Assembly/AU/Dec.363(XVII) Page 2 (v) all trained Young Volunteers should be deployed as soon as possible after their training including through placement in the AU organs and the Regional Economic Communities as part of capacity building for young professionals; (vi) the Commission should lead the organization of a Side event on “Accelerating youth empowerment for Sustainable Development” under the leadership of the Chairperson of the AU, during the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Youth in July 2011 at the United Nations Headquarters whose theme is “Cooperation towards Financing Youth Development and Empowerment in Africa”; 6. REQUESTS: (i) the Commission to report yearly on the implementation status of the youth development programmes, at all levels, with contributions from all Member States, Regional Economic Communities, the Pan African Youth Union and its organs; (ii) the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to incorporate the monitoring of the implementation of the African Youth Charter and the plan of Action of the Youth Decade with specific focus on youth social, political and economic development within Member States as also a basis for evaluation; 7. URGES Member States to develop and implement strategies and mechanisms for strengthening Public Private Partnership (PPP) in stimulating domestic resources for implementing Youth Programs, especially targeting employment creation; 8. CALLS ON all partners and stakeholders to align all youth-related development programs with the Youth Decade Plan of Action (2009-2018).

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