Assembly/AU/Dec.140 (VIII) DECISION ON ENHANCING UN-AU COOPERATION: FRAMEWORK FOR THE TEN-YEAR CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR THE AFRICAN UNION The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE WITH APPRECIATION of the signing by the United Nations and the African Union of a Declaration entitled “Enhancing UN-AU Cooperation: Framework for the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union”; 2. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the positive understanding between the two organizations to strengthen the strategic priorities and political aspects of the United Nations-African Union relationship within the Framework of the Tenyear programme of cooperation, based on African Union priorities and United Nations comparative advantage. In this regard, WELCOMES ECA Business Plan for the period 2007-2009, which constitutes a first concrete step towards meeting the priorities of the African Union; 3. REITERATES its commitment to the 2005 World Summit Outcome and UNDERTAKES to support the implementation of this collaborative framework in close partnership with stakeholders at national, regional and international levels; 4. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in close collaboration with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa to coordinate and follow-up on the implementation of this Framework for the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union; 5. ALSO REQUESTS the United Nations Secretary-General to continue efforts aimed at strengthening UN-AU cooperation for the benefit of the African Union as well as its Member States and their regional economic communities.