DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION
ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HIGH COUNCIL OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (AU-HCLA)
Doc. EX.CL/1056(XXXII)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the report of the Commission on the representation of the Local Authorities within the African Governance Architecture;
2. COMMENDS the Government of Senegal for its decision to host the Secretariat and to fund the AU-HCLA from January 2019 to December 2020;
3. WELCOMES the offer of the Republic of Senegal to host the AU-HCLA and RECOMMENDS its approval by the Assembly;
4. NOTES the significance and potential contribution of the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Development and AU-HCLA to the vision of the African Union and the implementation of the AU Agenda 2063;
5. REQUESTS the Commission to submit the proposed structure to the relevant PRC Sub-Committees, taking into account the structural, legal and financial implications, as well as the process of AU reforms, and to report to the Policy Organs in the 2018 June/July Summit.