Assembly/AU/Dec.386(XVII) Page 3 for the continent‟s infrastructure projects with the expressed position that the public sector remains the major player in infrastructure development; 14. RECOGNIZES the invaluable opportunity provided by upcoming global processes to convey the African voice and consensus on development policy issues including Climate Change and Aid Effectiveness; 15. WELCOMES the hosting of the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by the Government of the Republic of South Africa in December 2011 signifying Africa‟s key interests in the global discourse on climate change and the joint coordination of the Continent‟s preparations for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea by the Commission and NPCA under the Africa Platform for Development Effectiveness (APDev) and in liaison with African stakeholders and regional institutions including African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and REITERATES the need for Africa to present unified positions at these global events.