African Union Plans Global Diaspora Summit for 2012

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African Union Heads of State and Government have rejected moves to arrest Colonel Moammar Gaddafi.
African Union Heads of State and Government have rejected moves to arrest Colonel Moammar Gaddafi.

Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network

African Union Heads of State and Government concluded a long agenda at their recent meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The meeting ran from June 23 to July 1 under the theme: 'Accelerating Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development.

At the meeting, the members disputed many of the moves by the international community including the effort to detain Sudanese President al-Bashir, the handling of the crisis in Libya, and the announced prosecutions over post-election violence in Kenya in 2008. They urged that these matters be handled by national mechanisms.

They rejected moves to arrest Colonel Moammar Gaddafi, saying it seriously complicates the efforts aimed at finding a negotiated political solution to the crisis in Libya. All AU Member States were urged not to cooperate in the execution of the arrest warrant against the embattled Libyan leader.

Further planning was recommended for the Diaspora Summit. A pre-summit conference is slated for September 2011 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York while the Global Diaspora Summit is set for May 25, 2012.

Finally, the members endorsed a call for job creation supported by the State, Private Sector, Employers and Trade Unions, and Civil Society Organizations, with special emphasis on youth empowerment. A resolution calling for the lifting of the economic and trade boycott of Cuba by the U.S. was also adopted.

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