New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support A/RES/73/335 Taking note with appreciation of decision Ext/Assembly/AU/Dec.1(XI) of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted at its eleventh extraordinary session, held in Addis Ababa on 17 and 18 November 2018, on the evolutionary trajectory of the New Partnership and the rationa le behind the establishment of the African Union Development Agency as a vehicle for the better execution of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the decision that the New Partnership Planning and Coordinating Agency shall henceforth be renamed the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 1. Takes note of the sixteenth consolidated progress report of the Secretary General 7 and the third biennial report of the Secretary-General on the review of the implementation of the commitments made towards Africa’s development; 8 2. Recognizes the efforts of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 3 and welcomes in this regard the efforts by development partners to strengthen cooperation with the New Partnership and recognizes the progress made, while acknowledging that much needs to be done in its implementation; 3. Also recognizes the importance of supporting Agenda 2063 and its first 10-year implementation plan (2014–2023) and acknowledges the programme of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, both of which are integral to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 9 and underscores in this regard the importance of a coherent and coordinated implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda; 4. Emphasizes that economic development, including inclusive industrial development, and policies which seek to enhance productive capacities in Africa can generate employment and income for the poor and, therefore, be an engine for poverty eradication and for achieving internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals, and recognizes in this regard the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 70/293 of 25 July 2016 on the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (2016–2025); 5. Recognizes its commitment to the full implementation of the political declaration on Africa’s development needs, adopted at the high-level meeting on Africa’s development needs on 22 September 2008; 10 6. Welcomes the progress made by African countries in fulfilling their commitments in the implementation of the New Partnership to deepen democracy, human rights, good governance and sound economic management, and encourages African countries, with the participation of stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector, to continue their efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, developing and strengthening institutions for governance, creating an environment conducive to involving the private sector, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the New Partnership implementation process, developing innovative public-private partnerships for financing infrastructure projects and attracting foreign direct investment for development; 7. Encourages African countries to strengthen and expand local and regi onal infrastructure and to continue to share best practices with a view to strengthening regional and continental integration, and in this regard notes with appreciation the work of the high-level subcommittee of the African Union on the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative; 8. Also encourages African countries to maintain the trend of increasing both foreign and domestic investment in infrastructure development, including through __________________ 7 8 9 10 4/11 A/73/269. A/73/270. Resolution 70/1. Resolution 63/1. 19-15588