AGENDA FOR THE MODEL AFRICAN UNION

The following shall be the agenda for the Model African Union.  Committees may not add agenda topics.  All resolutions must be related to one or another of the topics listed.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

COMMITTEE ON UNION GOVERNMENT

A Ministerial Committee was established by the Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana on 3 July 2007 to examine issues related to the formation of a Union Government for Africa under the following agenda topics and to present a draft communique incorporating the sequence of steps that follow:

1. Identification of the contents of the Union Government concept and its relations with national governments;

2. Identification of domains of competence and the impact of the establishment of the Union Government on the sovereignty of member states;

3. Definition of the relationship between the Union Government and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs);

4. Elaboration of the road map together with timeframes for establishing the Union Government; and

5. Identification of additional sources of financing the activities of the Union

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC MATTERS

1. Water Resources and Agricultural Development

2. Meeting the Millennium Development Goals to achieve sustainable development in Africa

3. G8 Debt Relief: Consequences for Africa

4.  Energy and Development

5. Multilateral Trade Negotiations (e.g. Market Access; Commodity Prices; Africa and WTO Negotiations; the Cairo Roadmap; Africa Growth and Opportunity Act; African-Asian Strategic Partnership; Intra-African Trade.)

6.  Food Security and Sustainable Development.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL MATTERS

1. African Union Strategy for combating HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

2. Gender Equality

3. Situation of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Returnees

4. Education for Human Development

5. Information and Technology: A Strategic Plan for Africa

PEACE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE

1. African Standby Force

2. Conflict Management and Resolution in:

a. Sudan-Darfur

b. Cote D'Ivoire

c. Somalia

3.  Western Sahara

ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

1.  Receive Report from the Executive Council on the Crisis Resolution

2.  Debate and Adoption of Final Resolutions