. URGES Member States which have not yet done so to urgently sign and/or ratify the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child;
5. REQUESTS Member States to extend their full support and cooperation to the African Committee and submit their reports regularly to the Committee;
6. CALLS UPON the Secretary General to urgently appoint a Secretary to the Committee, as stipulated in Article 40 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, to enable the Committee to function effectively;