Assembly/AU/Dec.38 (III) Rev.1 Page 3 Secretariat to work closely with partners, in particular the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction, the World Bank, the UNDP, and UNEP and other international organizations to develop a programme of work in this regard that will enable member states to use the strategy as a framework for integrating disaster risk reduction into national development processes; 13. ENDORSE the Tourism Action Plan developed by the NEPAD Secretariat and adopted by the African Ministers of Tourism and the Executive Council; 14. CALL on African Ministers of Tourism to form a Steering Committee of Ministers of Tourism to guide the AU Commission and the NEPAD Secretariat, as well as RECs and Member States in the implementation of the Tourism Action Plan; 15. WELCOME the African Productive Capacity Initiative (APCI) and the African Productive Capacity Facility (APCF) adopted by the 16th Conference of African Ministers of Industry and CALL ON the AU Commission and the NEPAD Secretariat, with the support of development partners, particularly UNIDO, to assist member states in the implementation of the strategy; 16. FURTHER WELCOME the development of a NEPAD Science and Technology strategy by the African Ministers of Science and Technology; 17. CONGRATULATE UNESCO for the work that has been done in support of the Human Resource Development aspects of the NEPAD programme; Millennium Development Goals 18. NOTE that, at current rates of development, many African countries are unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goals due to lack of resource flows and, therefore, RESOLVE to undertake the necessary measures to enhance the development of expanded and integrated national development plans and related policies, as well as fast-track the adoption of NEPAD programmes, including reforms and increased investments in key areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, health, human resource development and education, as a means towards achieving the MDGs; 19. NOTE FURTHER the centrality of Agriculture in Africa’s Development and the multiple constraints associated with this sector, AND REAFFIRM our commitment and determination to raise food production, reduce hunger and transform rural Africa by way of developing and launching Africa’s Green Revolution; 20. WELCOME the support provided by international partners and CALL UPON the international community to significantly scale up support and