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The Africa Progress Panel (APP) consists of ten distinguished individuals from private and public sectors who advocate for shared responsibility between African leaders and their international partners to promote equitable and sustainable development for Africa. It seeks to ensure that African issues remain prominent in global development discussions, and that the requisite level of support and action is generated for African development. Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Laureate, chairs the Panel and is closely involved in its day-to-day work. The Panel was originally formed through a UK Government initiative as a vehicle to maintain focus on the commitments to Africa made by the international community in the wake of the Gleneagles G8 Summit in 2005 and the Commission for Africa Report in 2007. As such, the Panel focuses on complex and high-impact issues such as global governance, peace and security, climate change, food security, sustainable economic development, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While these issues have immediate ramifications for Africa, effectively tackling them requires bringing together a wide range of stakeholders within and outside Africa. Panel members are well placed to effect positive change on such issues. Their life experiences and personal influence give them unusual access to the highest level of policy makers in Africa and around the world. The Panel also has exceptional networks of policy analysts, practitioners and academics. Panel members advocate to effect positive change both in their individual capacities as members of the Panel and through the Panel’s publications, chiefly, its Africa Progress Report, published annually in May. Though the Panel itself meets only twice a year, Panel members continually assesses opportunities and threats to Africa’s development, including how far commitments to Africa have been met. They use their judgment and experience to highlight pressing concerns, inspire honest debate amongst leaders and civil society, help mobilise resources and prompt effective action. The Panel’s work is supported by a Geneva-based secretariat, established in 2008 and presently headed by Caroline Kende-Robb. The Secretariat supports the Panel in three main areas: research and policy; advocacy and communication; and preparation of APP core products, including Africa Progress Reports, periodic news bulletins, and policy briefs. At the end of 2014, the secretariat is due to move from Geneva to an Africa-based institution. ==Mission== The Panel's mission is to advocate for more sustainable and equitable development in Africa, and to help ensure that the requisite support, action and results are generated for this purpose. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Africa Progress Panel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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