Assembly/AU/Dec.537(XXIII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE FOURTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN ON UN REFORMS Doc. Assembly/AU/10(XXIII) The Assembly, 1. RECALLS Decisions Ext/Assembly/AU/Dec.1 (IV), Assembly/AU/Dec.430 (XIX) and Assembly/AU/Dec.485 (XXI); 2. TAKES NOTE of the Fourteenth Report of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council; 3. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the recent developments in the intergovernmental negotiations on the United Nations Security Council reform; 4. FURTHER TAKES NOTE of the High-level meetings of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government in particular, the Summit of the Committee of Ten held in Oyo, Congo on 16 May 2014; 5. COMMENDS the Committee of Ten for its commitment at the highest level in canvassing and promoting the Common African Position on United Nations reforms, and WHILST REAFFIRMING its strong commitment to the Ezuwilni Consensus and Sirte Declarations containing the Common African Position; ENDORSES the Oyo Conclusions of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government; 6. WELCOMES the efforts of the African Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in promoting and defending the continent‟s interest in the UN Security Council Reform process and UNDERSCORES the overriding need to ensure that the interest of Africa continues to be maintained and safeguarded at all times in the on-going intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform; 7. REITERATES ITS CALL for Africa to continue to speak with one voice and cohesively on all issues relating to the United Nations Security Council reform and related matters; 8. APPRECIATES progress and developments recorded to date directed at building alliances, dialoguing and engaging other interest groups and Member States in the reform process in support of the African common position, AND ENCOURAGES the African Permanent Representatives of the Committee of Ten to the United Nations to continue intensifying efforts towards building alliances in support of the Common African Position with diverse interest groups engaged in the Intergovernmental Negotiations and advance progress so made; 9. REQUESTS the African Union Commission to continue to facilitate the activities of the African Permanent Representatives of the Committee of Ten to the UN in the