Specialized Technical Committees

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Specialized Technical Committees are thematic expert bodies of the African Union that support and advise on sector-specific policies, programs, and integration efforts across the continent.

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GCC specialized ministerial committees 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union organ
advisory body
sectoral policy body
affiliation African Union
composedOf ministers of Member States responsible for the relevant sector
senior officials of Member States
coordinateWith African Union Commission
surface form: African Union Commission departments

Regional Economic Communities in Africa
establishedBy African Union Assembly decision
function advise on sector-specific policies
coordinate and harmonize regional and continental programs
monitor implementation of African Union decisions in their sectors
promote African integration in specific sectors
support African Union policy formulation
goal accelerate the implementation of African Union decisions in specific sectors
enhance coordination between the African Union and Regional Economic Communities
promote continental integration
support socio-economic development in Africa
hasLanguage Arabic
English
French
Kiswahili
Portuguese
Spanish
hasMemberBody STC on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment
STC on Communication and Information and Communication Technologies
STC on Education, Science and Technology
STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration
STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment
STC on Health, Population and Drug Control
STC on Justice and Legal Affairs
STC on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
STC on Public Service, Local Government, Urban Development and Decentralization
STC on Trade, Industry and Minerals
STC on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism
STC on Youth, Culture and Sport
legalBasis Constitutive Act of the African Union
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
meetingFrequency ordinarily every two years
partOf African Union institutional architecture
regionServed Africa
replaced Specialized Technical Committees of the African Union
surface form: Specialized Technical Commissions of the Organization of African Unity
reportsTo Assembly of the African Union
Executive Council of the African Union
role ensure follow-up of continental strategies and frameworks in their sectors
prepare recommendations for the Executive Council and Assembly
serve as forums for Member States to discuss sectoral issues
scope sector-specific policies and programs across the African continent

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GCC Secretariat General coordinatesWith Specialized Technical Committees
this entity surface form: GCC specialized ministerial committees
African Union hasOrgan Specialized Technical Committees