ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION Twenty-Third Ordinary Session June 2014 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

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1 AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P. O. Box 3243 Telephone: Fax: Website: www. Africa-union.org SC12592 ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION Twenty-Third Ordinary Session June 2014 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea DRAFT AGENDA

2 Page 1 DRAFT AGENDA I. OFFICIAL OPENING a) AU Anthem (performed by the AU Commission Choir) b) Statements c) Signing of AU Treaties 1 d) Group Photo II. a) Adoption of the Agenda b) Organization of Work III. THEME OF THE SUMMIT: YEAR OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY Transforming Africa s Agriculture for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods through Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Presentation and Discussion of the Theme of the Summit Doc. Assembly/AU/2(XXIII) a) Presentation of the Theme of the Summit by H.E. Mrs. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture (20 min) b) Facilitated Panel Discussion on the Theme (60 min) Facilitator: Dr. Ibrahim A. Mayaki, CEO, NEPAD Agency H.E. Dr. Carlos Lopes, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Sectary of UN Economic Commission for Africa H.E. Dr. Donald P. Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) H.E. Dr. José Graziano da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) H.E. Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD c) Interactive Discussion on the Theme (160 min) IV. ADOPTION OF THE 2015 BUDGET Doc. Assembly/AU/3(XXIII) V. REPORTS 1. Consideration of the Progress Report of the Commission on the African Union Agenda 2063 Assembly/AU/4(XXIII) 1 Arrangements will be made by the Commission throughout the Session for the signing of the AU Treaties by Heads of State and Government

3 Page 2 2. Consideration of the Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) on its activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa, including the activities of the Panel of the Wise and renewal of its membership 3. Consideration of the Report of the Commission on Alternative Sources of Financing the African Union (recommendations of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance held in Abuja, Nigeria on March 2014) 4. Consideration of the Progress Report of the Commission on the Implementation of the Integrated African Strategy for the Seas and Oceans 2050 (AIM Strategy 2050) 5. Consideration of draft Legal Instruments as recommended by the Executive Council: i. Draft Protocol on the establishment of the African Monetary Fund ii. iii. iv. Draft African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention) Draft African Union Convention on Cyber-Security Draft African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development v. Draft Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights vi. Draft Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament 6. Consideration of the Status of one (1) Member of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 7. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) 8. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chairperson of the Committee of Ten on the UN Reforms 9. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Coordinator of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) Assembly/AU/5(XXIII) Assembly/AU/6(XXIII) Assembly/AU/7(XXIII) Assembly/AU/8(XXIII) Assembly/AU/19(XXIII) Assembly/AU/9(XXIII) Assembly/AU/10(XXIII) Assembly/AU/11(XXIII)

4 Page Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia and Chairperson of the High Level Committee on the Post Development Agenda 11. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Idris Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and Chairperson of the High Level Committee on African Trade (HATC) 12. Consideration of the Outcome of the Meeting of the AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) Heads of State and Government Action Committee 13. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda on the Progress on Implementation of Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.516(XXII) on the Report on the Implementation of Sharm El Sheikh Commitments on Accelerating Water and Sanitation Goals in Africa 14. Consideration of the Recommendations of the Executive Council on the Report of the Commission on the Implementation of Previous Decisions of the Executive Council and the Assembly 15. Integration of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) into the African Union (AU) request of APRM Assembly/AU/12(XXIII) Assembly/AU/13(XXIII) Assembly/AU/14(XXIII) Assembly/AU/15(XXIII) Assembly/AU/16(XXIII) Assembly/AU/17(XXIII) VI. APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PAN- AFRICAN UNIVERSITY COUNCIL VII. APPOINTMENT OF FOUR JUDGES OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS VIII. ITEMS PROPOSED BY MEMBER STATES 1. Date and Venue of the Thirty-First Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (Item proposed by the Republic of Senegal) 2. Outcome of the Ministerial Working Group Meeting on African Tourism Sector Development held in Seychelles on 13 th and 14 th March 2014 (Item proposed by the Republic of Seychelles) 3. Ending Preventable Maternal and Child Death within a Generation in Africa (Item proposed by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) Add.1 Add.2 Add.3

5 Page 4 4. Broadcasting Spectrum Management in Africa (Item proposed by the People s Democratic Republic of Algeria) Add.4 5. Maritime Piracy (Item proposed by the Republic of Togo) Add.5 IX. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 25 TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL X. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF THE 23 RD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION XI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS XII. DATE AND VENUE OF THE 24 TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION XIII. CLOSING CEREMONY