SADC Parliamentary Forum
Subtitle: strategic plan, 2006-2010 : vision of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in the 21st century = Fórum parlamentar da SADC : plano estratégico 2006-2010 : visão do Fórum Parlamentar do SADC no século 21
Publisher: SADC Parliamentary Forum
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Windhoek, Namibia
Language: mul; eng; por
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Political planning; Regional planning; Politics and government; SADC Parliamentary Forum
Other titles: Strategic plan 2006-2010; Fórum parlamentar da SADC :; Vision of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in the 21st Century; Visão do Fórum Parlamentar do SADC no século 21
Description: The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region comprises 14 member states with a combined population of about 200 million. Geographically it covers Southern Africa and includes parts of central and east Africa. Boundaries of SADC member states, like the rest of Africa, are a result of the partition of Africa through colonization. Present day SADC states were previously colonies of Britain, France, Germany or Portugal. The period between the 1900s and the 1990s saw protracted struggles against colonial domination and racial inequality culminating in the attainment of political self determination. Most SADC nations have been preoccupied with nation building with the aim of improving the quality of citizens' lives. Regional cooperation has been at the centre of development efforts in SADC. This strategic plan is the result of a protracted process that included a review of the 2000-2005 strategic plan and its implementation, identifying priorities and making strategic choices by the Forum's Standing Committees and Secretariat staff, as well as consultations between all the national parliaments. The plan was subsequently adopted by the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Forum.
Notes: Catalogued from cover.

"Vision of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in the 21st Century."

English with parallel text in Portuguese on inverted pages.