DECISION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFRICAN
UNION STRATEGIC PLAN
Doc. EX.CL/751(XXII)ii
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Chairperson on the Development of the African Union Strategic Plan presented by the Commission;
2. ACKNOWLEDGES the collaboration between the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank in developing the new long-term strategic framework for the Continent;
3. ENCOURAGES the three institutions to continue with the work on the formulation of an issue paper entailing a situational analysis of current challenges and prospects for the next 50 years.
4. REQUESTS the Commission
i) to use the issue paper as a basis for consultations with key stakeholders, namely, Member States, RECs, AU Organs, the NEPAD Agency, civil society, the private sector, academia, research institutions and other Africa think-tanks;
ii) to present for consideration by the May 2013 meetings of the AU Policy Organs a Framework Document containing strategic objectives, outcomes and priorities to be pursued for the socio-economic transformation of the continent.