The Agenda sets out ten aspirations, to be achieved by 2040, against a brief background contextualising the particular issue. It proceeds to identify action steps, mostly, but not exclusively, to be taken by States, for the first period of the five-phased 25-year journey ahead. The ten aspirations are the following: • Aspiration 1: The African Children’s Charter, as supervised by the African Children’s Committee, provides an effective continental framework for advancing children’s rights. • Aspiration 2: An effective child-friendly national legislative, policy and institutional framework is in place in all member States. • Aspiration 3: Every child’s birth and other vital statistics are registered. • Aspiration 4: Every child survives and has a healthy childhood. • Aspiration 5: Every child grows up well-nourished and with access to the basic necessities of life. • Aspiration 6: Every child benefits fully from quality education. • Aspiration 7: Every child is protected against violence, exploitation, neglect and abuse. • Aspiration 8: Children benefit from a child-sensitive criminal justice system. • Aspiration 9: Every child is free from the impact of armed conflicts and other disasters or emergency situations. • Aspiration 10: African children’s views matter. These aspirations are followed by two further parts: • the implementation of this Agenda; and • monitoring and evaluation of this Agenda. 9