Assembly/AU/ 6 (X)I Page 9 o To reinforce peace, reconciliation, forgiveness process at the community level and the society commitment to welcome and to assist ex-child soldiers while tackling social stigma; o To reinforce the popularization and advocacy for the ratification of all relevant legal instruments related to the rights, welfare and empowerment of ex-child soldiers and the youth such as the African Charter on the Rights and welfare of the Child, protocol on women’s rights, the African Youth Charter and other instruments; o To strengthen and appraise existing legal and political mechanisms to prevent the abduction and recruitment of child-soldiers and make recruiters accountable; Regarding the need to follow up implementation of the above recommendations, the participants agreed to: o widely disseminate the conclusions and recommendations of the workshop to all the AU Member States and relevant stakeholders; o establish and maintain the network between the participants to the workshop as well as other national focal persons, partners and stakeholders for the smooth implementation of these recommendations with the technical support and coordination of the AUC; o ensure the organization of periodic review workshop on the outcomes and impacts of the AU/UNDP partnership project among ex-child soldiers/captives and local communities. 3. The 46th Conference of Eastern and Southern Africa- Health Community (ECSA- HC) Health Ministers, Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles, 25-29 February 2008 The AU Commission participated at the 46th Conference of ECSA-HC Health Ministers was held Seychelles from 25 to 29 February 2008. The ECSA-HC covers 16 Commonwealth countries although Burundi and Mozambique have applied to join. The theme of the Conference was “Improving the Performance of Health Systems: from Policy to Action”. The objectives of the Conference included to; o Provide a forum to review the performance of health systems and progress towards MDGs; o Share experiences on the health care delivery systems in the region; o Review progress in the implementation of resolutions of the Health Ministers Conference; and o Consider, approve and adopt the new ECSA-HC Strategic Plan 2008-2012 and Business Plan 2008-2010. After thorough deliberations, the Conference adopted the following resolutions: o Strengthening Health Systems to ensure equitable access to health care;