EXPECTED OUTPUTS 8.3 APRM Secretariat legal status with the host government of the Republic of South Africa formalised RELATED ACTIONS 1. Liaise with the Office of the AUC Legal Counsel to draft and prepare for signature a host agreement on the legal status of the APRM Secretariat with the Republic of South Africa 2. Work closely with the Republic of South Africa to implement the provisions of the host agreement RESPONSIBLE ACTORS APRM Focal Points Committee and APRM Secretariat 8.4 Near-universal 1. Draft a strategy for universal APRM Focal Points membership by AU accession campaign and submit it Committee and Member States achieved to decision makers for approval APRM Secretariat 2. Undertake a campaign to engage with relevant stakeholders and accelerate progress toward universal accession to APRM by AU member states –39– INDICATORS OF SUCCESS Speed at which the legal status of the APRM Secretariat office and officers are clarified and streamlined through the signing of an appropriate host country agreement between the AU and the Republic of South Africa Number of AU Member States acceding to APRM