REPORT ON THE RETREAT OF AFRICAN UNION MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MINISTERS OF FINANCE ON THE EVALUATION OF AGENDA 2063 AND ACCELERATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND TEN-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: 1 – 3 OCTOBER 2023, KIGALI, RWANDA
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The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Technology Development as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Honourable A. Murwira, briefed Cabinet on the Retreat of African Union Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Finance on the evaluation of Agenda 2063 and accelerating the implementation of the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan.
The nation is being informed that the Retreat took place in Kigali, Rwanda from 1 – 3 October 2023 under the theme “Accelerating the Implementation of Agenda 2063”.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the outcomes of the evaluation of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063 and provide strategic direction for the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan, as well as provide guidance on financing mechanisms and division of labour for the successful implementation of the Second Ten-Year Plan.
Regarding implementation of projects under the First Decade of Agenda 2063, the nation is advised that the COVID-19 pandemic, the world food crisis, the impact of climate change as well as debt servicing constrained member states in their implementation of Agenda 2063 during the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan.
The nation is however advised that considerable progress was recorded in the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) and the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)
On financing of Agenda 2063, the Meeting noted the skewed allocation of resources by the African Union towards peace and security at the expense of the other six aspirations of the First Ten-Year Plan.
The Meeting agreed that the success of the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan will be achieved through leveraging on the National Development Plans. Don’t forget to like and follow our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel to get to know of our content.
