Declarations

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• Declaration on Terrorism (2002)

  Date Signed: 2002-01-14

  Type: Documents & Publications, Declarations

  Themes: Politics, Defence & Security, State Security

  
  

  Following acts of terrorism in the region, the African continent, and the wider world, SADC remains concerned about threats to the social and economic development and security of its Member States. Therefore, it passed its Declaration on Terrorism on 14th January 2002 as a formal statement of intent to eliminate terrorism and to foster security within the region and the world at large.

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• Declaration concerning Firearms, Ammunition and other related materials (2001)

  Date Signed: 2001-03-09

  Type: Documents & Publications, Declarations

  Themes: Politics, Defence & Security, State Security, Public Security

  
  

  Recognising the negative impacts that illicit manufacture, use, trafficking, and stockpiling of firearms and ammunition have on a population, SADC Member States signed the Declaration Concerning Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community.

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• Declaration on Productivity (1999)

  Date Signed: 1999-08-18

  Type: Documents & Publications, Declarations

  Themes: Economic Development

  
  

  As economic cooperation among Member States is central to SADC’s mission, the low levels of productivity throughout the region are disconcerting. Poor economic growth, investment, and employment can have negative impacts on a region’s social and economic development. In order to increase productivity in the region, SADC passed its Declaration on Productivity in the Southern African Development Community on 18th August 1999.

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