Assembly/AU/Dec.544(XXIII) Page2 3. FURTHER ADOPTS the breakdown of sources of funding as follows: Member States Partners Total Budget Organs Assessed on Reserve Acquisition Women Total Member MS Fund of Property Fund States AUC 101,112,297 5,000,000 PAP 10,891,648 4,730,473 205,000 for 2015 Total Secured 111,047,771 175,049,156 841,749 11,733,397 6,938,014 1,238,140 4,076,044 993,710 Gap 148,884,554 Partners 323,933,710 434,981,481 17,788,440 17,788,440 29,521,837 8,176,154 1,681,511 1,681,511 9,857,665 894,781 4,970,825 951,770 951,770 5,922,595 29,811 1,023,521 - 1,023,521 4,410,000 2,896,433 7,306,433 28,738,710 28,738,710 36,045,143 371,024 11,131 382,155 260,392 260,392 642,547 739,436 739,436 1,066,192 1,066,192 1,805,628 Council 759,253 759,253 ACERWC 279,405 279,405 AFREC 900,255 900,255 AfCHR (The Court) ACHPR (The Commission) ECOSOCC NEPAD AUCIL Advisory Board on Corruption Peace & Security TOTAL 4. 131,471,087 10,912,046 4,730,473 205,000 147,318,607 382,270 225,536,171 149,266,824 - 759,253 382,270 661,675 - 900,255 374,802,995 522,121,602 REQUESTS: i) the Commission to solicit funds from Partners to close the funding gap of US$149,266,824 on the Programme Budget till the end of 2014; and drop all activities without funding from the budget; ii) the Commission to report back on the status to the PRC before the January 2015 Summit. 5. ENCOURAGES Member States on voluntary basis to increase their contribution in order to reduce the dependence on partners and to strengthen the financial base of the Union; 6. ADVISES the Commission to approach friendly countries to contributions to the development of Africa; 7. URGES Member States to pay their contributions on time; 8. REQUESTS the Commission to operationalize the Budget Committee as contained in the revised Financial Regulations and Rules; 9. NOTES the very low position of Reserves and ENCOURAGES systematic effort to gradually grow the Reserves to one-year coverage so as to provide the Union with a solid financial base to meet cases of emergency in the future; make

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