Min/Africa-Arab/Decl1(III) Rev.1 Min/Africa-Arab/Decl1(III) Rev.1 KUWAIT DECLARATION T IRD A!

RICA-ARA" #UMMIT 1$ - %& NO'EM"ER %&1( - KUWAIT CIT)* #TATE O! KUWAIT We, the Leaders of African and Arab Countries, meeting in our Third AfricaArab Summit in Kuwait City, the State of Kuwait, from 19 to 2 !o"ember 2 1# under the Theme $%artners in &e"e'o(ment and )n"estment*+ ,-(ressing our gratitude to .is .ighness the Amir of the State of Kuwait Shei/h Sabah A'-Ahmad A'-0aber A'-Sabah, for a'' the efforts he e-erted in order to ensure the successfu' con"ening of the Third Africa-Arab Summit, and 1u''y 2e'ie"ing that through .is .ighness we''-/nown wisdom and genuine commitment, the Africa-Arab re'ations wi'' achie"e great (rogress in a'' fie'ds+ Con"eying our (rofound gratitude and a((reciation to .is .ighness the Amir of the State of Kuwait Shei/h Sabah A'-Ahmad A'-0aber A'-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait for his generous initiati"e, which demonstrates his commitment to the (romotion of Africa-Arab coo(eration in a'' fie'ds, as e"idenced by the directi"es gi"en by .is .ighness to the Kuwaiti 1und for Arab ,conomic &e"e'o(ment to grant concessionary 'oans to African countries to the tune of one 314 2i''ion 5S &o''ars s(read o"er the ne-t fi"e years6 This initiati"e is a'so manifested through in"estment and its insurance to the tune of one 314 2i''ion 5S &o''ars for the ne-t few years, with em(hasis on infrastructure, through coo(eration and coordination with the Wor'd 2an/ and other )nternationa' )nstitutions6 A'so ,-(ressing our sincere a((reciation for the Annua' %ri7e of one 314 8i''ion 5S &o''ars a''ocated by the State of Kuwait, in memory of the 'ate &r6 Abdurahman A'-Sumet, for de"e'o(ment research in Africa under the aus(ices of the Kuwait Scientific &e"e'o(ment )nstitutions6 ,-(ressing 1urther our (rofound gratitude to the 9o"ernment and (eo('e of Kuwait for the warm we'come, generous hos(ita'ity, and efficient organi7ation that (ro"ided most (ositi"e and fa"orab'e conditions for the con"ening of the Third Africa-Arab Summit+ Congratu'ating the African 5nion on the : th Anni"ersary of the founding of the ;rgani7ation of African 5nity 3;A54<African 5nion 3A54, and We'coming the commemoration of this im(ortant mi'estone in African history+ =enewing our commitment to the common (rinci('es and goa's enshrined in the Constituti"e Act of the African 5nion and the Charter of the League of

Arab States, and the (romotion of the (rinci('es of )nternationa' Law and the 5nited !ations Charter, in (articu'ar the (rinci('es (ertaining to the res(ect for nationa' so"ereignty of States, their territoria' integrity and noninterference in their interna' affairs, and Stressing our commitment to the (rotection of human rights and res(ect for )nternationa' .umanitarian Law as we'' as our mutua' goa's to (ositi"e'y contribute to g'oba' security stabi'ity, de"e'o(ment and coo(eration+ =eaffirming our commitment to strengthen coo(eration between Africa and the Arab =egion on the basis of a strategic (artnershi( that endea"ours to maintain >ustice, internationa' (eace and security, whi'e ,-(ressing gra"e concern o"er the cha''enges (osed by the continued (re"a'ence of conf'ict, insecurity and instabi'ity in some (arts of our regions+ Conscious of our mu'ti('e ties and interests by reason of geogra(hy, history and cu'ture+ ,-(ressing our desire to (romote coo(eration in the (o'itica', economic and socio-cu'tura' fie'ds+ =eaffirming our commitment to continue our efforts to o"ercome the cha''enges and remo"ing the obstac'es facing the acti"ation and de"e'o(ment of Africa-Arab coo(eration and organi7e the meetings of its fo''ow-u( mechanism+ 9uided by our common reso'"e to strengthen South-South coo(eration as we'' as the so'idarity and friendshi( between our countries and (eo('es with a "iew to fu'fi''ing the as(iration of our (eo('es to conso'idate Africa-Arab re'ations, based on the (rinci('es of e?ua'ity, mutua' interests and res(ect+ We'coming the (rogress made by African and Arab countries in maintaining (eace and stabi'ity as we'' as in im(ro"ing res(ect for human rights and good go"ernance in their res(ecti"e regions+ =ecogni7ing the ro'e of the African 5nion@s Committee of Ten .eads of State and 9o"ernment on the 5nited !ations =eform in (romoting and can"assing Africa@s (osition on the =eform in accordance with the ,7u'wini Consensus and Sirte &ec'aration+ We'coming the decision of the League of Arab States 3LAS4 Counci' at the 'e"e' of the Summit to estab'ish an Arab Court of .uman =ights head?uartered in 2ahrain which is regarded as a su((ort to the common Arab system in the fie'd of .uman =ights and enhancement, res(ect and (rotection for these rights in a frame of 'aw (re"ai'ing in internationa' accords, the (rinci('es of internationa' 'aw and )nternationa' 2i'' of .uman =ights+

1irm'y condemning terrorism in a'' its forms and manifestations, as we'' as transnationa' organi7ed crime such as hostage ta/ing, human traffic/ing, drug traffic/ing, (iracy, ransom (ayment and i''icit (ro'iferation of arms, and =eiterating our reso'"e and commitment to wor/ together in this regard+ 5nder'ining the need for Africa and the Arab Wor'd to e-change inte''igence information to combat terrorism in a'' its forms and manifestations+ in this regard, A((reciating the instrumenta' ro'e ('ayed by the African Centre for =esearch and Study on Terrorism 3AC=ST4 in A'giers, A'geria+ We'coming the donation of 1 mi''ion 5S do''ars by the Custodian of the Two .o'y 8os?ues King Abdu''ah bin Abdu'a7i7 to the 5nited !ations Counter-Terrorism Centre 35!CCT4 to combat terrorism+ Stressing our strong determination to decisi"e'y address the under'ying causes of conf'ict and "io'ence in Africa and the Arab =egion, with a "iew to creating a conduci"e en"ironment for the (ros(erity and we''-being of the (eo('es of the two regions+ 8indfu' that the youth em('oyment cha''enges in Africa and Arab =egion is (rimari'y structura', and =ecogni7ing the need to (ursue efforts to de"e'o( su((orting (o'icies for economic growth, and ado(t financia' (o'icies that can guarantee sustainabi'ity in order to enhance (o"erty eradication (o'icies inc'uding 8i''ennium &e"e'o(ment 9oa's 38&9s4 and %ost 2 1: &e"e'o(ment Agenda+ Commending the =eso'ution of the #rd Arab &e"e'o(ment Summit he'd in =yad, Saudi Arabia in 0anuary 2 1# to raise by : A the ca(ita' of the Arab 1inancia' )nstitutions, inc'uding the Arab 2an/ for ,conomic &e"e'o(ment in Africa 32A&,A4 and a((reciating the ro'e of 2A&,A in the (romotion of Africa@s &e"e'o(ment+ We'coming the su((ort (ro"ided by the Arab 1und for Technica' Assistance to African Countries 3A1TAAC4 to the Commission and its "arious regiona' offices such as the Semi-Arid 1ood 9rain =esearch and &e"e'o(ment 3SA19=A&4+ !oting that the food ga( and food insecurity are ma>or im(ediments and e-acerbate the "u'nerabi'ity of certain segments of society+ ,-(ressing our fu'' su((ort for regiona' integration through increasing the "o'ume of Africa-Arab trade and in"estment, and dee(ening mar/et integration that can significant'y contribute to sustainab'e economic and integrated socia' de"e'o(ment such as em('oyment generation and (o"erty reduction, inf'ow of direct in"estment, industria' de"e'o(ment and acce'erated integration of the two regions into the g'oba' economy+

5nderscoring the im(ortance of the Africa-Arab %artnershi( Strategy and the 0oint Action %'an 2 11-2 1B ado(ted during our Second Summit in 2 1 in Libya and =eiterating our commitment to e-(edite their im('ementation+ ,m(hasi7ing the need to enhance the ro'e and (artici(ation of the %ri"ate Sector and Ci"i' society of our two regions in economic de"e'o(ment, efforts as we'' as ('anning and im('ementation of >oint (rograms and (ro>ects+ .a"e agreed toC 16 %romote South-South Coo(eration between African and Arab countries and bui'd c'oser re'ations between the 9o"ernments and (eo('es of the two regions through fre?uent "isits and consu'tations at a'' 'e"e's+ 26 Strengthen di('omatic and consu'ar re'ations between African and Arab countries through regu'ar consu'tations between di('omatic missions accredited to the 5nited !ations 35!4 and other regiona' and internationa' organi7ations in, among others, Addis Ababa, Cairo, 2russe's, 9ene"a, !ew Dor/ and Washington &6C, with a "iew to harmoni7ing (ositions and de"e'o(ing common (o'icies on issues of mutua' concern+ #6 5rge a'' re'e"ant sta/eho'ders to find (eacefu' sett'ements to (o'itica' crises in the two regions+ E6 Su((ort the (rogress made in (eace bui'ding and (ost-conf'ict reconstruction and de"e'o(ment in the two regions and encourage the countries concerned to (ursue and conso'idate their efforts, and Ca'' u(on the )nternationa' Community and the )nternationa' 1inancia' )nstitutions to su((ort these countries through the granting of debt re'ief as we'' as 'ifting of economic sanctions a(('ied on some of them+ :6 ,nhance coo(eration and coordination between African and Arab countries to combat terrorism in a'' its forms and manifestations, inc'uding crimina'i7ing ransom (ayment to terrorists and confronting transnationa' crime to further su((ort internationa' efforts in this regard+ B6 Strong'y condemn terrorism and traffic/ing of a'' forms in Africa and in the Arab =egion, (articu'ar'y in the Sahe'o-Saharan =egion e(itomi7ed by the se"ere crisis in 8a'i, and =e?uest Africa and the Arab Countries to su((ort the im('ementation of the 5nited !ations )ntegrated Strategy for the Sahe'+ F6 =eaffirm our strong commitment for a com(rehensi"e =eform of the 5nited !ations system, inc'uding its Security Counci', to ref'ect current g'oba' rea'ities and ma/e it more regiona''y re(resentati"e, ba'anced, democratic, effecti"e and fair, and Ca'' u(on the two sides to coordinate their (ositions in this regard, ta/ing into consideration the ,7u'wini

Consensus of the African 5nion 3A54 and the re'e"ant =eso'utions of the League of Arab States 3LAS4+ G6 Agree to create the necessary conditions to encourage and faci'itate in"estment in African and Arab countries6 =eaffirm further the need to increase the "o'ume of trade and in"estment f'ows between the two regions, su((ort the e-isting industria' de"e'o(ment initiati"es in order to reduce (o"erty and generate em('oyment for our youthfu' (o(u'ation+ 96 ,nhance coo(eration and faci'itate in"estment in the fie'd of energy aimed at >oint'y de"e'o(ing new and renewab'e energy sources as we'' as e-(anding access to re'iab'e and affordab'e modern energy ser"ices in the two regions+ 1 6 Ca'' 5(on the African 5nion Commission and the 9enera' Secretariat of the League of Arab States and the e-isting financing institutions from both regions to set u( a tas/ force to coordinate their efforts in the im('ementation of the Africa-Arab 0oint Action %'an and other (ro>ects+ 116 Coordinate our (ositions in the mu'ti'atera' trade negotiations and wor/ together with a "iew to achie"ing a ba'anced outcome at the 9th Wor'd Trade ;rgani7ation 3WT;4 8inisteria' Conference schedu'ed to be he'd in 2a'i, )ndonesia, in &ecember 2 1#, on (otentia' de'i"erab'es in Trade 1aci'itation, Agricu'ture and an acce(tab'e (ac/age for the Least &e"e'o(ed Countries 3L&Cs4 as we'' as s(ecia' and &ifferentia' Treatment (ro"isions in fa"our of de"e'o(ing countries+ 126 Strengthen the Africa-Arab ,conomic 1orum to enhance the ro'e and (artici(ation of the %ri"ate Sector and Ci"i' Society ;rgani7ations of the two regions in the (artnershi( (rocess+ 1#6 Ca'' 5(on the African and Arab financia' institutions as we'' as other re'e"ant sta/eho'ders, inc'uding the %ri"ate Sector and Ci"i' Society to su((ort the acce'eration of Africa-Arab inter-regiona' trade in accordance with the 0oint Action %'an 2 11-2 1B+ 1E6 Ca'' 5(on African and Arab Chambers of Commerce and )ndustry, as we'' as other (ri"ate sector institutions to conduct regu'ar meetings and consu'tations with a "iew to strengthening the wor/ing re'ations between them+ 1:6 We'come the hosting by the Kingdom of 8orocco of the Fth Session of the Africa-Arab Trade 1air from 19 to 2# 8arch 2 1E, and Su((ort the organi7ation of Africa-Arab 1air e"ery two years a'ternate'y in Africa and Arab regions and underta/e other trade (romotion acti"ities and encourage the (ub'ic and (ri"ate sector of the two regions to acti"e'y (artici(ate in the (re(aration and organi7ation of such e"ents+

1B6 ,ncourage the go"ernments, (ri"ate sector and ci"i' society of the two regions to ('ay a ma>or ro'e in boosting agricu'ture+ 1F6 Strengthen coo(eration on issues concerning =ura' &e"e'o(ment, Agricu'tura' &e"e'o(ment and 1ood Security6 )n that regard, Commend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the successfu' hosting of the 2nd Africa-Arab 8inisteria' meeting on Agricu'ture and 1ood Security, he'd in =iyadh on 2 ;ctober 2 1#+ 1G6 Ca'' 5(on the African 5nion Commission 3A5C4 and the 9enera' Secretariat of the League of Arab States 3LAS4 to wor/ in co''aboration with the African and Arab 1inancia' )nstitutions and the %ri"ate Sector to su((ort the im('ementation of the infrastructure de"e'o(ment (rograms in both regions with a focus on trans(ort, water and sanitation, te'ecommunications and )CT+ 196 Su((ort the coo(eration (rogrammes on cu'tura' e-changes aimed at conso'idating the common "a'ues of African and Arab (eo('es, and We'come the o(ening of King Abdu''ah 2in Abdu'a7i7 )nternationa' Center for )nterre'igious and )ntercu'tura' &ia'ogue and in"ite 8ember States to coo(erate with the Center+ 2 6 =eaffirm the need to strengthen coo(eration in the fie'd of education and scientific research (rogrammes and share best (ractices in these two fie'ds through the organi7ation of >oint acti"ities+ 216 Agree to e'aborate integrated hea'th (rogrammes within the de"e'o(ment ('ans6 )n that regard, =eaffirm our commitment to ensure that "u'nerab'e grou(s ha"e access to (rimary and essentia' ty(es of medicines and therefore su((ort initiati"es to integrate the (o'icies combating e(idemic diseases 3ma'aria, tubercu'osis and .)H<A)&S4 and non communicab'e diseases in educationa', information and (ub'ic awareness (rograms+ 226 Su((ort strategies and initiati"es aimed at the e'imination of discrimination against women in order to achie"e e?ua'ity and e?uity and raise (ub'ic awareness regarding the human rights, "a'ues and (rinci('es, which guarantee womenIs rights and their ro'e in society+ 2#6 Ca'' 5(on a'' go"ernments to formu'ate the necessary 'aws to (rotect youth and women and enhance their economic em(owerment, ensure their (artici(ation in the decision-ma/ing (rocess on an e?ua' footing with men, and guarantee their fu'' (artici(ation in a'' as(ects of (o'itica', economic and socia' acti"ities+ 2E6 %romote the interactions between the African and Arab ci"i' society organi7ation to enhance (eo('e-to-(eo('e re'ationshi( and Ca'' 5(on the

African and Arab Ci"i' Society to continue to ('ay their (ositi"e ro'e in (romoting (eace, security, stabi'ity and humanitarian assistance and de"e'o(ment, and re?uest the African 5nion Commission and the 9enera' Secretariat of the League of Arab States to ta/e a'' necessary ste(s to enhance interaction with these actors+ 2:6 Strengthen the ca(acities of the African 5nion Commission and the 9enera' Secretariat of the League of Arab States and (ro"ide them with a'' necessary means, inc'uding financia' and technica' su((ort, to enab'e them to effecti"e'y im('ement the Africa-Arab %artnershi( Strategy and 0oint Action %'an 2 11-2 1B, as we'' as this &ec'aration+ 2B6 Su((ort the setting u( of the Africa-Arab Technica' and Coordination Committee and other strategies to enhance coo(eration and faci'itation on migration issues and coordinate efforts of both regions, for the mutua' benefit of the two (artners and ,-(ress the necessity to (ro"ide security and socia' (rotection for migrants and su((ort countries recei"ing migrants, refugees and dis('aced (ersons, in (articu'ar 2ur/ina 1aso and the =e(ub'ic of Demen+ 2F6 Agree to estab'ish an Africa-Arab Center for e-change of information in order to minimi7e the infi'tration of i''ega' migrants+ 2G6 =ationa'i7e the estab'ishment of Africa-Arab >oint institutions to a"oid du('ication of efforts and financia' burden on the two coordinating organi7ations and mandate the Coordination Committee of the Africa-Arab %artnershi( to ta/e necessary actions in this regard+ 296 Ta/e actions and measures, inc'uding the acti"ation and rationa'i7ation of >oint structures, deemed essentia' for the effecti"e im('ementation of the Action %'an+ # 6 )nstitutiona'i7e meetings of the 8onitoring and 1o''ow-u( 8echanism of the Africa-Arab %artnershi( and strengthen inter-secretariat consu'tations and in"o'"e the Sub-regiona' organi7ations to (artici(ate in im('ementation of this (artnershi(+ #16 A(('y the (rinci('e of rotation in hosting Africa-Arab Summits and therefore, Agree to ho'd the 1ourth Africa-Arab Summit in Africa in 2 1B6

&one in Kuwait City on 2 !o"ember 2 1#