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Tuesday, 20 August 2024 16:47
H.E. Boemo Sekgoma, SADC Parliamentary Forum, Secretary General - keynote address at the Regional Convening for the Implementation of the SADC Model Law on Ending Child Marriage in Lusaka
- Honourable Members of Parliament;
- Traditional and Religious Leaders who have graced this occasion,
- The Country Director, Plan International - Antoinette Ngoma;
- The Head of Africa Engagement, Girls Not Brides, Nerida Nthamburi,
- The HIVOS Regional Director, Ms Nana Zulu,
- Representatives from the UN Agencies,
- Young People from the SADC Youth Forum and the HIVOS Youth Advisory Panel;
- Distinguished Guests;
- Members of the Fourth Estate;
- Ladies and Gentlemen;
I bring greetings from the Forum and express my profound gratitude for the honour bestowed upon me and the Forum to deliver the keynote address for this crucial engagement. From the onset, allow me to preface my keynote address by alluding to the laudable entreaty from Theodore Roosevelt, who was unequivocal in his observation that,
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