AHG/Res. 129 (XX) 3. CONGRATULATES the OAU Secretary-General a.i. on the series of strict austerity measures adopted in view of the General Secretariat’s financial situations and URGES him to follow them up: 4. URGENTLY APPEALS to Member States which have not yet paid their outstanding contributions to the Organization’s Ordinary Budgets and to the budget of the current financial year to do so; 5. CALLS UPON the Secretary-General to get in touch with Member States directly and urge them to honor their financial commitments to the OAU in compliance with Article 97 of the OAU Financial Rules and Regulations; 6. AGAIN CALLS UPON the Advisory Committee on Administrative Budgetary and Financial Matters and the General Secretariat to propose an austerity programme and budget taking into consideration the economic crisis which seriously affects African States.