AHG/Res. 129 (XX) RESOLUTION ON THE STATEMENT OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBER STATES The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Twentieth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12 – 15 November, 1984, Having considered Document AHG/125 (XX) of the Secretary-General a.i. on the statement of outstanding contributions of Member States to the ordinary budgets of the Organization of African Unity, Endorsing Resolution CM/Res. 926 (XL) on the 1984/1985 budget and programme of the OAU adopted by the Fortieth Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers which met in Addis Ababa from 27 February to 5 March 1984, Aware of the need for sound financial management to enable the Organization function normally and pursue its activities effectively, Bearing in mind that the implementation of the Lagos Plan of Action and Final Act requires the mobilization of substantial financial resources, Greatly concerned about the accumulation of arrears and the need to take urgent measures in order to solve this major problem which may compromise and paralyze the activities of the OAU General Secretariat, Considering that the payment of outstanding contributions is the statutory and moral obligation of every Member State to the Organization of African Unity: 1. EXPRESSES its deep gratitude and sincere appreciation to the Member States which have paid contributions to the Ordinary Budget of the OAU regularly and fully before the close of each financial year; 2. CONGRATULATES the outgoing Chairman of the OAU on the repeated appeals made to his colleagues to honor their financial commitments to the OAU;