Friday, April 20, 2007

Follow-up on African ST Summit

IMPLEMENTATION BY UNESCO
OF THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT,
HELD IN ADDIS ABABA IN JANUARY 2007

(Item 176 EX/56 on the agenda of the Executive Board)

The Heads of State and Government of the African Union, at the meeting at the 8th ordinary session of the AU Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 29 to 30 January 2007, reaffirmed their determination to banish poverty, combat diseases, improve public health, increase agricultural production and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The Africa Group Bureau and the African Executive Board Members met on 20 February 2007 at UNESCO. They requested that UNESCO's Director-General prepare a plan of action on how UNESCO will participate in the implementation of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit decision and declaration to be submitted to the Executive Board at its 177th session and subsequently to the General Conference at its 34th session.

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