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The Association plans to
undertake several activities and programmes aimed
at strengthening cooperation among its members and
to share experiences and rub minds on
parliamentary activities of member Councils.
The following activities outlined by the
Secretariat of the Association, in 2006, were
approved by the meeting of the Council of the
Association held in Sana'a from 9th to 10th of
November 2005:
a)STUDY VISIT EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME FOR 2006
First quarter of the year – (January
- March)
In furtherance of Article
3(3) and 3(7) of the Association’s Rules of
Procedure, we propose, for the distinguished
Council’s consideration, a scheme for a study
Visit Exchange Programme among the member Councils
of the Association.
It
is proposed that each delegation will spend three
days with the host Assembly. The delegation
should be able to watch the host Council in a
session and meet with the following Committees of
the Council (Senate):
(a)
Public Accounts
Committee
(b)
Committee on Foreign
Affairs
(c)
Committee on
Agriculture
(d)
Committee on
Education
(e)
Committee on
Defence
(f)
Committee on Judiciary,
Human Rights and Women Affairs
(g)
Committee on Economic
Development
Arrangements should also
be made for the visiting groups to meet with the
Departments/Ministries in charge of the functions
overseen by the Committees mentioned in paragraph
2. It would also be beneficial if the
delegation could visit places of interest (tourist
attraction) in the host country. It is
recommended that not more than four (4)
Senators/Council Members should be in the
delegation in this first phase.
Accordingly, the following
fixtures are recommended for the Council’s
consideration:
|
Date |
Visiting
Senate/Council |
Hosting
Senate/Council |
|
1st Week in
February 2006 |
House of Counselors,
Morocco |
Senate of
Swaziland
|
|
Council of the Nation,
Algeria |
Shoora Council,
Qatar
|
|
Majlis Shoora, Saudi
Arabia |
Senate of
Nigeria
|
|
National Council,
Namibia |
House of Dignitaries,
Jordan |
|
3rd week in
February 2006 |
Senate of
Gabon |
Shoora Council of
Bahrain |
|
Senate of
Nigeria |
Senate of
Madagascar |
|
House of Chiefs of
Botswana
|
Shoora Council of Saudi
Arabia |
|
Senate of Congo
Kinshasa |
House of Counselors
Morocco |
|
National Council of
Provinces, South Africa
|
States Council of
Sudan |
|
1st week in
March 2006 |
Shoora Council of
Qatar
|
National Council of
Namibia |
|
Senate of
Madagascar |
Shoora Council of
Yemen |
|
Shoora Council of
Bahrain
|
House of the Federation
of Ethiopia |
|
Senate of Burundi
|
Shoora Council of
Egypt |
|
House of Dignitaries,
Jordan |
Senate of
Gabon |
|
3rd week in
March 2006 |
House of the Federation,
Ethiopia |
National Council of
Provinces, South Africa |
|
Senate of
Swaziland
|
Council of the Nation,
Algeria |
|
Shoora Council of
Yemen |
Senate of
Burundi |
|
States Council of
Sudan |
House of Chiefs of
Botswana |
|
Shoora Council of
Egypt |
Senate of Congo
Kinshasa |
(b) Retreat for Members:
Second quarter of the
year - (April – June)
The purpose of the
retreat is to bring Members together in a relaxed
environment where, with the collaboration of
experts in parliamentary studies and international
relations, the Members will review their
activities, attitudes, privileges and obligations
as Statesmen and Parliamentarians at the apex
level, in respect of national policy process. It
will also be possible for Members to discuss the
contribution of Parliaments to nation building,
human rights and the constraints on
socio-economic, political and cultural development
of Africa and the Arab nations.
The retreat
will be enjoined to deliberate on the practice and
progress of democracy in the region and in
conclusion seek ways to consolidate the position
of ASSECAA as the voice of Africa and the Arab
World during inter-regional dialogues and at the
world Parliamentary forums.
(c) Workshop
for Administrative Heads of Member Senates and
Councils:
Third quarter of the year - (July
- September)
The purpose of the
workshop is to bring together the Heads of
Administration in the member Senates and Councils
to enable them to share experiences, expertise and
enrich their working knowledge in the processing
of legislative instruments and usages. The
facilitators will lead the workshop to reflect
deeply on the contribution of efficient
administrative machinery and research to political
leadership and the independence of the
legislature.
Dates and venue for the
Association's Conference and Council meeting for
2006-2007-2008:
The Council of the Association
approved in its last meeting held in Sana'a, Yemen
from 9th -10th of November 2005 that the
Association's conference for 2006 be held in
Bahrain, in South Africa in 2007 and in Nigeria in
2008 according to the bidding of these member
Councils to host the Association's Conference and
Council Meeting for 2006-2007-2008.
Retreat
The 2006 Retreat of the
Association of Senates, Shoora and Equivalent
Councils in Africa and the Arab world will take
place in Abuja, the capital of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria from 5th to 6th June 2006.
Member Senates/Councils are requested to send
the composition of their delegations to the
Secretariat for onward transmission to the host
country. This will facilitate reception,
accommodation and logistics arrangements by the
host country.
STUDY VISIT EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME FOR 2006
In furtherance of Article
3(3) and 3(7) of the Association’s Rules of
Procedure, we propose, for the distinguished
Council’s consideration, a scheme for a study
Visit Exchange Programme among the member Councils
of the Association.
It
is proposed that each delegation will spend three
days with the host Assembly. The delegation
should be able to watch the host Council in a
session and meet with the following Committees of
the Council (Senate):
(a)
Public Accounts
Committee
(b)
Committee on Foreign
Affairs
(c)
Committee on
Agriculture
(d)
Committee on
Education
(e)
Committee on
Defence
(f)
Committee on Judiciary,
Human Rights and Women Affairs
(g)
Committee on Economic
Development
Arrangements should also
be made for the visiting groups to meet with the
Departments/Ministries in charge of the functions
overseen by the Committees mentioned in paragraph
2. It would also be beneficial if the
delegation could visit places of interest (tourist
attraction) in the host country. It is
recommended that not more than four (4)
Senators/Council Members should be in the
delegation in this first phase.
Accordingly, the
following fixtures are recommended for the
Council’s consideration:
|
Date |
Visiting
Senate/Council |
Hosting
Senate/Council |
|
1st Week in February
2006 |
House of Counselors,
Morocco |
Senate of
Swaziland
|
|
Council of the Nation,
Algeria |
Shoora Council,
Qatar
|
|
Majlis Shoora, Saudi
Arabia |
Senate of
Nigeria
|
|
National Council,
Namibia |
House of Dignitaries,
Jordan |
|
33rd week in
February 2006 |
Senate of
Gabon |
Shoora Council of
Bahrain |
|
Senate of
Nigeria |
Senate of
Madagascar |
|
House of Chiefs of
Botswana
|
Shoora Council of Saudi
Arabia |
|
Senate of Congo
Kinshasa |
House of Counselors
Morocco |
|
National Council of
Provinces, South Africa
|
States Council of
Sudan |
|
1st week in
March 2006 |
Shoora Council of
Qatar
|
National Council of
Namibia |
|
Senate of
Madagascar |
Shoora Council of
Yemen |
|
Shoora Council of
Bahrain
|
House of the Federation
of Ethiopia |
|
Senate of Burundi
|
Shoora Council of
Egypt |
|
House of Dignitaries,
Jordan |
Senate of
Gabon |
|
3rd week in
March 2006 |
House of the Federation,
Ethiopia |
National Council of
Provinces, South Africa |
|
Senate of
Swaziland
|
Council of the Nation,
Algeria |
|
Shoora Council of
Yemen |
Senate of
Burundi |
|
States Council of
Sudan |
House of Chiefs of
Botswana |
|
Shoora Council of
Egypt |
Senate of Congo
Kinshasa |
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