Assembly/AU/Dec.145 (VIII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION AND THE STATE OF PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA DOC. ASSEMBLY/AU/3(VIII) The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE of the report on the activities of the Peace and Security Council and on the status of peace and security in Africa; 2. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the progress made in the search for peace and stability in Africa. In this respect, the Assembly WELCOMES: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ The successful conclusion of the transition process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which ushered in a new political order; The signing of the cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army; The signing, on 14 October 2006, of a Peace Agreement between the Government of The Sudan and the Eastern Front; The signing on 7 September 2006, of a Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement between the Government of Burundi and Palipehutu/FNL; and The pursuit of the transition process in Mauritania. 3. ENCOURAGES all the parties involved in these processes to persevere in their efforts and REQUESTS the Commission to continue providing them with the necessary support; 4. ALSO EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the progress made in the postconflict reconstruction process in Liberia, Burundi and Sierra Leone and URGENTLY APPEALS to the Member States and the international community to render all the necessary assistance to the countries emerging from conflicts to enable them to consolidate peace and stability. 5. TAKES NOTE of the efforts deployed by the Commission to implement the Policy on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development and ENCOURAGES it to intensify these efforts, including through the fielding of multi-disciplinary missions of experts to evaluate the situation on the ground and make recommendations on the assistance that could be provided by Member States and the Commission. 6. TAKES NOTE of the progress achieved in the implementation of the conclusions of the high level consultation on Darfur, held in Addis Ababa, on 15 November 2006, and endorsed by both the Peace and Security Council at its meeting held in Abuja, on 30 November 2006, and the United Nations Security Council, on 19 December 2006; and

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