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      Executive Council Twentieth Ordinary Session

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      Executive Council Twentieth Ordinary Session
      Jan 27, 2012

      1 EX.CL/ Dec.668(XX) Decision on Structural Reforms - Doc. EX.CL/687(XX)i 2
      2 EX.CL/ Dec.669(XX) Decision on Multilateral Cooperation - Doc. EX.CL/687(XX)ii 2
      3 EX.CL/ Dec.670(XX) Decision on the Evaluation of the Global Review of Africa’s Strategic Partnerships with other Parts of the world
      - Doc. EX.CL/687(XX)ii 2
      4 EX.CL/ Dec.671(XX) Decision on the African Union Representational Offices - Doc. EX.CL/687(XX)ii 2
      5 EX.CL/ Dec.672(XX) Decision on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation - Doc. EX.CL/687(XX)ii 1
      6 EX.CL/ Dec.673(XX) Decision on the Contributions of Member States’ to the Budget of the African Union Doc. EX.CL/687(XX)iv 1
      7 EX.CL/ Dec.674(XX) Decision on the 2012 Calendar of Meetings of the African Union -Doc. EX.CL/688(XX) 1
      8 EX.CL/ Dec.675(XX) Decision on the Report of the African Union Conference of Ministers of Public Service - Doc: EX.CL/690(XX) 1
      9 EX.CL/ Dec.676(XX) Decision on the Establishment of the Pan African University - Doc. EX.CL/691(XX) 1
      10 EX.CL/ Dec.677(XX) Decision on the Report of the All Africa Ministerial Conference on Decentralization and Local Development – Doc.
      EX.CL/692(XX) 1
      11 EX.CL/ Dec.678(XX) Decision on the Report of the Fourth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment - Doc.
      EX.CL/694(XX) 1
      12 EX.CL/ Dec.679(XX) Decision on the Eighth Session of the African Population Commission - Doc.
      EX.CL/695(XX) 1

      13 EX.CL/ Dec.680(XX) Decision on the Fourth Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers of
      Sport including the New Sport Architecture for African Sport - Doc. EX.CL/697(XX) 2
      14 EX.CL/ Dec.681(XX) Decision on the Report of the Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialized
      Technical Committee on Defence, Security and Safety - Doc. EX.CL/698(XX) 1
      15 EX.CL/ Dec.682(XX) Decision on the Report of the Second Ordinary Session of the African Union
      Conference of Ministers of Transport Doc. EX.CL/699(XX) 2
      16 EX.CL/ Dec.683(XX) Decision on the Establishment of an African Institute for Remittances - Doc. EX.CL/703(XX) 1
      17 EX.CL/ Dec.684(XX) Decision on the Restructuring of the African Rehabilitation Institute - Doc.EX.CL/704(XX) 1
      18 EX.CL/ Dec.685(XX) Decision on the Status of Signature and Ratification of OAU/AU Treaties - Doc.
      EX.CL/707(XX) 2
      19 EX.CL/ Dec.686(XX) Decision on the Humanitarian Situation in Africa - Doc: EX.CL/709(XX) 2
      20 EX.CL/ Dec.687(XX) Decision on the African Union Centre on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and
      Development - Doc. EX.CL/711(XX) 1
      21 EX.CL/ Dec.688(XX) Decision on the Report of the Ministerial Panel on the Election of Members Of The
      Commission in January 2012 - Doc. EX.CL/713(XX) 1
      22 EX.CL/ Dec.689(XX) Decision on the Twenty Ninth, Thirtieth and Thirty First Activity Reports of the
      African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights - Doc. EX.CL/717(XX) 2
      23 EX.CL/ Dec.690(XX) Decision on the 2011 Activity Report of the African Court on Human and Peoples’
      Rights - Doc. EX.CL/718(XX) 1

      24 EX.CL/ Dec.691(XX) Decision on the Supplementary Budget for the 2011 Financial Year - Doc.
      PRC/Rpt(XXIII) 1
      25 EX.CL/ Dec.692(XX) Decision on African Candidatures in the International System - Doc.EX.CL/712 (XX) 2
      26 EX.CL/Dec.693(XX) Decision on Election of Ten (10) Members of the Peace and Security Council of the
      African Union - Doc. EX.CL/715(XX) 1
      27 EX.CL/ Dec.694(XX) Decision on the Activity Report of the African Union Commission - Doc.
      EX.CL/688(XIX) 2
      28 EX.CL/ Dec.695(XX) Decision on the Implementation of the Previous Decisions of the Executive
      Council and the assembly - Doc. EX.CL/689(XX) 1

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