Assembly/AU/Dec.386(XVII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE REPORT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ORIENTATION COMMITTEE ON THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT Doc. Assembly/AU/5(XVII) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE WITH APPRECIATION of the Report by the Chairperson of the New Partnership for Africa‟ Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC), H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; 2. ENDORSES the conclusions of the Twenty-Fifth NEPAD HSGOC Meeting convened as a special session focusing on mobilizing domestic resources for NEPAD implementation in commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the adoption of NEPAD in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2001; 3. WELCOMES IN PARTICULAR the Tenth Anniversary of NEPAD as a key milestone and unique occasion to deeply reflect on the mixed results over the past decade, lessons learned and the future of NEPAD within the context of Africa‟s development; 4. REAFFIRMS the continued relevance and uniqueness of the vision, sector priorities and core values enshrined in NEPAD as the flagship programme of the African Union (AU) to help realize Africa‟s development goals and APPRECIATES the inspiring leadership and foresight of NEPAD initiators to ensure that Africa takes its rightful place in the global system; 5. NOTES WITH SATISFACTION the substantial progress made in the integration of NEPAD into the structures and processes of the AU pursuant to Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.282(XIV) of the Fourteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2011 and COMMENDS the Chairperson of the Commission and the Chief Executive Officer of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) for working to strengthen NPCA‟s institutional capacity to deliver on its mandate; 6. REITERATES the urgent need for Member States to adequately fund NPCA and its programmes to ensure the delivery of its mandate given the current financing constraints and REQUESTS the PRC through its Sub-Committee on Structural Reforms to finalize consideration of the structure of NPCA and make appropriate recommendations to the Assembly, through the Executive Council in January 2012; 7. ALSO ENDORSES the implementation of key NEPAD regional and continental programmes and projects as reflected in the Activity Report for the period January to June 2011 specifically noting the progress on African Science Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII); strategic engagement on rural