Assembly/AU//Dec.358(XVI) DECISION ON THE YAOUNDE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “AFRICA 21”: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA Doc. Assembly/AU/15(XVI)Add.9 The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE WITH APPRECIATION of the Yaoundé Declaration; 2. WELCOMES the initiative of the Yaoundé International Conference «Africa 21» held on 18 and 19 May 2010; 3. ALSO EXPRESSES its gratitude to the Government of Cameroon for its decision to pay the sum of US$300,000 to the Commission for the establishment of a Monitoring Committee and the launching of its activities; 4. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to take appropriate measures for the establishment of a Yaoundé Declaration Monitoring Committee within a thirty (30) day timeframe, starting from the date this decision is adopted, with a mandate to elaborate and propose specific implementation scenarios, including the nature and planning of concrete common initiatives that Africa could undertake at international or continental level, to address its new challenges; 5. INVITES the Chairperson of the African Union Commission to report to the Assembly on the conclusions of the deliberations of the Committee at its 17th Ordinary Session.