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LOI TYPE DE LA SADC SUR LA VIOLENCE BASÉE SUR LE GENRE ATELIER DE SENSIBILISATION AUX MÉDIAS 6 AOÛT 2021 PROGRAMME
05 Aug 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumLors de la 44ème session de l'Assemblée plénière qui s'est tenue à Maputo, au Mozambique, en 2018, le Caucus parlementaire régional des femmes (RWPC) du Forum parlementaire de la Communauté de développement de l'Afrique australe (FP SADC) a parrainé une motion adoptée à l'unanimité visant à élaborer une loi type sur la violence basée sur le genre qui sera utilisée par les États membres de la SADC pour prévenir, traiter et éradiquer diverses formes de violence basée sur le genre. Un consensus a également été atteint par les parties prenantes travaillant dans ce domaine pour procéder à l'élaboration d'une loi type de la SADC sur la violence basée sur le genre. C'est dans ce contexte que le Forum parlementaire de la SADC lancera des séries de consultations des parties prenantes afin d'informer la finalisation du projet de loi type sur la VBG.
Objectif de la réunion :
- Engager et sensibiliser les médias sur le projet de loi type de la SADC sur la violence basée sur le genre et le processus de consultation des parties prenantes.
HEURE | ÉLÉMENT | PRÉSENTATEUR/ANIMATEUR |
10h00 – 10h10 | Remarques de bienvenue | Mme Boemo Sekgoma - Secrétaire Générale du Forum parlementaire de la Communauté de développement de l'Afrique australe |
10h20 – 10h30 | Discours liminaire sur l'état de la violence basée sur le genre dans la région de la SADC. | Ms Pamela Dube, Militante des droits de l’homme, des medias et de genre |
10h30 – 11h15 | Présentation du projet de loi type du FP SADC sur la violence basée sur le genre | Expert technique - Rédactrice législative Mme Eva Jhala
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11h15 – 11h45 | Plénière | Directeur des cérémonies |
11h45 -12h00 | Remarques de clôture | Représentant du Groupe de Travail Technique du FP SADC |
SADC MODEL LAW ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE MEDIA SENSITISATION WORKSHOP 6 AUGUST 2021 PROGRAM
05 Aug 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumAt the 44th Plenary Assembly Session held in Maputo, Mozambique in 2018, the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC) of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) sponsored a unanimously adopted motion to develop a Model Law on Gender-Based Violence to be utilised by SADC Member States to prevent, address and eradicate various forms of gender based-violence. Consensus was also reached by stakeholders working in this area to proceed with the development of a SADC Model Law on Gender-Based Violence. It is against this backdrop that the SADC PF will be launching rounds of stakeholder consultations to inform the finalisation of the draft Model Law on GBV.
Meeting objective:
- To engage and sensitize the media on the Draft SADC Model Law on Gender Based Violence and stakeholder consultations process
TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER / FACILITATOR |
1000 – 1010 hrs | Welcome Remarks | Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum Secretary General Ms Boemo Sekgoma |
1020 – 1030 hrs | Key note address on the State of Gender based Violence in SADC region | Ms Pamela Dube, Human Rights, Media and Gender Activist |
1030 - 1115hrs | Presentation of the Draft SADC PF Model Law on Gender Based Violence | Technical Expert – GBV Model Law drafter Ms. Eva Jhala
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1115 - 1145 hrs | Plenary | Director of Ceremonies |
1145 -1200 hrs | Closing Remarks | SADC PF Technical Working Group Representative |
MEDIA ACCESS: Meetings of the SADC-PF are open to the media and journalists who are interested in covering them must register on the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82186802305?pwd=cWYwRFU3UituVmV3LzJaaE1zOVdpQT09
The meeting will be live streamed on the SADC-PF social media platforms on the links below and recorded for later broadcast on DSTV Channel 408:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sadcpf
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sadcpf
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCa0QZWjuXVxer_vm637pBmQ
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COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA: COMISSÕES DO FP-SADC DEBATEM DIREITOS À AUTONOMIA E INTEGRIDADE CORPORAL NO ÂMBITO DA SAÚDE E DIREITOS SEXUAIS E REPRODUTIVOS
08 Jul 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumWINDHOEK-NAMÍBIA, Quarta-feira, 07 de Julho de 2021 – As comissões permanentes do Fórum Parlamentar da Comunidade de Desenvolvimento da África Austral (FP-SADC) e o Grupo Regional da Mulher Parlamentar (RWPC) realizam amanhã, Quinta-feira, dia 08 de Julho, uma sessão subordinada ao lema «O Papel dos Parlamentares na Promoção dos Direitos à Autonomia e Integridade Corporal no âmbito da Saúde e Direitos Sexuais e Reprodutivos (SDSR) na SADC».
A sessão, que será orientada pela Aliança SIDA e Direitos para a África Austral (ARASA), tem como um dos propósitos identificar as principais prioridades regionais em termos de políticas para a protecção dos direitos à autonomia e integridade corporal, com uma atenção especial na saúde e direitos sexuais e reprodutivos, e na forma como os mecanismos internacionais podem ser alavancados no sentido de promover os referidos direitos.
MEDIA ADVISORY: SADC PF COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS RIGHTS TO BODILY AUTONOMY AND INTEGRITY FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
08 Jul 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumWINDHOEK-NAMIBIA, Wednesday 07 July 2021 - The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum's (SADC-PF) Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programs (HSD&SP) will, tomorrow Thursday 08 July, host a session on " The Role of Parliamentarians in Advancing the Rights to Bodily Autonomy and integrity for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in SADC."
The purpose of the session, to be facilitated by the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA), is to amongst others identify key regional policy priorities for protection of the rights to bodily autonomy and integrity, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights, and how the international mechanisms can be leveraged to advance these rights.
Dear Colleagues/partners, This is the second year that the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) is commemorating the International day of Parliamentarism pursuant to Resolution A/RES/72/278 of the UN General Assembly.
The SADC-PF is proud to celebrate this day together with its 15 Member Parliaments and commemorate the democratic values that underpin parliamentary work across the SADC region.
MS BOEMO SEKGOMA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SADC PF, REITERATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FORUM
26 Jun 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumINTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM MS BOEMO SEKGOMA
25 Jun 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumAt the official opening of the 49th plenary assembly session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum hosted virtually by the Parliament of the Bostwana 25th June 2021
AVIS AUX MÉDIAS : LA 49E PLÉNIÈRE DU FP SADC SE PENCHE SUR LE RÔLE DES PARLEMENTS EU ÉGARD À LA ZLECAF
23 Jun 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary ForumWINDHOEK-NAMIBIE, mardi 22 juin 2021 – Le Forum parlementaire de la Communauté de développement de l’Afrique australe (FP SADC) tiendra la session virtuelle de sa 49e Assemblée plénière sur le rôle que peuvent jouer les parlements pour tirer parti de la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf) du vendredi 25 au dimanche 27 juin 2021.
La session plénière qui se tiendra virtuellement sous les auspices du Parlement du Botswana aura pour thème « Tirer parti de la ZLECAf pour la reprise économique en Afrique australe dans la période post-Covid : le rôle du Forum parlementaire de la SADC et des parlements nationaux ».
MEDIA ADVISORY: SADC PF 49TH PLENARY SESSION TO DISCUSS ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS IN AfCFTA #SADCPF49 #LeveragingAfCFTA
22 Jun 2021 Written by SADC Parliamentary Forum#SADCPF49 #LeveragingAfCFTA
WINDHOEK-NAMIBIA, Tuesday 22 June 2021 – The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) will hold its 49th Plenary Assembly Virtual Session on the role Parliaments can play in leveraging the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from Friday, 25 to Sunday, 27 June 2021.
The Plenary Session, to be hosted virtually by the Parliament of Botswana, will be held under the theme: “Leveraging the AfCFTA for Post-Covid Economic Recovery in Southern Africa: The Role of SADC Parliamentary Forum and National Parliaments.”
