DECISION ON THE STATUS OF FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA
Doc. Assembly/AU/6 (IV)
The Assembly:
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report;
2. NOTES WITH GRAVE CONCERN the serious economic and social impacts of the 2004 desert locust invasion of the Northern, Western and Eastern regions of Africa;
3. RECALLS its Decision taken in Maputo in 2003 adopting the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) for the Development of the Agriculture sector in Africa;
4. REQUESTS the Commission and Member States to take all necessary measures to implement the Maputo, Sirte and Ouagadougou Declarations and their relevant Plans of Action;
5. FURTHER REQUESTS the Commission to redraft the report on the Status of Food Security in Africa focusing on the implementation of CAADP and other relevant Declarations and Plans of Action and submit it for consideration of the Assembly in July every year;
6. REQUESTS FAO, IFAD and WFP to collaborate with the Chairperson of the Commission to prepare the report.