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AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINEUNIÃO AFRICANA
Addis
Ababa,
Ethiopia,
P.O.
Box:
3243
Tel.:
(251
‐
11)
5513
822
Fax:
(251
‐
11)
5519
321
Email:
situationroom@africa
‐
union.org,
situationroom@ausitroom
‐
psd.org
PEACE
AND
SECURITY
COUNCIL
207
TH
MEETING
AT
THE
LEVEL
OF
THE
HEADS
OF
STATE
AND
GOVERNMENT
29
OCTOBER
2009
ABUJA,
NIGERIA
PSC/AHG/2(CCVII)
Original:
English
REPORT
OF
THE
AFRICAN
UNION
HIGH
‐
LEVEL
PANEL
ON
DARFUR
(AUPD)
INTRODUCTORY
NOTE
BY
THE
CHAIRPERSON
OF
THE
COMMISSION
I
wish
to
recall
that,
in
line
with
the
decision
adopted
by
the
Peace
and
Security
Council
(PSC)
at
its
142
nd
meeting
held
on
21
July
2008,
calling
for
the
formation
of
an
AU
High
‐
Level
Panel
on
Darfur
(AUPD),
I
appointed
several
eminent
African
personalities
as
members
of
the
AUPD.
The
PSC
decision
was
subsequently
endorsed
by
the
12
th
Ordinary
Session
of
the
Assembly
of
the
Union
held
from
1
to
3
February
2009.
The
AUPD,
which
is
chaired
by
former
President
Thabo
Mbeki
of
South
Africa,
was
mandated
to
examine
the
situation
in
Darfur
in
‐
depth
and
submit
recommendations
on
how
best
to
effectively
and
comprehensively
address
the
issues
of
accountability
and
combating
impunity,
on
the
one
hand,
and
peace,
healing
and
reconciliation,
on
the
other.
In
this
context,
the
AUPD
convened
its
inaugural
meeting
in
Addis
Ababa
on
18
and
19
March
2009.
This
inaugural
meeting
was
followed
by
wide
consultations
with
both
the
Sudanese
and
international
stakeholders.
The
Panel
completed
its
work
early
this
month
and
formally
submitted
its
report
to
me
on
8
October
2009.
The
Commission
fully
associates
itself
with
the
recommendations
contained
in
the
report
and
believes
that
they
provide
a
clear
roadmap
on
how
best
the
interrelated
issues
of
peace,
justice,
reconciliation
and
healing
could
be
addressed
in
Darfur,
thereby
contributing
to
the
overall
objective
of
promoting
sustainable
peace
and
stability
in
the
Sudan.
It
is
my
earnest
hope
that
the
PSC
will
seize
the
opportunity
of
the
consideration
of
the
report
to
further
enhance
Africa’s
leadership
in
guiding
the
International
community’s
efforts
to
help
Sudan
and
the
Sudanese
people
attain
peace,
security,
reconciliation
and
justice.
AFRICAN
UNION
UNION
AFRICAINE
UNIÃO
AFRICANA
DARFUR
THE
QUEST
FOR
PEACE,
JUSTICE
AND
RECONCILIATION
REPORT
OF
THE
AFRICAN
UNION
HIGH
‐
LEVEL
PANEL
ON
DARFUR
(AUPD)
OCTOBER
2009
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