Assembly/AU/Dec.442(XIX) Page 4 cooperation, and member of the Steering Committee in the category of recipient of development cooperation and EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN that such an arrangement falls short of the basic minimum required in ensuring gains to Africa as a major constituency for development cooperation. THEREFORE CALLS for the allocation of a third seat for the African Union through the Commission and NPCA WHILE REITERATING the Union’s position on the absolute necessity to meaningfully partner through broad-based and adequate representation for impact; 21. WELCOMES the process of nominating AU Member States to the Global Partnership through established procedures under the aegis of the African Union Regional Ambassadorial Deans and CONSEQUENTLY ENDORSES the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy of the Government of Nigeria and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Economics and Planning of the Government of Chad as the Ministerial Co-Chair and Steering Committee candidates to represent the Union in the appropriate categories for a term up to two (2) years WHILE NOTING that future nominations will be on the basis of rotation and inclusiveness in line with AU practices and procedures; 22. REQUESTS the Commission and NPCA, in addition to occupying a seat on the Global Partnership Steering Committee, to serve as the secretariat for the AU representatives and coordinating focal point with OECD/UNDP Joint Support Team in fully formalizing African representation and guiding the Continent’s effective participation in the Global Partnership through Ministerial and Technical Reference Groups 23. RECALLING the Decision (Assembly/AU/Dec.413 (XVII) and WELCOMES the “Roadmap for Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for AIDS, TB and Malaria in Africa developed in collaboration between the Commission, NPCA and UNAIDS WHILE REITERATING the critical need to intensify African efforts for more diversified, balanced and sustainable financing for health, with support of traditional and emerging partners. CALLS UPON the Commission, NPCA and UNAIDS to contribute to the successful implementation of the Roadmap; 24. NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the update on the 2012 Report of Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness (MRDE) by UNECA and the Empower Women in Agriculture (EWAG) Initiative in support of CAADP implementation aimed at building the capacity of women farmers and promoting fair access of women to land inputs and agricultural technology by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), and in this respect URGES the NPCA to continue its institutional collaboration with UNECA and ACBF.