Assembly/AU/Dec.599(XXVI) Page 1 DECISION ON THE REFORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Doc. Assembly/AU/4(XXVI) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Seventeenth Report of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council; 2. RECALLS its previous Decisions Assembly/AU/Dec.564(XXIV), Assembly/AU/Dec.573(XXIII), Ext/Assembly/AU/Dec.1(IV), Assembly/AU/Dec.430 (XIX), Assembly/AU/Dec.485 (XXI) and Assembly/AU/Dec.574(XXV) on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC); 3. TAKES NOTE of the Committee of Ten Heads of State Consultative Summit held in Windhoek, Republic of Namibia on 15 January 2016 and the on-going high-level outreach consultations with other interest groups; 4. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the progress made at both the intergovernmental negotiations and outreach with Member States of the United Nations in garnering support for the Common African Position as articulated in the Ezulwini Consensus and the 2005 Sirte Declaration; 5. WELCOMES the support that the Common African Position continues to garner on UNSC reform; 6. FURTHER WELCOMES UN General Assembly Decision 69/560 adopted by consensus to immediately continue with the intergovernmental negotiations in informal plenary during the 70th session building on the gains made as well as the informal meetings held during the 69th session; 7. REAFFIRMS: 8. i) That the Common African Position, as contained in the Ezulwini Consensus and the 2005 Sirte Declaration, shall continue to serve as the only viable option that reflects Africa’s legitimate right and aspiration to rectify, inter alia, the historical injustice endured by the Continent; ii) Its unanimous and unequivocal adhesion to the Common African Position contained in the Ezulwini Consensus and the 2005 Sirte Declaration consisting of the claim of two (2) additional non-permanent seats and two (2) seats in the permanent category with same rights, privileges and obligations accorded to the current permanent members, including the right to veto. RESERVES the right to determine the criteria for the selection of the two (2) Member States to represent Africa in UNSC as Permanent Members;