PRC (African Union)

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PRC (African Union) is the acronym for the African Union’s Permanent Representatives’ Committee, which is composed of member states’ ambassadors and prepares work for the AU Executive Council.

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Label Occurrences
PRC (African Union) canonical 1
PRC of the African Union 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Permanent Representatives’ Committee
organ of the African Union
acronym PRC
associatedWith African Union Assembly
Executive Council of the African Union
surface form: African Union Executive Council
chairpersonSelectedBy member states’ permanent representatives
composedOf ambassadors of AU member states
coordinatesWith AU specialized agencies
African Union Commission
Regional Economic Communities in Africa
surface form: Regional Economic Communities of Africa
decisionMaking normally by consensus
establishedBy Constitutive Act of the African Union
fullName Permanent Representatives' Committee
surface form: Permanent Representatives’ Committee
handles preparatory work for AU summits at ambassadorial level
questions referred to it by the Executive Council
hasChairperson Chairperson of the PRC
hasMembership all African Union member states
hasStatus decision-preparatory organ within the African Union
language Arabic
English
French
Swahili language
surface form: Kiswahili

Portuguese
Spanish
any other official language of the African Union as adopted
legalBasis Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee
meetsAt African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa
meetsFrequency several times a year
meetsLevel permanent representatives and plenipotentiaries of member states
membershipLevel permanent representatives (ambassadors) accredited to the African Union
objective ensure effective implementation of decisions of AU policy organs at national and regional levels
oversees work of AU specialized technical committees at ambassadorial level
partOf African Union
preparesWorkFor Executive Council of the African Union
primaryFunction coordinate and monitor implementation of AU decisions at ambassadorial level
prepare the work of the AU Executive Council
regionServed Africa
reportsTo Executive Council of the African Union
roleInBudget examines draft AU budget before submission to Executive Council
roleInPolicy prepares draft decisions and declarations for the Executive Council
subjectArea African integration and cooperation
implementation of African Union policies
supports Assembly of the African Union
surface form: Assembly of the African Union indirectly through the Executive Council

Executive Council of the African Union
typeOfBody ambassadorial-level body
worksOn administrative and budgetary matters of the African Union
coordination of AU programmes and activities

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Permanent Representatives Committee of the African Union alsoKnownAs PRC (African Union)
this entity surface form: PRC of the African Union