Assembly/AU/Dec.502(XXII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM Doc. Assembly/AU/7(XXII) The Assembly, 1. RECALLS Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.485 (XXI) and TAKES NOTE of the Thirteenth Report of His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Coordinator of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council; 2. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the recent developments in the intergovernmental negotiations on the Security Council reform; 3. REAFFIRMS its strong commitment to the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration containing the African common position on the reform of the UN Security Council; and COMMENDS the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government for implementing the aspect of holding high-level meetings; 4. UNDERSCORES the overriding need to ensure that the interest of Africa continues to be maintained and safeguarded at all times in the ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform; 5. WELCOMES the efforts of the African Permanent Representatives to the UN in promoting, canvassing and defending the continent’s interest in the UN Security Council Reform process; 6. REITERATES its request that the African Permanent Representatives of the Committee of Ten to the UN in participating in the ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on the UN Security Council reform, continue to liaise with other African Permanent Representatives to the United Nations; 7. ENCOURAGES the African Permanent Representatives of the Committee of Ten to the UN to continue intensifying efforts towards building alliances in support of the African Common position with diverse interest groups engaged in the intergovernmental negotiations and to seek any further guidance if necessary, in furtherance of its mandate; 8. REQUESTS the Committee of Ten to continue with its high-level meetings outside the margins of the AU Summit to discuss issues relating to the reform of the Security Council with a view to further building on the gains made so far; 9. ALSO REQUESTS the Committee of Ten in continuing to intensify efforts in advocating, canvassing and in promoting the African common position, to endeavour to reach out at the highest political levels for the purpose of garnering and galvanizing the necessary political will in support of the African Common position;