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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma to Chair Selection Panel for Commissioners
and Deputy Commissioners of the African Union
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma, as chair of the Council of Ministers of the African
Union, will depart South Africa on Monday, 7 April 2003
for Addis Ababa to chair a panel to select Commissioners
and Deputy Commissioners of the African Union.
As written in the Constitutive Act of the African Union,
1. "There shall be established a Commission of
the Union, which shall be the Secretariat of the Union.
2. The Commission shall be composed of the Chairman,
his or her deputy or deputies and the Commissioners.
They shall be assisted by the necessary staff for the
smooth functioning of the Commission.
3. The structure, functions and regulations of the Commission
shall be determined by the Assembly."
There will be Commissioners for the following portfolios:
· Peace and Security (Conflict Prevention, Management
and Resolution)
· Political Affairs (Human Rights, Democracy,
Good Governance, Electoral Institutions, Civil Society
Organisations, Humanitarian Affairs and Refugees)
· Social Affairs (Health, Population, Migration,
Labour, Social Affairs and Culture)
· Human Resources, Science and Technology (Education,
Youth, Human Resources, Science and Technology)
· Trade and Industry (Trade, Industry, Customs
and Immigration Matters)
· Rural Economy and Agriculture (Rural Economy,
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources)
· Economic Affairs (Economic Integration, Monetary
Affairs, Private Sector Development, Investment and
Resource Mobilisation)
The list of recommended candidates will be presented
to the Heads of State at the Summit of the African Union
in July 2003 to be hosted by Mozambique.
For further information contact Ronnie Mamoepa on 082
990 4853.
Issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001
6 April 2003
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