Dear Parliamentarians, Colleagues and Partners,

It gives me great pleasure to present this message to the Member Parliaments of the Forum and its partners in honour of World Day to Combat  Desertification  and Drought 2024, which is being observed under the theme: “United for Land:  Our Legacy. Our Future.” With a focus to mobilize all parts of society in support of sustainable land stewardship. The commemoration coincides with the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)— the sole legally binding international treaty on land management and drought.

STATEMENT BY THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM SECRETARY GENERAL ON WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT, 17 JUNE 2024

Dear Members, Parliamentarians and Partners,

It is with immense pleasure that I release this Statement on the occasion of the Day of the African Child, commemorated in 2024 under the theme “Education for all Children in Africa: the Time in Now”. This theme congruently resonates with the theme of the African Union for 2024 which focuses on building resilient education systems for an increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality and relevant learning in Africa, and represents a positive step towards closing the gaps to attain Sustainable Development Goal 4 on equitable quality education.

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SADC-PF ON THE DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD, 16 JUNE 2024

Prezados Membros, Parlamentares e Parceiros,

É com imenso prazer que divulgo esta Declaração por ocasião do Dia da Criança Africana, comemorado em 2024 sob o tema “Educação para todas as Crianças em África: Este é o Momento Oportuno”. Este tema está em consonância com o tema da União Africana para 2024, que se centra na criação de sistemas de educação resilientes para maior acesso à aprendizagem inclusiva,  permanente,  de  qualidade  e  relevante  em  África, e representa um passo positivo no sentido de colmatar as lacunas para se atingir o Objectivo  de  Desenvolvimento Sustentável  n.° 4  sobre  educação de qualidade e equitativa.

DECLARAÇÃO DA SECRETÁRIA-GERAL DO FÓRUM PARLAMENTAR DA SADC SOBRE O DIA DA CRIANÇA AFRICANA, 16 DE JUNHO DE 2024

By Moses Magadza

The Former Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Dr Esau Chiviya, a Zimbabwean who served at the helm of the regional interparliamentary body, died on Monday 3^rd June 2024 in Windhoek, Namibia, according to a statement by the Forum. Dr. Chiviya will be buried in his home country, Zimbabwe on a date to be announced.

Dear Parliamentarians, Colleagues and Partners,

It gives me great pleasure to present this message to the Member Parliaments of the Forum and its partners in honour of World Environment Day 2024, which is being observed under the theme: “Our land. Our Future.” with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

The SADC Parliamentary Forum is one of 18 regional assemblies globally that come together annually under the coordination mechanism on counter terrorism and prevention of violent extremism. The speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles, Honorable Roger Mancienne (RM), is the President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. He led the SADC PF delegation to the Fifth Counter-Terrorism Coordination Meeting of Parliamentary Assemblies in Istanbul, Türkiye in May. In this exclusive interview with SADC PF Media and Communications Officer Dr. Moses Magadza (MM), Hon Mancienne shares his views on attending this meeting as well as on the role of Parliament in responding to terrorism.