New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support A/RES/71/320 Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative, which seeks to further strengthen the development of infrastructure on the African continent in collaboration with relevant development partners; 43. Also encourages African countries to maintain the trend of increasing investment in infrastructure development, including through strengthened domestic resource mobilization, and improving the efficiency of existing infrastruct ure investment; 44. Further encourages African countries to continue their efforts in investing in education, science, technology and innovation to enhance value addition and industrial development; II Response of the international community 45. Reiterates that we are setting out together on the path towards sustainable development, devoting ourselves collectively to the pursuit of global development and of “win-win” cooperation which can bring huge gains to all countries and all parts of the world; 46. Welcomes the efforts by development partners to strengthen cooperation with the New Partnership; 47. Also welcomes the various important initiatives established between African countries and their development partners, as well as other initiatives, emphasizes the importance of coordination in such initiatives on Africa and the need for their effective implementation, and in this regard recognizes the important role that North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation can play in supporting Africa’s development efforts, including in the implementation of the New Partnership, while bearing in mind that South-South cooperation is not a substitute for but rather a complement to North-South cooperation; 48. Urges continued support of measures to address the challenges of poverty eradication, hunger and malnutrition, job creation and sustainable development in Africa, including, as appropriate, debt relief, improved market access, support for the private sector and entrepreneurship, fulfilment of commitments on official development assistance and increased flows of foreign direct investment, and transfer of technology on mutually agreed terms; 49. Acknowledges the establishment of the Africa Global Partnership Platform as a mechanism for feeding Africa’s interests and perspectives into wider global processes; 50. Expresses deep concern about the continuing negative effects of desertification, land degradation and drought on the African continent and underlines the need for short-, medium- and long-term measures, and in this regard calls for the continued effective implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, 13 including its 10-year strategic plan and framework to enhance the implementation of the Convention ( 2008–2018), 14 to address the situation; _______________ 13 14 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1954, No. 33480. A/C.2/62/7, annex. 9/13