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      Linking Agenda 2063 and the SDGs

      Linking Agenda 2063 and the SDGs

       

       

       

       

       

      Agenda 2063 Goals

         

      Agenda 2063
      Priority Areas

       

      UN Sustainable Development Goals

      1.

      A high standard of living, quality of life and well-being for all citizens.

         

      Incomes, jobs and decent work

      Poverty, inequality and hunger

      Social security and protection, including persons with disabilities

      Modern, affordable and liveable habitats and quality basic services

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere in the world

      2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

      8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable Economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

      11.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

      2.

      Well educated citizens and skills revolution underpinned by science, technology and innovation.

         
      • Education and science, technology and innovation (STI) driven skills revolution

       

       

      4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

      3.

      Healthy and well-nourished citizens.

         
      • Health and nutrition

       

       

      3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

      4.

      Transformed economies.

         
      • Sustainable and inclusive economic growth

      • STI driven manufacturing, industrialization and value addition

      • Economic diversification and resilience

       

       

       

       

       

      8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

      9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

      5.

      Modern agriculture for increased productivity and production.

         
      • Agricultural productivity and production

       

       

      2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

      6.

      Blue/ocean economy for accelerated economic growth.

         
      • Marine resources and energy

      • Port operations and marine transport

       

       

      14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

      7.

      Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities.

         
      • Bio-diversity, conservation and Sustainable natural resource management.

      • Water security

      • Climate resilience and natural disasters preparedness

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

      7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

      13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

      15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

      8.

      A United Africa (Federal or Confederate).

         
      • Frameworks and institutions for a United Africa

       

       

       

      9.

      Continental financial and monetary institutions established and functional.

         
      • Financial and monetary institutions

       

       

       

      10.

      World class infrastructure criss - crosses Africa.

         
      • Communications and infrastructure connectivity.

       

       

      9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

      11.

      Democratic values, practices, universal principles of human rights, justice and the rule of law entrenched.

         
      • Democracy and good governance

      • Human rights, justice and the rule of law

       

       

      16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

       

      12.

      Capable institutions and transformative leadership in place.

         
      • Institutions and leadership

      • Participatory development and local governance.

       

       

      16.Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

      13.

      Peace, security and stability is preserved.

         
      • Maintenance and preservation of peace and security

       

       

      16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

      14.

      A stable and peaceful Africa.

         
      • Institutional structure for AU instruments on peace and security

      • Defence, security and peace

       

       

       

      15.

      A fully functional and operational APSA

         
      • Fully operational and functional APSA all pillars

       

       

       

      16.

      African cultural renaissance is pre-eminent.

         
      • Values and ideals of Pan Africanism

      • Cultural values and African Renaissance

      • Cultural heritage, creative arts and businesses

       

       

       

      17.

      Full gender equality in all spheres of life.

         
      • Women and girls empowerment

      • Violence and discrimination against women and girls

       

       

      5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

      18.

      Engaged and empowered youth and children.

         
      • Youth empowerment and children’s rights

       

       

       

       

      4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

      5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

      19.

      Africa as a major partner in global affairs and peaceful co-existence.

         
      • Africa’s place in global affairs

      • Partnerships

       

       

      17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

      20.

      Africa takes full responsibility for financing her development Goals.

         
      • African capital markets

      • Fiscal systems and public sector revenue

      • Development assistance

       

       

       

      10. Reduce inequality within and among countries.

      17.Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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