AHG/Dec. 175 (XXXVIII)
Page 1
DECISION ON THE CONFERENCE ON SECURITY, STABILITY,
DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION (CSSDCA)
The Assembly:
1.
WELCOMES the efforts deployed by the Secretary General in
the implementation of the Solemn Declaration on the
Conference on Security, Stability, Development and
Cooperation (CSSDCA) adopted by the Assembly of Heads of
State and Government in Lomé, Togo, in July 2000;
2.
APPROVES the Memorandum of Understanding on Security,
Stability, Development, Cooperation as elaborated by the
Experts’ meetings, enriched by the OAU-Civil Society
Conference and recommended by the Council of Ministers;
3.
REQUESTS the Member States to take steps required for the
implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and
to keep the Secretariat informed of the progress made in this
direction in order to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation
process of the CSSDCA, including through review
conferences and meetings, as provided for in the CSSDCA
Solemn Declaration adopted in Lomé, Togo, in July 2000;
4.
WELCOMES the convening of the second OAU-Civil Society
Conference on Developing Partnership between the OAU and
African Civil Society Organizations, held in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, from 11 – 15 June 2002 and TAKES NOTE of the
recommendations of the Conference, in particular, those
relating to the African Union and the CSSDCA Process;
5.
COMMENDS Nigeria and South Africa for their generous
contribution of five hundred thousand dollars (US$500,000)
each for the operationalization of the CSSDCA and CALLS
upon OAU Member States, the United Nations and all OAU
Partners to provide financial support for the CSSDCA
Process;
6.
REAFFIRMS the centrality of the CSSDCA Process as a
policy development forum, a framework for the advancement
of common values, and as a monitoring and evaluation
mechanism for the African Union;