Policy - The SADC Protocol
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The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development:
- encompasses commitments made in all regional, global and continental instruments for achieving gender equality
- enhances these instruments by addressing gaps and setting specific measurable targets where these do not already exist
- advances gender equality by ensuring accountability by all SADC member states, as well as providing a forum for the sharing of best practices, peer support and review.
View the signed version of the Protocol on Gender and Development (English);
French version;
Portuguese version
Simplified version - adopted SADC protocol on Gender & Development
Simplified version in French (pamphlet)
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Signed SADC Gender Protocol, August 2008 - French
17 August 08
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
The SADC protocol on Gender and Development has elevated the SADC Declaration on Gender and Development to the most binding of the regional organisations' instruments. With 28 substantive targets for reaching gender equality by 2015, this initiative is a global first, and places SADC at the cutting edge of... [read more]
Signed SADC Gender Protocol, August 2008
17 August 08
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
The SADC protocol on Gender and Development has elevated the SADC Declaration on Gender and Development to the most binding of the regional organisations' instruments. With 28 substantive targets for reaching gender equality by 2015, this initiative is a global first, and places SADC at the cutting edge of... [read more]
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