Themes, trade in goods, trade in services read more. Adopt gender and development protocol human rights. I am therefore pleased to present the sadc gender based violence strategy and its framework of action 20182030 which was approved by the sadc ministers responsible for gender equality. The protocol will help our region to advance the process of womens emancipation through policies, laws, programmes and projects which all member states have to implement, mbeki said. The protocol advocates for gender parity in all sectors and sets out 28 substantive targets for achieving gender equality by 2015. A wealth of data, insights and analysis awaits all readers of the barometer. Its original members were botswana, lesotho, madagascar, mauritius, mozambique, namibia, south africa, swaziland, tanzania, zambia and zimbabwe, with malawi and seychelles joining later. Aug 20, 2018 the pdf sadc protocol on gender and development 1002 kb in article 8 says that no person under the age of 18 shall marry. The revised sadc protocol on gender and development provides for the empowerment of women, elimination of discrimination and the promotion of gender equality and equity through genderresponsive legislation. Development ommunitys sadc gender and development protocol and subsequently ratified the sadc protocol on gender and development which was adopted by sadc in 2008. The sadc free trade area was established in august 2008, after the implementation of the sadc protocol on trade in 2000 laid the foundation for its formation. The objectives of the protocol are among others to provide for the empowerment of women, to eliminate. The presentation on the sadc protocol was tabled by ms ranji reddy, the chief director of women empowerment and gender equality wege in the department. The revised sadc protocol on gender and development provides for the empowerment of women, elimination of discrimination and the promotion of gender equality and equity through gender responsive.
It focuses on what drives or constrains this regional organisation in particular sectors such as regional industrialisation, the development of a regional energy market, and transfrontier conservation areas. Agreement amending article 3 of the protocol on trade french 2016 updated august 2017. The sadc protocol on gender and development looks into integration and main streaming of gender issues into the sadc programme of action and community building initiatives which is important to the sustainable development of the sadc region. The protocol emerged out of the sadc declaration on gender and development which had been signed about a decade prior, in 1997. The protocol aims to provide for the empowerment of women, to eliminate discrimination and achieve. Number of signatories to the petition for an addendum on gender and climate change. The sadc gender protocol is the only subregional instrument that brings together existing global and continental commitments to gender equality and enhances these through time bound targets. Sadc gender policy 4 this sadc gender policy has been developed to provide a sound, authoritative, coherent and strategic mechanism for achieving the objectives of the declaration. The south african development community sadc protocol on gender and development was signed at the sadc heads of state summit held on 16 and 17 august 2008 in johannesburg. It had come out of the 1997 sadc heads of state declaration on gender and development, and elevated this to the most binding regional instrument. The main proposed changes to the sadc protocol on gender and development are on targets which were pushed to 2030.
Efforts and benefits of mainstreaming gender in the sadc renewable energy sector, 2016 pdf, 3. Regional strategy and framework of action for addressing. The sadc gender protocol barometer baseline study was undertaken in june and july 2009 and coordinated by the gender links office in gaborone. Apr 01, 2017 the sadc protocol on gender and development commits to the integration and mainstreaming of gender issues into the sadc programme of action and community building initiatives, as key to the sustainable development of the sadc region, noting that the member states undertook in the sadc treaty, article 62, not to discriminate against any person on the grounds of sex or gender. This protocol is important because it consolidates all the important sadc policies and programmes dealing with gender equity. Sadc gender protocol revised monitoring, evaluating and reporting framework data collection tool questions 5 page answer. Constitutive act of the african union which enshrined the gender equality principle, the protocol to the african charter on human and peoples. The research method was quantitative and contained the collection of statistical data on the articles specified in the sadc protocol on gender and development. Revised sadc gender protocol enters into force tralac. Sadc gender protocol 2015 barometer by lowe morna overdrive. The sadc protocol on gender and development is the only subregional instrument in the world that brings together global and continental commitments to gender equality in one instrument used to enhance. Context 2005 is a significant year for several reasons. The draft gender and development protocol is the result of a process that started in 2005, with the audit of sadcs declaration on gender and development and its addendum on preventing and.
The southern africa gender protocol alliance uses two measures to rate each sadc states performance towards meeting the 28 targets. Sadc gender protocol 2012 barometer 245 potential for conflict in madagascar, zimbabwe and drc remains high, while the militarisation of politics in swaziland is a concern. Revised sadc gender protocol enters into force tralac trade. The protocol is intended to take the region a step closer to.
Gender mainstreaming at sadc download ebook pdf, epub. Using the sadc protocol on gender and development as an. The sadc protocol on gender and development is more binding than the declaration. The sadc protocol on gender and development hereafter sadc gender protocol was signed on 17august 2008. Data collection tool for the monitoring of the sadc gender. The revised sadc protocol on gender and development provides for the empowerment of women, elimination of discrimination and the promotion of gender equality and equity through genderresponsive legislation, policies, programmes and projects. The sadc protocol on gender and development is for you. Sadc gender protocol alliance sadc gender protocol barometer sadc gender protocol barometer scoring another goal for gender equality, the 2019 sadc gender protocol barometer breaks with past tradition in focusing solely on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Out of the member states that have signed, 11 have already ratified the protocol. This is in addition to the sadc protocol on gender development and the sadc treaty that directly seek to facilitate the empowerment of women and positively influence. It is a document which identifiesgender related problems in the region and indicates the strategic actions necessary to address them.
The southern african development community sadc gender and development barometer reveals that whilst women participation in politics is still below agreed benchmarks, zimbabwes citizens seem. Adopt gender and development protocol human rights watch. Sadc gender protocol 2017 barometer by colleen lowe morna, lucia makamure, sifisosami dube the sadc protocol on gender and development is the only subregional instrument in the world that brings together global and continental commitments to gender equality in one instrument used to enhance accountability. The draft agreement amending the sadc protocol on gender and development will only come into force once it is adopted by three quarters of the member states that are parties to the protocol.
Sadc heads of state and government signed and adopted the sadc protocol on gender and development in august 2008 with the exception of botswana and mauritius. The protocol was revised so that its objectives are aligned to various global targets and emerging issues. Tracking progress on implementation of the gender protocol remains essential to sustain gains made and keep the momentum towards addressing gender. Tracking progress on implementation of the sadc protocol on gender and development pdf, 1. Sadc gender protocol 2015 barometer isbn 9780992243357 pdf. In august 2008, heads of state of the southern african development community adopted the groundbreaking sadc protocol on gender and development. Revised sadc protocol on gender and development 2016 sadc. Pdf participation of women in zimbabwean politics and the. Under guidelines for cooperation, the protocol also recognises that the gender dimension is one of the key socioeconomic issues that the regions energy policy should address.
The gender protocol therefore provides a context within which the sadc community should strategically direct the development of their antigbv programmes. This report presents the findings of a political economy analysis of the southern african development community sadc. Constitutive act of the african union which enshrined the gender equality principle, the protocol to. The alliance promotes and facilitates the creation of gender equity and equality through lobbying and advocacy towards the achievement of the 28 targets of the sadc protocol on gender and development by 2015. Protocol on education and training sadc 1 blantyre, 8 september 1997 preamble we, the heads of state or government of the republic of angola the republic of botswana the kingdom of lesotho the republic of malawi the republic of mauritius the republic of mozambique the republic of namibia the republic of south africa the kingdom of swaziland. Aligned to millennium development goal three, the original 28 targets of the protocol targets expire in 2015. The revised sadc protocol on gender and development provides for the empowerment of women, elimination of discrimination, and the promotion of gender equality and equity through gender responsive legislation, policies, programmes and projects. The southern african gender protocol alliances vision is of a region in which women and men are equal in all spheres. Soldier s pregnancy protocol download ebook pdf, epub. The pdf sadc protocol on gender and development 1002 kb in article 8 says that no person under the age of 18 shall marry. She indicated that the sadc protocol on gender and development was adopted by sadc heads of state on 17 august 2008 in sandton, gauteng. Women bear a disproportionate burden of conflict wherever it occurs, yet are absent from peace processes and decisionmaking.
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