EXISTING PRINCIPLES OF THE GLOBAL COMPACT ON MIGRATION

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes migration as a core development consideration and catalyst for sustainable development that cuts across various sectors of government policy and also recognizes the potential vulnerability of migrants. 

The Agenda sets out specific targets to address these vulnerabilities, and in so doing, aims to empower migrants  and the Diaspora to fulfill their own development potential and thereby contribute to the development of the communities in which they live and from which they originate. 

While a number of these targets mention migration specifically, migration is in fact relevant to all 17 goals and most of the 169 targets in the Agenda ( Target 17.14 specifically references the need for policy coherence). 
Citation: International Office for Migration.

The implication is that migration and development is relevant in almost all  the 20 Agenda 2063 Goals and not just AU Diaspora Legacy Projects.  

Based on the Agenda 2063 Strategic Implementation Plan, the Agenda 2063 Communication Strategy is expected to  " generate sustained public awareness, involvement, support and ownership by the African population of the Agenda and its execution. It will ensure extensive out-reach with up-to-date and accurate information. It is linked to the overall Communications Strategy of the African Union, and targets AU Member States, staff, organs and agencies; RECs;  African citizens both within the continent and in the diaspora and their institutions , including private sector, civil society etc.; as well as AU's partners."

The African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council ( ECOSOCC) organ that specifically  includes all citizens, reserving 20 seats for citizens living outside their member states - Diaspora.

Leveraging on Existing institutions and Systems 

As indicated in Agenda 2063 Framework, the consultation process revealed that in the interest of economy, efficiency and effectiveness, existing institutions and systems at the national, regional and continental levels should be used/strengthened.
  • National Level: Planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation structures such as thematic area groups, sector wide approaches should be retained and, if necessary, be improved upon to cater for the exigencies of the for Agenda 2063. The planning, monitoring and evaluation cycles, formats and processes should be retained.

  • Regional Level: The planning, monitoring and evaluation process at the RECs should be maintained and, if necessary, be improved upon to cater for the exigencies of Agenda 2063.

  • Continental Level: AU Organs such as AUC, the Pan African Parliament (PAP); Economic, Cultural, and Social Cultural Council (ECOSOCC); and NEPAD should be used in the design, implementation monitoring and evaluation of Agenda 2063. In addition continental institutions such as the African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa as well as other partners to render their technical support, as required. 
The Role of ECOSOCC: 

The AU organ mandated  to engage the African citizenry in Africa and in the Diaspora in the implementation, monitoring, evaluation and producing reports on Agenda 2063 (which has all the SDGs) is the AU ECOSOCC.
The AU ECOSOCC is tasked with:

(i) Facilitating the formation of Agenda 2063 Advocacy Groups in Member States to ensure the adoption of Agenda 2063 in national short, medium and long term plans.
(ii) Facilitating the inclusion of social groups at the Member States level in the design, implementation and monitoring of Agenda 2063 and
(iii) Preparing progress report on the involvement of the African Citizenry on the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Agenda 2063 (which is essentially meeting the SDGs). 
Ownership of the Development 
All RECs, Member States and AU Organs are expected to adopt Agenda 2063 and associated 10 year plans as a basis for their visions and plans. 
RECs will be the focal points for the facilitation of the adoption, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all continental frameworks related to Agenda 2063 by Member States. 
Each Member State is to designate a focal point institution at the national level to facilitate the integration of Agenda 2063 into its national vision and plans. As much as possible the focal point should also be the entry point for the execution of global frameworks as the SDGs. 
Every Member State should set up a national Agenda 2063 Focal Group made up of civil society and private sector entities directly linked to the  ECOSOCC of the AU  whose responsibility amongst others will be: 
(i) tracking the progress being made at the national level with respect to the implementation of Agenda 2063
(ii) playing advocacy roles to ensure and sustain strong political commitment at the national and sub-national levels for the implementation of Agenda 2063;
(iii) engaging in public education and participation in the Agenda 2063 process 
(iv) generating ideas for the updating of the Agenda 2063 process. 
MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

The Agenda 2063 framework outlines the process of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of adopted goals and the line of reporting:  from the national, regional to  continental levels.  While Member States are encouraged to leverage their national strengths, there is the need to have a minimum set of tools that will be uniform and enhance comparability of outcomes between /within Member States in a region and between Member States across regions. 

General 

All Member States, the RECs and AU Organs involved in the implementation of the Goals will use the Agenda 2063 results framework as the basis for the M&E of the implementation. 

Continental Level
AU Organs 

AU Commission shall be the body responsible for issuing continental guidelines on the results framework, including the goals, targets, indicators and their measurement, methodology for data collection and analysis to the RECs and Member States.

RECs/Member States shall coordinate/ facilitate the integration of M&E reports from the RECs and publish the Annual Agenda 2063 Monitoring and Evaluation Report.

PAP: shall prepare annual monitoring report on the performance of African Legislatures on enactment of laws / regulations for the implementation of Agenda 2063 and associated oversight responsibilities.

ECOSOCC  shall through the reports of National Advisory Groups on Agenda 2063, prepare a continental monitoring and evaluation report from the perspective of the African social pressure groups.*

* Social pressure group is another description for an   a dvocacy group  of various forms that promote civic engagement and collective action on a variety of causes.