Assembly/AU/Dec.264(XIII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE REPORT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE ON NEPAD Doc. ASSEMBLY/AU/13 (XIII) The Assembly, 1. TAKES NOTE WITH APPRECIATION of the Report by the Chairperson of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC), H.E. Meles Zenawi Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; 2. ENDORSES the conclusions of the Twenty-First NEPAD HSGIC Summit; 3. COMMENDS the review of the African Union (AU)/NEPAD Action plan 20102015 undertaken jointly by the Commission, NEPAD Secretariat, the African Development Bank and the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa and ENDORSES the flagship programmes and projects outlined in the Plan as a means of advancing regional and continental integration; 4. TAKES NOTE of Africa’s preparations and engagement with G8 Partners towards the G8/Africa Outreach scheduled for L’Aquila, Italy on 9 and 10 July 2009 including the programme for the L’Aquila Summit provided to guide the participation of African Leaders and the four thematic areas for discussion; 5. WELCOMES progress made in the dialogue between the G8 African representatives and the African side towards ensuring appropriate follow up and implementation of G8 Summit decisions on Africa and URGES the continuation of this dialogue for future G8 Summits, along with concrete concerns identified by Africa, through such systematic approach; 6. TAKES NOTE of the efforts to reform the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) and URGES stronger commitment by Development Partners to making APF more effective and responsive to African concerns and interests. Adopted by the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Sirte, Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 3 July 2009