Assembly/AU/Dec.648(XXIX) Page 2 further consolidate the Common African Position as contained in the Ezulwini consensus and the Sirte Declaration; 7. 8. REQUESTS i) the Committee of Ten to heighten its engagement with all Interest Groups, and stakeholders, including the Five Permanent members of the Security Council with a view to achieving tangible progress on the UN Security Council reform process; ii) the Committee of Ten to develop a comprehensive strategy to consolidate gains made so far, as well as further engagement with a view to achieve tangible progress; iii) AU Member States to include the issue of the UN Security Council reform among their foreign policy priorities in their engagements with non-African partners, in particular, the need to correct without further delay, the historical injustice that the African continent continues to endure; iv) all AU Member States, to include in their respective National statements at the opening of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2017, the call for a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council with emphasis on the urgent need to address the demands of the Common African Position, DECIDES i) that the Common African Position on the reform of the UN Security Council shall be a strategic item on the Assembly’s Agenda and Work Plan, and in this regard, REQUESTS the Commission to facilitate the work of the C-10 for the fulfilment of the Committee’s mandate; ii) that the Committee of Ten remains seized of its mandate until Africa achieves its objectives on the UNSC Reform.

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