AHG/Res. 113 (XIX)
RESOLUTION ON THE AFRICAN CANDIDATURES
TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African
Unity, meeting in its Nineteenth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 6 to
12 June, 1983,
Considering the need for Africa to play an effective role in the activities of the
United Nations,
Recalling all the relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly on the rotation of certain posts among the geographical groupings forming
the United Nations:
1. STRONGLY SUPPORTS the following candidatures:
a) H.E. Mr. Paul J.F. Lusaka (Zambia) for the post of President of the 39th
Session of the United Nations General Assembly;
b) Dr. Julius Sikonya Kiane (Kenya) for the post of Secretary-General of the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
c) Professor Adebaye Adedeji (Nigeria) for the post of Director-General of
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO);
d) Mr. Amir Abdalla Kahlil (Sudan) for the post of Chairman of the FAO
Council;
2. REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the OAU to take all necessary steps to
ensure the success of these candidatures.