Assembly/AU/6(XVI) Page 4 (i) The Industry Charter 14. As indicated in my July Progress Report, one of the guiding principles of the YoPS is inclusivity. In this respect, and as part of the efforts to open up spaces for all stakeholders and deepen partnerships with the private sector, the Commission has developed a Make Peace Happen Industry Charter. The Charter acknowledges that businesses can contribute to the promotion of peace in Africa, and aims to enlist their support, bearing in mind that without peace there can be no sustainable economic development. The Commission has reached out to various private entities to urge them to honour the Year of Peace and Security by signing the Make Peace Happen Industry Charter. 15. I am pleased to report that a growing number of businesses have responded positively to this call. Dr. Mo Ibrahim, who is a member of the YoPS Advisory Council and Founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, as well as Sativa Capital, was the first to sign the Charter. Support for the Charter has also been echoed across a broad spectrum of business sectors, including banking and finance, media, beverages, hospitality and the aviation industry. 16. In June 2010, Kenya Airways (KQ) committed to support the Make Peace Happen campaign. Within this framework, KQ donated 50 USD for every ticket purchased by the AU during the month of September 2010. The airline also provided communication support by publishing YoPS messages and articles in its in-flight magazine Msafiri, from September to December 2010, and signed the Make Peace Happen Industry Charter. KQ was the first African airline to positively respond to the call by the Commission to companies in the aviation sector to partner with it on the implementation of the YoPS programme. Ethiopian Airlines (ET) also partnered with the AU, providing transport and communication support to the Year of Peace and Security in Africa. ET published YoPS messages in its in-flight magazine Selamta, from September to December 2010, and and signed the Make Peace Happen Industry Charter. 17. In the same spirit, in August 2010, Air Algérie pledged to support some of the communication and travel needs of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security activities, while Air Nigeria committed to create awareness at airports and across its network about the Make Peace Happen Campaign. Both airlines signed the Industry Charter. (ii) Enhancement of the Capacity of African Academic Institutions 18. As indicated in the Tripoli Declaration, making and sustaining peace and security is also an intellectual challenge. Accordingly, the Heads of State and Government acknowledged the need to build the capacity of African universities and research institutions to explore the nature of African conflicts, to investigate what succeeds and what fails in conflict resolution efforts, and to arrive at African-centred solutions, drawing from Africa’s own distinctive and unique experience. It is within this context that the Commission extended support to the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of the Addis Ababa University, in order for it to offer extensive training and undertake research in the field of peace and security. Currently, 40 senior professionals from RECs/RMs and the Commission are engaged in a one-year executive master