Assembly AU Dec 490-516 (XXII) _E

Assembly/AU/Dec.504(XXII)DECISION ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT GOALSDoc. Assembly/AU/9(XXII)The Assembly,1. RECALLS its Solemn Declaration on the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU and inparticular its pledge to articulate the ideals and goals of the continent on a fiftyyear AU agenda;2. REITERATES its commitment to African Transformation and the importance ofexisting continental frameworks encompassing the political, economic and socialaspirations of the continent;3. RECOGNISES the need for tracking and monitoring of progress on continentalframeworks especially within the ambit of agenda 2063;4. REALISES that the Post 2015 Development Agenda will be a global frameworkthat is not Africa specific;5. ENDORSES the articulation of the African Development Goals consistent withthe existing continental frameworks and to serve as milestones for tracking andmonitoring progress towards Agenda 2063;6. MANDATES the Commission, ECA and AfDB to work on the articulation of theAfrican Development Goals in the context of Agenda 20163 and consistent withits stated objectives.