II Africa
| DOI | 10.1177/016934411102900108 |
| Author | Gina Bekker |
| Published date | 01 March 2011 |
| Date | 01 March 2011 |
| Subject Matter | Part B: Human Rights News |
Netherlands Q uarterly of Human R ights, Vol. 29/1, (2011). 113
II AFRICA
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1. AFRICAN UNION
e 3rd Afr ica-EU Summit on the t heme ‘Investment, Economic Growth and Job
Creation’, was held from 29–30 November 2010 in Tripoli, Libya. e summit assessed
the progress made wit h regards to the Joint Africa-EU Strateg y established in Lisbon
in 2007 and t he Action Plan (2008–2010). It also saw the adoption of the Tripoli
Declaration as well as a Plan of Action for 2011–2013. In relation to the latter, specic
aspects of cooperation with regards to the eight thematic partnerships, including
one on d emocratic governance a nd human rig hts, were outlined . In relation to this
particul ar partnership, the centrality thereof to Africa-EU partnersh ip was highlighted
and three key priority areas identied for 2011–2013. e rst of t hese is the creation
of enha nced dialogue and cooperation at the global level and in international fora,
with the Africa-EU Democratic Governa nce and Human Rights (DGHR) Platform
for Dialogue slated to play a central role. e second priorit y is for cooperation in the
area of governa nce. e nal priorit y area identied is the strengtheni ng of cultural
cooperation including in the area of cultural goo ds. Echoing the t hemes outlined in
the Plan of Action, the Heads of State a nd Governments of Africa and the European
Union in the Tripoli Declaration expressed their u nity of pur pose in ght ing
impunity at both national and international levels and protecting human rig hts on
both continents. is instrument further stressed the importa nce of ensuring t hat
multilateral institut ions are the main fora for internat ional cooperat ion on issues
related to peace and secur ity, human rights a nd democracy and global governance.
e Department of Social Aairs of the African Union (AU) Commission in
collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the
East Africa Community (EAC) and the I nternational Organisation for Mig ration
Special Liaison Mission (IOM/SLM) in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia, held a workshop on
operationalising the Ouagadougou Action Plan to Combat Tracking in Human
Beings, Especially Women and Children from 6–8 December 2010 in Djibout i, at
which agreement was reached on the roll-out of the implementation mechanism of the
Ouagadougou Action Plan. is workshop a lso saw the lau nch of the AU.COMMIT
* Lecturer, University of U lster, Northern Ireland , the UK.
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