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• Harmonization of Mining Policies,Standards,Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks in Southern Africa

  Date Signed: 2004-12-30

  Type: Documents & Publications, SADC Technical & Thematic Reports

  Themes: Industry

  
  

  International experience has demonstrated that a properly structured and administered minerals industry has the potential to generate substantial benefits to individual economies and regions. In a bid towards this kind of harmonisation, and in line with the regional integration , cooperation and common agenda of SADC, Member States have agreed to take immediate action to standardise and align policies and activities in the different sectors outlined by the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan(RISDP) including the mining/minerals sector.

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• Declaration on Agriculture & Food Security (2004)

  Date Signed: 2004-05-15

  Type: Documents & Publications, Declarations

  Themes: Agriculture & Food Security, Food Security, Crop Production, Livestock Production, Fisheries, Agricultural Information

  
  

  Agriculture and food security contribute to a region’s quality of life, making them top priorities for SADC. The Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in the SADC Region sets out SADC Member States’ commitment to enhancing agriculture as a means of improving access to food for people in the region.

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• Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights in SADC (2003)

  Date Signed: 2003-08-01

  Type: Documents & Publications, Charters

  Themes: Social & Human Development, Employment & Labour

  
  

  The overall objective of the Fundamental Social rights in SADC Charter is to facilitate through close and active consultations amongst social partners, a spirit conducive to harmonious labour relations within the region.

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