Assembly/AU/Dec.472(XX) Page 3 11. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the progress made in the implementation of the regional cooperation Initiative against the Lord‟s Resistance Army (RCI-LRA) and ENCOURAGES the countries concerned and the Commission to persevere in their efforts; 12. ENDORSES the various communiqués on the situation in Mali adopted by the PSC, including the Communiqué of its 352nd meeting held on 25 January 2013. The Assembly WELCOMES the assistance given by the AU partners, particularly France, in order to block the offensive launched by the terrorist and criminal groups on 10 January 2013, efforts by the AU and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the rapid deployment of the international support Mission to Mali under African command (MISMA), as well as contributions in troops made by many African countries in the region and beyond. The Assembly URGENTLY REQUESTS all Member States to generously contribute to the mobilization of the necessary support for MISMA and the Defence and Security forces of Mali (FDSM), particularly on the occasion of the Donor‟s Conference scheduled to take place on 29 January 2013. The Assembly ALSO CALLS ON the AU partners to contribute to the success of the Donor„s Conference, and INVITES the United Nations to promptly implement the request of the AU and ECOWAS for the execution of a module of financial support by contributions to be collected by the United Nations and meanwhile, authorize the immediate establishment of transitional arrangements to enable the diligent deployment of MISMA and its effective operation. The Assembly REAFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT to the transitional authorities and WARNS the members of the former junta and the other players concerned against any hindrance in the smooth conduct of the transition and efforts designed to restore the authority of the Malian state on its whole territory. The Assembly EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the appointment of the former President Pierre Buyoya, as AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel; 13. EXPRESSES SATISFACTION at the strides recorded in the conduct of the Transition in Guinea-Bissau. The Assembly underscores the need for unity of action between the members of the international community and in that regard, WELCOMES the smooth running of the joint Mission AU/ECOWAS/CPLP/EU/UN in Bissau, from 16 to 21 December 2012, and REQUESTS the PSC and the Commission to monitor it; 14. NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the progress made in the transition process in North Africa and ENCOURAGES all the players concerned to do everything possible to meet the expectations generated by the popular revolutions which took place in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya; 15. NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the advances that continue to be recorded in the consolidation of peace in the Comoros, in Côte d'Ivoire and in Liberia, and URGES Member States and international partners to provide all necessary support to the processes under way in these countries;