NEPAD/HGSIC-3-2003/APRM/Guideline/O&P
9 March 2003
these critical processes include the conduct of technical assessments by the
APR Partner Institutions as part of the APRM.
1.3
The following sections of this paper elaborate briefly on the mandate,
structure and role of each of these organisational components of the APRM. It
also elaborates on the stages of the APR process that are identified in the
APRM base document and present some ideas on the funding of the APRM.
2 The Committee of Participating Heads of State and Government (APR
Forum)
2.1
The overall responsibility of the APRM is vested with a Committee of
Participating Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the
African Union who have voluntarily chosen to accede to the APRM (APR
Forum). Therefore, the APR Forum has ultimate responsibility for oversight of
the APRM organisation and processes, for mutual learning and capacity
building, and for exercising the constructive peer dialogue and persuasion
required to make the APRM effective, credible, and acceptable.
2.2
The mandate of the APR Forum is to:
a. Appoint the APR Panel and its Chairperson;
b. Consider, adopt, and take ownership of country review reports
submitted by the APR Panel;
c. Communicate the recommendations of the APR Forum to the Head
of State or Government of the reviewed country immediately after
the review meeting;
d. Exercise constructive peer dialogue and persuasion (through offering
assistance or applying appropriate measures) to effect changes in
country practice where recommended;
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