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prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Africa, in particular in
the following areas:
(a)
Establishment of an early-warning system;
(b)
Technical assistance and training of personnel, including a staff
exchange programme;
(c)
Exchange and coordination of information between their respective
early-warning systems;
(d)
Logistical support;
(e)
Mobilization of financial support;
9.
Urges the United Nations to enhance its cooperation with, and
facilitate the participation of, the Organization of African Unity in its
preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peacekeeping operations and in joint
fact-finding missions in Africa, by providing technical assistance and
secondments and assisting in the mobilization of financial and logistical
support;
10.
Also urges the United Nations to encourage donor countries, in
consultation with the Organization of African Unity, to provide adequate
funding and training for African countries in their efforts to enhance their
peacekeeping capabilities, with a view to enabling those countries to
participate actively in peacekeeping operations within the framework of the
United Nations;
11.
Notes with appreciation the assistance provided by the United
Nations and its agencies to African countries in the context of the
democratization process;
12.
Urges the United Nations to continue to support the Organization
of African Unity in its efforts to manage a peaceful democratic transition in
Africa, in particular in the areas of education for democracy, election
observation, human rights and freedom, including technical support to the
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights;
13.
Urges all Member States and regional and international
organizations, in particular those of the United Nations system, as well as
non-governmental organizations, to provide the necessary and appropriate
economic, financial and technical assistance to refugees and displaced
persons, as well as to the African countries of asylum, taking into account
recent disquieting developments in this respect;
14.
Commends the continued efforts of the Organization of African
Unity to promote multilateral cooperation and economic integration among
African States, and requests the United Nations agencies to continue to
support those efforts;
15.
Stresses that the economic, technical and development assistance
provided to Africa by the organizations of the United Nations system must
continue, and emphasizes the current need for those organizations to accord
priority to Africa in this field;
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