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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION
NINTH ORDINARY SESSION
28-29
JuNE 2006

DRAFT AGENDA

 

Saturday, July 01, 2006

 



 

 

AFRICAN UNION

 

 

UNION AFRICAINE

 

UNIÃO AFRICANA

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA       P. O. Box 3243      Telephone   517 700    Cables: AU, ADDIS ABABA

 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Ninth Ordinary Session

28-29 June 2006

Banjul, THE GAMBIA
 
EX.CL/1(IX)Rev.2                                                                                                        

DRAFT AGENDA

 

I.          a)         Opening Ceremony

b)          Adoption of the Agenda

c)          Organization of Work

 

II.        PART A:         ITEMS FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

                                    (in conformity with the provisions of Rule 9(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council) 

 

 

 

 

Consideration of the Reports on Ministerial Conferences:

 

 

 

·        Report on the Ministerial Meeting on the Draft African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance and on the Review of the 2000 Lomé Declaration on Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa

 

EX.CL/258(IX)

 

·        Report on the Ministerial Meeting on Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Africa

 

EX.CL/259(IX)

 

  • Report of the 4th Session of the AU Labour and Social Affairs Commission (LSAC)

EX.CL/260(IX)

 

·        Report of the 1st AU Conference of Ministers in charge of ICT

 

EX.CL/261(IX)

 

·        Report of the 1st AU Conference of Ministers in charge of the Youth

 

EX.CL/262(IX)

 

  • Report of the 1st Conference of African Union Ministers in charge of electric power

 

EX.CL/263(IX)

 

  • Report of the 1st Conference of African Union Ministers in charge of rail transport  

 

EX.CL/264(IX)

 

  • Report of the 2nd meeting of African Union Ministers in charge of air transport

 

EX.CL/265(IX)

 

  • Report of the Conference of Ministers of Information and Communication on the establishment of the Pan-African radio and television channel

 

EX.CL/266(IX)

 

  • Report of the Conference of African Union Ministers of Agriculture

EX.CL/267(IX)

 

  • Report of the African Union Ministers of the Environment

EX.CL/268(IX)

 

  • Report of the 4th ordinary session of the Conference of African Union Ministers of Trade

 

EX.CL/269(IX

 

  • Report of the Ministerial Committee on Candidatures 

EX.CL/270(IX)

PART B:        ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION (in conformity with the provisions of Rule                 9(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council)

 

1.

Consideration of the Report of the AU Commission

EX.CL/271(IX)

2.

Consideration of the Report of the Permanent Representatives Committee

 

PRC/Rpt(XII)

3.

Consideration of the Report on the Establishment of the Electoral Assistance Unit and the Electoral Assistance Fund

 

EX.CL/272(IX)

4.

Consideration of the Report on the Situation in the Middle East and Palestine

 

EX.CL/273(IX)

5.

Consideration of the Report on the Elaboration of a Framework Document on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development

 

EX.CL/274(IX)

6.

Consideration of the Report of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)

 

EX.CL/275(IX)

7.

Consideration of the Report of the Commission on the Strategic Framework for Migration Policy for Africa

 

EX.CL/276(IX)

8.

Consideration of the Report of the Experts Meeting on Migration and Development (Algiers)

 

EX.CL/277(IX)

9.

Consideration of the Report on the Rationalisation of RECs

 

EX.CL/278(IX)

10.

Consideration of the Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

 

EX.CL/279(IX)

11. 

Consideration of the Report of the Chairperson of the Pan African Parliament

 

EX.CL/280(IX)

   12.

Consideration of the Report of the Standing Committee of ECOSOCC to the Assembly as envisaged in Section 10(d) of the Statute approved by the Assembly

EX.CL/281(IX)

 

 

 

13.

Consideration of the progress report on the implementation of the project to create a Pan-African online services network

 

EX.CL/282(IX)

14.

Consideration of the Report on the Integration of Africa in Multilateral Trade: WTO Negotiations and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union

 

EX.CL/283(IX)

15.

Consideration of the Report of the Meeting of the Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs on Trade Facilitation within Africa and the Process of Establishing Customs Unions

EX.CL/284(IX)

 

 

 

16.

Consideration of the Report on the Establishment of an African Commodities' Exchange   

 

EX.CL/285(IX)

17.

Consideration of the Report on Aid for Trade  

 

EX.CL/286(IX)

18.

Consideration of the Report on Avian Influenza 

 

EX.CL/287(IX)

19.

Consideration of the Report on the Implementation of the Executive Council Decision on the Free Movement Initiative in Africa as it relates to the African Diplomatic Passport

 

EX.CL/288(IX)

20.

Report of the High Level Meeting of African Airline Companies (For information)

 

EX.CL/289(IX)

III.

ITEMS PROPOSED BY MEMBER STATES

 

 

1.

Transformation of the All Africa Ministerial Conference on Decentralisation and Local Development to an African Union Structure (Item proposed by Cameroon)

 

 

EX.CL/290(IX)

Add.1

2.

Establishment of an African Centre for Study and Research on Migration (Item proposed by Mali)

 

EX.CL/290(IX)

Add.2

3.

Rethinking the Labour and Social Affairs Commission of the AU  (Item proposed by the Republic of Congo)

 

EX.CL/290(IX)

Add.3

4.

Issuance of Legislation for Organising and Ensuring Respect for Social Life in Africa (Item proposed by Libya)

 

EX.CL/290(IX)

Add.4

5.

Ratification of the Convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions (Item proposed by Mauritius on behalf of Member States, members of OIF)

 

EX.CL/290(IX)

Add.5

 

IV.

ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 7th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY

 

 

V.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

VI.

ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT DECISIONS OF THE 9th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

 

 

VII.

CLOSING CEREMONY

 

 

 

 

 

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