| Tanzania hosts the SADC parliamentary Forum’s 24th plenary assembly session |
| The 24th Plenary Assembly session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) will be hosted by the Parliament of Tanzania from 19th November 2008 to 28th November, 2008 at the Arusha International Conference |
| Model Law on HIV in Southern Africa |
Painfully aware that Southern Africa is the region with the highest HIV prevalence rate, and that the region forms the global epicentre of the HIV pandemic; Read More |
| Portuguese version Lei modelo no HIV na frica meridional |
| Dolorosamente ciente que a África meridional é a região com a taxa a mais elevada da predominância do HIV, e que a região forma o epicentro global da pandemia do HIV; Read More |
| Une loi modèle sur le VIH pour l'Afrique australe |
L'Afrique australe est l'épicentre de la pandémie du SIDA. Sur les quatorze Etats-membres de la Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), neufs Etats ont un taux d'infection supérieur à 10 pour cent, six ont un taux supérieur à 20 pour cent, et un Etat a un taux supérieur à 30 pour cent. En 2005, l'Afrique australe comptait 14,8 millions de personnes infectées par le VIH sur 38,6 millions dans le monde. |
| Model Law on HIV in Southern Africa
Position Paper |
| Southern Africa is the epicentre of the AIDS pandemic.1 Of the fourteen member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), nine have an adult prevalence rate higher than 10 per cent;2 six states, higher than 20 per cent;3 and one, Read More |
| SADC Observer Mission - Preliminary Statement |
On 2 May 2008 the results of the presidential election were finally announced. None of the four candidates received an outright majority required by the electoral Act. Accordingly, on 19 May 2008, ZEC announced that a run-off election would be held on 27 June 2008 between the candidates of the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai and the ZANU-PF, Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, who had secured 47.9 percent and 43.2 percent of the votes respectively. Read More |
| Workshop on consideration of model legislation on HIV & AIDS - Proceedings Report |
| The Chairperson commenced proceedings at 9.15am, noting that some delegations were still to arrive. In her introductory statements, Hon Patel noted that the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s engagement on the HIV and AIDS model law initiative could be traced back to the Forum’s regional workshop on HIV and AIDS held in Namibia in February 2002. At this workshop a resolution was adopted on the development of an HIV and AIDS model law for the SADC region. |
| The Pan-African Parliament Election Observer Mission To The Presidential Run - Off and Parliament By-Elections in Zimbabwe - Interim Statement |
Prior to the arrival of the main Mission team on 14 June 2008, an advance team of ten (10)MPs and eight (8) support was deployed on 8 June 2008 with the objective of assessing the prevailing pre-election environment by monitoring the state of preparedness and the political developments in the country. Following their accreditation the Advance Team visited the suburbs of Harare and the neighbouring provinces of Mashonaland East, Central and West and Manicaland. The Team also held preliminary meetings with a number of election stakeholders in Harare. Read More |
| Sex in Prisons |
The SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretariat through its HIV/AIDS program has an obligation to advocate and build the capacity of the MPs in responding to the fight against the AIDS pandemic in our region, be it in their respective Parliaments as well as in the domains of their respective constituencies. Last year in November, the Forum organized a Deliberative Session for Members of Parliament and Legal Drafters on Model Legislation for HIV and AIDS in the SADC Region which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The recently organized capacity Building Workshop in Pretoria on HIV/AIDS budget analysis and expenditure monitoring for members of Public Accounts Committees and parliamentary staff from the region stand out as an examples. Read More.. |
