Parliament, Monday, 05 December 2022 – A South African parliamentary delegation is attending the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum’s (SADC PF) 52nd Plenary Assembly Session, held in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, from today, 05 to Thursday, 08 December 2022.
The delegation includes Ms Nkhensani Kate Bilankulu of the African National Congress, Mr Darren Bergman of the Democratic Alliance and Ms Ntombovuyo Mente of the Economic Freedom Fighters.
The theme for the session is: “The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Legislative Frameworks for Peace and Security in the SADC Region”.
The theme allows parliamentary engagements to act as a guiding compass to enable SADC Parliaments to further navigate and self-reflect on domestic peace and security frameworks.
The objectives of the 52nd plenary session are to promote inter-parliamentary cooperation, diplomacy and solidarity amongst SADC Member Parliaments and to celebrate the SADC identity. The session will also take stock of the legislative frameworks for peace and security, both at an inter-state and intra-state level. It will further deliberate on the role and contributions of parliamentary engagement to the peace and security discourse in SADC, bearing in mind the complementary efforts already made by the relevant SADC organs.
The 52nd Plenary session will also consider the avenues where Parliaments may contribute to promoting regional and international peace aimed at pursuing Africa Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The focus will be on SDG 16 on the promotion of peaceful societies. The session will consider and approve various Standing Committee reports of the Regional Women Parliamentary Caucus and other organs of the Forum.
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Antonine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, will officially open the 52nd Plenary Assembly.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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