[AU-Monitor] Pan African Parliament: Draft Strategic Plan 2006-2010

[Firoze Manji]

Pan African Parliament: Draft Strategic Plan 2006-2010

We have managed to obtain a copy of the Pan African Parliament Draft  
Strategic Plan for 2006-2010 (dated Augus 2006).

The document outlines PAP’s strategic objectives as being:

1. Strengthening funding capacity of PAP
2. Upgrade and deepen the knowledge and skills of the Members of  
Parliament
3. Strengthen administration, support services and programme areas

4. Develop value-added information and research services
5. Develop and strengthen ICT infrastructure and use
6. Develop and strengthen research capacity

The political objectives are defined as:

1. Represent the voices of the peoples of Africa and advocate for the  
peoples’ popularization of the PAP
2. Promote, protect and defend the principles of human rights, gender  
and disability equality, democracy, peace and security in Africa
3. Enhance the oversight capacity of PAP
4. Promote the harmonization of continental, regional and national  
laws to foster continental integration and development
5. Encourage and support inter-institutional and other deliberative  
organs cooperation
6. Transform from an advisory and consultative body to a full  
legislative organ

The document outlines the action plans of the ten permanent  
committees, the bureau and the secretariat.

The full text is available at the link shown: http:// 
www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php