Assembly/AU/Dec.145 (VIII)
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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:
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