AFRICAN PARLIAMENTARY UNION APU 59TH Session of the Executive Committee (Khartoum, 27and 28 November 2011)
03 December, 2011
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The 59th Session of the Executive Committee of the African Parliamentary Union (APU) was held in Khartoum (Sudan) the 27 and 28 November 2011.
The opening Session was held under the presidency of Honorable Angel Serafin Seriche Dougan Malabo, Speaker of the House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea, Chairperson of the Executive Committee.
He was joined by His Excellence. Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim Al Tahir, Speaker of the Sudan National Assembly, honorable Edna Madzongwe, President of the Zimbambwean Senate Honorable Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye, Chairperson of the Commission of the fences and Security of the National Assembly of Senegal ans Reporter of the Executive Committee and Mr. N'ZI Koffi, Secretary General of the African Parliamentary Union.
The delegates of the parliament of the following countries took part in the works of the 59th Session of the Executive Committee Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Equatorial, Kenya, Liberia, Mali , Morocco, Namibia. Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Togo and Zimbabwe.
The representatives of the following parliaments tended the Session: Comoros, Eritrea and South Sudan.
1-The Opening Session
Tow speeches were delivered on the occasion of the opening works of the 59th Session of the Executive Committee, successively by the Speaker of the Sudan national Assembly and by the Chairperson of the Executive Committee.
His Excellence Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim El Tahir, Speaker of the Sudan national Assembly , firstly wished a warm welcome to different delegates participating at the 59th Session of the Executive Committee whos presence honors his country which contributes in the organizations of the meetings of the African parliamentary Union and hosting with pleasure the 59th Session of the Executive Committee and the 34th Conference. He stated that the presence of the African Parliamentarians in Khartoum will be an occasion for them to appreciate the efforts made by Sudan aiming at supporting the APU and realizing of its objectives. This presence is also an expression of confidence that the Parliaments have towards the Sudan parliament and their determination to work together to meet the challenges of the African continent. Moreover, he focused on the defense of the African countries interests against the several challenges that face the continent..
The Speaker of the national Assembly observed that this Session will also be an occasion to know the Sudanese history and culture where there is coexistence among the different peoples of different cultures.
The Speaker Ahmed Ibrahim Al Tahir, then indicated that the efforts made by the parliamentary institutions contribute to strengthen their role in the promotion of the democracy at national level. In this respect, he noted that the African Parliamentary Union is capable to play this role because it forms the unique antiparliamentary organization that regroups the national parliaments. He focused thus on the role of the APU at regional and international levels in making policies regarding the promotion and the strengthening of peace, security, justice, democracy and human rights.
The speaker also stressed the necessity of evaluating the APU activities dealing with the realization of its objectives. For this, he proposed that a mechanism to be created so as to realize this evaluation especially in what concerning the implementation of its resolutions and recommendations.
He, moreover, proposed to develop the cooperation with the pan-African parliament and the regional and international parliamentary institutions, especially the Arab inter-parliamentary Union.
Finally, the Speaker of the Sudan national Assembly took the opportunity of the 59the Session of the Executive Committee to welcome the Libyan and the southern Sudan representatives who are present at this Session.
The Chairperson of the Executive Committee, Honorable Angel Sarafin Seriche Dougan Malabo, on the name of the representatives, addressed his thanks and his gratitude to Sudan for the organizations of this meeting and expressed his satisfaction to be in Khartoum, after the 58th Session held in Malabo in last December. Further, he also addressed thanks of all national Groups represented at the present Session, His Excellence Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tahir Speaker of the Sudan national Assembly for his devotion and national his constant support to the APU, to the authorities, to the Sudanese people and to all members of the Sudan national Group for the hospitality, the reception, the reception, the perfect organization and the excellent working conditions that made available to the Executive Committee.
He noted that his Session is holding in critical moment for our continent that justifies the choice of the themes selected by the executive Committee and included in the agenda of the 43th Conference. He added that this themes enable the parliamentarians , as representatives of the peoples, to make progress in the common reflex ion on the problems of our continent .
Dealing with the agenda items of the Session of the Executive Committee, the Chairperson reminded the objective of regrouping all African national Parliaments in the APU to strengthen this framework of antiparliamentary cooperation in the service of the liberty, the equality, the dignity and the social progress of the African peoples.
On the implementation of the decisions and the recommendations of the AUP the Chairperson of the Executive Committee called the African national parliaments to inform the Secretary General of the outcome of the important resolution of the APU, the chairperson of the executive Committee called the African national parliaments to inform the Secretary General of the outcome of the important resolution adopted by our annual Conference; in this respect, he quoted the most recent in date that dealt with the promotion of investment generators of jobs and supporting the growth and the exchange of information and experience among the national Groups.
The annual work program, the Chairperson drew the delegates' attention to the budget estimates for the year 2012, especially to the availability of the financial resources, then the collection of the annual financial contributions of the national parliaments' members, he also underlined the necessity for every parliament to regularly meet its annual contribution to enable our organizations to carry out its program of activities and preserve its working capital fund.
The Chairperson of the Executive Committee concluded his speech by renewing his thanks to the delegates for their presence and by reiterating his gratitude to the Sudanese national Group for all the facilities that were granted. He finally declared the opening of the 59the Session of the Executive Committee of the African parliamentary Union.
II- Adoption of the agenda
The Chairperson of the Executive Committee invited the Secretary General to read the agenda items of the 59th Session.
1-Admission (s) and readmission(s).
2-Revew of the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the Conference.
3-Review and adoption of the annual work program.
4-Review and adoption of the draft resolution for the fiscal year 2012.
5-Reviw and adoption 0f the agenda of the 43th Session of the Executive Committee.
6-Agenda of the 60th Session of the Executive Committee.
7-date and place of the 60th Session of the Executive Committee.
No observation has been made, the agenda has been adopted.
III-Review of the agenda items
A-admission(s) and readmission(s).
In respect of the admissions and the readmissions the Secretary General received on Sunday 27 November 2011, a correspondence from the South Sudan national Assembly applying for a membership at the African Parliamentary Union.
The executive Committee favorably welcomed this demand and decided, in accordance with the provisions of the article 10 of the Status, to submit it to the Conference of the Speakers in order to decide on the admission of the South Sudan national Assembly to the African Parliamentary Union.
B-Review of the implementation of the decisions and he recommendations of the Conference.
The Executive Committee welcomed the efforts made by the Secretary General regarding the implementation of the decisions and the recommendation of the Conference and the execution of the annual work program that are likely to increase the visibility of the Union and thus to create new memberships to the African Parliamentary Union.
The Executive Committee invited the Secretary General to continue his efforts to strengthen the audience and the credibility of the APU Regarding the results of the contacts that the governing bodies of the APU had on the occasion of the international meetings, the Secretary General indicated that the contacts had been mentioned in the reports of the activities submitted to the Conference.
C-Review and adoption of the annual work program.
The members of the Executive Committee noted that, in addition to the statutory activities related to the APU sessions, a large part of the annual work program is devoted to the antiparliamentary and international relations.
The delegates expressed a desire for more activities to be related to the APU in a way to the antiparliamentary and international relations.
The delegates expressed a desire for more activities to be related to the APU in a way to the delegates expressed a desire for more activated to be reacted to the APU in a way to directly involve the members, to through the participation in thematic conferences or missions of election observations.
Moreover, the APU activities, called on members' parliaments to support their Union by hosting the APU meetings such as the African Parliamentary Conference on Migrations.
In this perspective, perspective, the members of the Executive Committee wanted specific actions to be taken to target the parliaments not yet members. Most of which are in southern and eastern Africa, to elicit their membership to the APU.
D- Review and adoption of the draft budget for the fiscal year 2010.
Following the presentation of the draft budget for the 2012 by the Secretary General, the members of the Executive Committee noted that the budget estimates have slightly varied compared to the 2011 budget. They also stressed the means that the APU must have to well carry out its program of activities. In fact, mindful of the importance of the contributions of the national Groups members for the financing of these activities, they emphasized the settlement of arrears of the contributions.
On this point, they suggested to intensify the efforts, as well as the Secretariat General and the concerned parliaments aiming at collecting the unpaid contributions to provide the APU with necessary means to his function and the implementation ,of the its annual work rogram.
The members of the Executive Committee recognized that at the current situation, it would be difficult to consider actions that may need supplementary expenses. They also called for an appropriate mechanism to be set for the collection of the arrears, through the scheduling of recalls by searching another sources of financing.
The delegates focused on the effects of the dollar drop and the losses of exchange on the APU financing. In this respect, they requested that the reflex ion continues for eventually labeling the budget in another currency.
On the other hand, the Secretary General assured the members of the executive Committee of the efforts he will undertake to collect the unpaid contributions. Regarding the expenses, he recalled that the Secretariat
General has been cautious as shown by the documents related to the account management.
He wished that very quickly some countries committed to the processes of the creation of new legislative institutions to take their activities in the APU.
He finally noted that the different observations and proposals have been well noted while focusing on the necessity of the budgetary discipline and the financial contributions of the members on which depends the financing of the budget.
Thus, the draft budget for 2012, balanced in revenues and expenses to 1 327 940& (One million three hundred twenty seven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars).
E-Review and adoption of the draft budget of the 43th Conference
The Secretary General submitted the following draft agenda that has been adopted.
1-Report of the Chair of the Executive Committee.
2-Report of activities of the Secretariat General.
3-Report of the Commission of the Women Parliamentarians.
4-the role of parliamentary institutions in strengthening the cooperation and the solidarity among the African peoples.(Commission 1)
5-the participation of the populations, particularly of the youth in national development in order to reduce poverty, end exclusion and promote equity (Commission II) .
6-Date and place of the 35th Conference.
F-Draft of the agenda of the 60th Session of the Executive Committee
The Secretary General submitted the following draft agenda that has been adopted:
1-Admission(s) and readmission(s).
2-Reiew of the implementation of the decisions and the recommendations of the Conference.
3-Review of the audited account management for the fiscal year 2011.
4-Prepartiona of the draft agenda of the 35th Committee.
5-Draft agenda of the 61th Session of the Executive Committee.
G-Date and place of the 60th Session of the Executive Committee.
The members of the Executive Committee renewed their thanks and their gratitude to the Angola National Group which will host, in Luanda, the 60th Session of the Executive Committee in May 2012.
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