DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE ECOSOCC
Doc. EX.CL/924(XXVII)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the ECOSOCC and the recommendations contained therein as well as the observations and comments of Member States;
2. COMMENDS the ECOSOCC for the activities undertaken during the period under review;
3. ENCOURAGES the ECOSOCC in its efforts, in collaboration with the Commission and Member States, to mobilise all national and regional CSOs and grass root Organizations to facilitate their constant interaction as well as the establishment of National Chapters of ECOSOCC within Member States, to gradually achieve a people-centered Union in line with AU Agenda 2063 Framework;
4. URGES ECOSOCC as an AU Advisory Organ of the Union and in close consultation with the Commission, AU organs and Member States to pursue actively a harmonized mechanism and clear criteria for the granting of AU consultative and observer status to CSOs in Africa;
5. COMMENDS:
i) the Arab Republic of Egypt for successfully hosting the meeting of the ECOSOCC General Assembly in Cairo in 2015;
ii) the Republic of Sudan for successfully hosting the 1st meeting of the ECOSOCC Permanent Committee from 25 to 28 May 2015 in Khartoum.