DECISION ON THE INTEGRATION OF NEPAD INTO THE STRUCTURE
AND THE PROCESSES OF THE AFRICAN UNION
DOC. ASSEMBLY/AU/8 (VII)
The Assembly:
TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Chairperson of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC);
DECIDES to extend the deadline of three years set in Maputo in July 2003, to January 2007, that is, an additional of six months;
FURTHER DECIDES to set up a committee comprising the Chairman of the Union, the Chairperson of the Commission, the Chairman of the HSGIC and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, the Chief Executive Officer of NEPAD Secretariat as well as the Vice-Chairpersons of HSGIC to:
finalize the proposal on the integration of NEPAD into the AU structure and processes;
conduct an evaluation of NEPAD at its current stage;
propose a realignment of NEPAD to its original objectives, mandate and philosophy.
REQUESTS the Committee to report to the Assembly at its next ordinary session in January 2007.