Assembly/AU/6(XV) Page 4 (iii) Meeting of the Panel of the Wise 15. In pursuance of its mandate as provided for in the PSC Protocol, the AU Panel of the Wise held its eighth meeting in Kinshasa, DRC, on 21 May 2010. The Panel reviewed the conflict situations in Southern Africa, the Great Lakes region as well as in West and Central Africa. It also discussed the developments in the Comoros and AU's efforts in the Archipelago. Furthermore, the Panel considered the conclusions and adopted the recommendations of the Experts’ Workshop. The Panel seized the occasion to discuss its work programme for 2010. In addition, the Panel formally handed over the Flame of Peace to the Government of the DRC. d) Convening of Consultative Meetings, New York, 8-9 July 2010 (i) Consultative Meeting between the Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Peace Building Commission (UNPBC), New York, July 2010 16. It should be recalled that, at its 208th Meeting held on 9 November 2009, the PSC had an exchange of views with a Delegation of the UNPBC on ways to enhance peace building efforts in Africa and strengthen the relationship between the PSC and the UN Peace-Building Commission. The two sides agreed to meet regularly in the perspective of promoting cooperation and synergy on peace building and postconflict reconstruction processes in Africa. 17. It was against this background that the PSC and the UN Peace Building Commission held their first consultative meeting in New York, on 8 July 2010. The meeting exchanged views on peace building processes in Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone, the progress made in these four postconflict countries on the UNPBC agenda, the existing challenges and the potentials for enhancing peace building processes in those countries. The meeting also exchanged ideas on how the PBC and the PSC could work together in advancing peace building activities in these countries. 18. Furthermore, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for peace building support provided a summary on how the UN system provides support to the UNPBC in its activities in the above-mentioned countries. The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security gave an overview of the progress made and the challenges faced in the implementation of the AU Policy Framework for Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development, and the potential areas for collaboration between the PSC and the PBC. The possibility of undertaking joint collaborative missions to post-conflict areas for needs assessment was discussed. 19. The two sides stressed the need for joint action, particularly the development of joint mechanisms for resource mobilization for peace building activities in Africa and the undertaking of joint field missions to Africa to carry out needs assessment of countries emerging from conflict. At the end of its deliberations, the meeting issued a Joint Chair’s Summary of the Discussion as attached to this Report.