Visit to the OAU HQ by Warren Christopher - Secretary of State of the USA

"Apart from the efforts towards conflict prevention, management and resolution to which you are familiar, the Organization is also involved in promoting democracy and the respect and promotion of human rights in the Continent. One of the concrete examples of this involvement is the increasing role our Organization has been playing in the observation of elections in our countries. To date, the Organization has been associated in the observation and monitoring of close to 50 elections or referenda held in the Continent over the last two years." - Dr. Salim, October 10, 1996