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SADC PF Committee Sets the Stage for Rights-Based Regional Development
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – A two-day induction and capacity-building session for the Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum ended on Saturday with new members reaffirming commitment to people-centred development, ethical leadership, and regional integration.
Held under the theme, “Ensuring Inclusive Human and Social Development at Parliamentary Level which Mirrors and Heightens the Implementation Capacity of SADC as an Institution,” the session drew together 10 Members of Parliament from 10 SADC countries, technical partners, civil society actors, and SADC Secretariat officials for deliberations on public health, SRHR, adolescent wellbeing, HIV prevention, and broader human development goals.