Assembly/AU/Dec.605 (XXVII)
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DECISION ON THE OUTCOME OF THE RETREAT OF
THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION 1
The Assembly,
1.
REAFFIRMS its determination to ensure that the African Union (AU) is financed in a
predictable, sustainable, equitable and accountable manner with the full ownership
by its Member States;
2.
FURTHER REAFFIRMS its earlier Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.578 (XXV) on the
Scale of Assessment and Alternative Sources of Financing the African Union
adopted in Johannesburg, South Africa in June 2015 and the Decision of the 547th
Meeting of the Peace and Security Council at the level of Heads of State and
Government on 26 September 2015 requesting the Chairperson of the Commission
to appoint a High Representative on the Peace Fund;
3.
TAKES NOTE of the Report on Financing the African Union and the African Union
Peace Fund of the AU High Representative of the Peace Fund, Dr. Donald
Kaberuka and EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION for the excellent work
undertaken;
4.
ALSO TAKES NOTE of the contributions made by Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive
Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Dr. Acha
Leke of Mckinsey and Company;
5.
DECIDES as follows:
a)
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On the Financing of the Union:
i)
To institute and implement a 0.2 percent Levy on all eligible imported
goods into the Continent to finance the African Union Operational ,
Program and Peace Support Operations Budgets starting from the
year 2017;
ii)
That the amounts collected from the Levy shall be automatically paid
by the national administration, into an account opened for the African
Union with the Central Banks of each Member State for transmission
to the African Union in accordance with each Member State’s
assessed contribution;
iii)
That the Commission shall put in place strong oversight and
accountability mechanisms for ensuring the effective and prudent use
of the resources;
iv)
That the Commission should complete the on-going institutional
reform of the African Union to ensure a more effective attainment of
the objective of the Union and prudent use of all resources;
Reservation entered by the Republic of Mauritius