Assembly/AU/ Dec.349(XVI) DECISION ON THE EIGHT REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN ON THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM Doc. Assembly/AU/8(XVI) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Eighth Report of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the Reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council; 2. ALSO TAKES NOTE of the current developments in the intergovernmental Negotiations and WITH APPRECIATION the efforts of the African Permanent Representatives in promoting and defending the continent’s interest in the UN Security Council Reform process; 3. REAFFIRMS the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration on the Reform of the UN Security Council containing the African Common Position, CALLS for its intensive promotion cohesively and STRESSES the need for Africa to continue to speak with one voice on this issue; 4. REQUESTS the Committee of Ten Heads of State to intensify its efforts in advocating, canvassing and promoting the African Common Position as well as endeavouring to reach out at the highest political levels including, the holding of timely meetings , with a view to considering developments and continue providing updates; 5. ALSO REQUESTS the African Permanent Representatives to the United Nations of the Committee of Ten in participating in the ongoing inter-governmental negotiations on the Security Council Reform, to continue to work closely with other African Permanent Representatives to the UN as well as with other Interest Groups in the process; 6. FURTHER REQUESTS the Commission to continue to facilitate the activities of the African Permanent Representatives to the UN of the Committee of Ten to enable them to defend Africa’s interest on the basis of the Ezulwuini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration; 7. CALLS ON the Committee of Ten to remain seized of this matter until Africa achieves its objectives and report on progress made at the next Ordinary Session of the Assembly in June 2011.