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The process towards the review of the protocol has been initiated following a regional meeting held in South Africa, from 26-28 October. The meeting’s objective was to revise the protocol targets and align text with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The meeting was part of a roadmap for review of the protocol adopted at the SADC Gender Ministers meeting held in Harare last May. The roadmap outlined the process that the review would take. Having been adopted by the SADC Council of Ministers ahead of the Head of State Summit held in Botswana in August, it remained that the protocol text be reviewed.
The process of reviewing the targets and aligning them with the SDGs was initiated through the commissioning of a consultant, Magdeline Madibela, former Head of the SADC Gender Unit, to work on and present a draft for consideration by representatives of Member States.
The main proposed changes to the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development are on targets which were pushed to 2030.
Comment on SADC Protocol on Gender, Development Review Starts