Assembly/AU/Dec.583(XXV) Page 5 which may undermine it. The Assembly RECALLS the PSC communiqué of 27 March 2015 and, in this context, RENEWS its full support to the AU Special Envoy for Western Sahara, former President Joaquim Chissano. The Assembly URGES the Security Council to fully assume its responsibilities, as well as effectively address the issues of the respect of human rights and the illegal exploitation of the Territory‟s natural resources. The Assembly ENCOURAGES the Chairperson of the Commission to pursue her efforts, based on international legality, and CALLS ON Member States to avail the necessary capacity-building support to the people of Western Sahara;1 19. REITERATES ITS DEEP CONCERN about the scourge of terrorism and violent extremism on the continent and CONDEMNS IN THE STRONGEST TERMS the various terrorist acts committed on the continent, including in Somalia and Kenya, by al-Shabaab, in north eastern Nigeria and the neighbouring countries by Boko Haram, in Mali and the larger Sahel, as well as in North Africa, by various terrorist groups. The Assembly WELCOMES the efforts and initiatives aimed at neutralizing the various terrorist groups active on the continent. The Assembly EMPHASIZES the relevance of the steps agreed upon in the communiqué adopted by the PSC, at its 455 th meeting, held at the level of Heads of State and Government in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 September 2014, and CALLS ON Member States to deploy additional efforts towards the implementation of the relevant provisions of the communiqué. The Assembly REQUESTS the PSC to convene, before the year 2015, a meeting, at ministerial level, to review the implementation status of the Nairobi communiqué; 20. COMMENDS the member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin for their sustained efforts to fully operationalize the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) established to combat the Boko Haram terrorist group, and CALLS FOR enhanced international support for the MNJTF, and WELCOMES the steps taken by the Commission in support of the efforts of the LCBC countries and Benin. The Assembly TAKES NOTE WITH SATISFACTION of the progress made by the Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the Lord‟s Resistance Army (RCI-LRA), and urges for continued efforts to fully neutralize the LRA; 21. WELCOMES the adoption by the PSC of the Common African Position on the Review of the UN Peace Operations being undertaken by the High-Level Panel appointed by the UN Secretary-General, and CALLS ON all Member States to defend this Position during the deliberations of the relevant UN organs on the report of the Panel; 22. RECALLS the decision adopted at its 23rd Ordinary Session held in Malabo, in June 2014, in which it welcomed the proposal by Togo to host a conference on maritime security and safety, and DECIDES, in view of the importance of the issue and based on the recommendations of the meeting of the Ministers of Defence and Security, held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, in May 2015, to 1 Reservation entered by the Republic of Senegal on paragraph 18.