Outline the strategies required to ensure availability of resources and capacities together with citizen’s engagement in the implementation of the First Ten Year Plan

Outline the strategies required to ensure availability of resources and capacities together with citizen’s engagement in the implementation of the First Ten Year Plan.

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  The Eight Priorities of the 50^th Anniversary Solemn Declaration
  
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    African Identity and Renaissance.
    
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    Continue the struggle against colonialism and the right to self-determination.
    
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    The Integration Agenda
    
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    Agenda for Social and Economic Development.
    
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    Peace and Security Agenda.
    
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    Democratic Governance.
    
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    Determining Africa’s Destiny
    
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    Africa’s Place in the World
    
  The AU Constitutive Act
  

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  The African Union Vision
  
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  The Eight Priority Areas of the Solemn Declaration
  
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  The African Aspirations for 2063 obtained through a consultative process.
  
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  Regional and Continental Frameworks
  
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  National Plans and Visions
  

The Common African Position on Post 2015 MDGs was taken cognizance of (see annex 3 for the integration profile) in the preparation of the First Ten Year Implementation Plan.

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  Selection of priority areas and targets for the first ten years from the Agenda 2063 Framework document through (i) guidance from Assembly’s Decisions (ii) insights from the development priority areas of member states and the RECs (iii) the thrust of existing continental frameworks and (iv) the flagship projects / programmes of Agenda 2063.
  
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  In-house AUC departmental consultations on the priority areas, targets and their associated strategies for the first ten-year plan.
  
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  Preparation of a draft Ten Year Plan
  
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  Review and validation consultations with experts from ministries of planning and finance of AU Member States.
  
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  Presentation to the 1^st AU Specialized Technical Committee of Ministers of Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration and the 48^th Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 30-31 March 2015.
  
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  Review and validation consultations with African sector experts in all the areas covering the 7 aspirations, 20-22 April 2015.
  
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  Review and validation with the RECs, especially on implementation arrangements.
  
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  Presentation / validation by the Ministerial Committee on Agenda 2063 retreat in Sandton South Africa in June, 2015
  
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  Presentation to / adoption by the AU Policy Organs in Johannesburg in June 2015.
  

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  Chapter 1: Introduction – provides the context of the First Ten Year Implementation;
  
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  Chapter 2: presents the goals and priority areas of the first decade including the context and rationale for the choice of the priority areas;
  
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  Chapter 3: the Plan Framework for the first decade, outlines the results matrix: the seven African Aspirations and their corresponding first ten year priority areas, targets and strategic measures to be taken;
  
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  Chapter 4: addresses key implementation issues;
  
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  Chapter 5: discusses the monitoring and evaluation framework;
  
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  Chapter 6: presents proposals on financing centered on domestic resources; and
  
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  Chapter 7: elaborates on partnerships for Agenda 2063.
  

The six annexes contain detailed guidelines, description of roles and responsibilities in implementation, time lines for implementation and other critical information, and are as follows:

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  Annex 1: Guidelines for Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
  
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  Annex 2: Implementation Time Lines
  
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  Annex 3: Agenda 2063 and Common African Position (CAP) post 2015 Commonality Profile
  
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  Annex 4: Agenda Fast Track Programme Initiatives
  
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  Annex 5: Critical Success Factors, Potential Risks and Mitigation Strategies
  
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  Annex 6: Funding Needs and Related Potential Sources of Funding – National level.
  

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   GOALS AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR THE FIRST TEN YEARS