PSC/PR/BR.(DCCLVII) Page 3 Council, once again, reiterated its request for the Chairperson of the AU Commission to expedite the appointment of an AU Special Envoy on Children and Armed Conflicts, preferably a child, in order to more effectively champion the AU’s efforts aimed at promoting the rights and welfare of children affected by violent conflicts in the continent. Council underscored the importance of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of all decisions adopted by Council on women and children in conflict situations. In this regard, Council requested the AU Commission to prepare evaluation reports on the implementation of its previous decisions on women and children in armed conflicts to enable Council to determine further steps to address any challenges. Council agreed that the next open session on women and children in violent conflict situations will be devoted to consideration of the report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the status of implementation of its previous decisions on the plight of women and children in violent conflict situations. Council recommended the convening of an extraordinary AU Summit dedicated to the plight of women and children in armed conflicts, in order to give it the highest level of political attention that it deserves, with a view to facilitating the effective mobilization of resources required to prevent and respond to the challenges women and children face in situations of violent conflict. Council agreed to remain actively seized of the matter.