Taking into account the need to establish close cooperation between the Regional Centre and the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution of the African Union, in conformity with the decision adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its thirty-fifth ordinary session, held at Algiers from 12 to 14 July 1999,A/54/424, annex II, decision AHG/Dec.138 (XXXV). On 8 July 2002, the Organization of African Unity ceased to exist and, in its place, the African Union came into force on 9 July 2002.
考虑到必须按照1999年7月12日至14日在阿尔及尔举行的非洲统一组织国家元首和政府首脑会议第三十五届常会通过的有关决定，使该区域中心和非洲联盟预防、管理和解决冲突机制建立密切合作，A/54/424，附件二，AHG/Dec.138(XXXV)号决定。非洲统一组织于2002年7月8日起不复存在，由2002年7月9日正式成立的非洲联盟取代。