DECISION ON THE ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE
PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT (PAP)
DOC. EX.CL/1028(XXXI)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Activity Report of the Pan-African Parliament;
2. DECIDES that elections observation missions organized in Member States should remain unified and be governed by the relevant financial and administrative regulations;
3. ALSO DECIDES that allowances and entitlements of members of Organs including the Pan-African Parliament should be considered in a comprehensive manner by the competent PRC Sub-Committee before submission through PRC to the Policy Organs for decision;
4. CALLS UPON the Pan-African Parliament in close collaboration with the Commission to identify and address the challenges delaying the ratification of the PAP Protocol by all Member States within the framework of the existing follow-up mechanisms;
5. COMMENDS the Pan-African Parliament as an African Union Organ representing the people of Africa, for its laudable efforts in defending the African Union Member States against unilateral sanctions, which led to the partial lifting of the unjustly unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States of America on the Republic of Sudan and CALLS UPON the United States of America to fully lift the sanctions;
6. FURTHER CALLS UPON the Pan-African Parliament to apply the African Union values, rules and regulations in managing all activities of the organ, including rotation of the Bureau and presidency, and particularly apply the staff rules and regulations as well as the relevant Executive Council’s Decisions on the compulsory principles to be respected in conducting recruitment process such as transparency and fairness;
7. REQUESTS the Commission to conduct an investigation on the recent recruitment process of the Clerk, Deputy Clerk and other staff, and submit concrete recommendations including the oversight role of the Commission on recruitments by organs and report to the Executive Council in January 2018.