Better co-ordination of efforts across all levels of administration and through effective articulation between governments and non-governmental actors is necessary. Public-private partnerships, particularly involving local business, are called for, provided that the State exercises regulation, quality control and accountability. The broad aspirations of this Agenda should guide the adoption of specific measures by national, sub-regional, continental and international stakeholders. The successful implementation of the Agenda depends on the availability of the required resources States should prioritise children when developing national and sub-national budgets. They should also prioritise the mobilisation and leverage of sustainable domestic resources and allocate them to implementing various components of the Plan of Action of Africa Fit for Children with a focus on the marginalised, the vulnerable, the poor, children who are orphaned, displaced children and children with disabilities. States should allocate resources and developed data gathering to inform evidence- based programming, intervention and advocacy. States should undertake costing, to ascertain the cost/benefit ratio to the State in respect of prolonged violations, on the one hand, band measures to curb violations, on the other. Clear budget lines must be allocated to responsible ministries and departments from national to local level. Ministries and agencies responsible for planning and budgets are indispensable allies in this process: The economic costs of inaction on investing in children are too great to be relegated to the margins of a national policy debate. Effective and efficient supply chains and integrated and transparent procurement African development banks, African regional economic communities and systems should be built and maintained. development partners should support the implementation of this Agenda, and should increase their efforts at mobilising resources and securing new investments. 31