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the establishment of a Peace Building Commission for the consolidation of
peace as recommended by the Secretary General of the United Nations;
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granting ECOSOC the status of a central coordination mechanism for the
activities of the specialized agencies of the United Nations System and its
subsidiary organs in the economic, social and cultural domains with a view to
enabling it to better discharge its role in attaining the MDGs;
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the establishment of a new Human Rights body, as a subsidiary organ of the
General Assembly based in Geneva, to replace the Human Rights
Commission with the same composition on the basis of equitable
geographical distribution, and with a new non-selective and less politicized
mandate, while confirming the universality and indivisibility of human rights;
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the democratization of the Bretton Woods Institutions.
Reiterate, to this end, our commitment to preserve Africa's unity and solidarity in the
selection, by the African Union, of its representatives in the Security Council to act in its
name and on its behalf.
Authorize consequently, the submission of a draft resolution to the UN General
Assembly reflecting the Common African Position.
Done in Sirte, on the 5th of July, 2005