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    This portion of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) website is dedicated to providing access to all publically available SADC Documents and Publications. It also provides access to information about the SADC Secretariat Library Services.

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    • Declaration on Refugee Protection within Southern Africa (1998)

      Date Signed: 1998-01-01

      Type: Documents & Publications, Declarations

      Themes: Politics, Defence & Security, Public Security


      The SADC region has long hosted a large number of refugees from within the region and from other geographical areas. While SADC welcomes legitimate seekers of asylum, it also recognises that refugees are a symptom of economic and social imbalances. In line with their commitment to uphold universal human rights, SADC passed its Declaration on Refugee Protection, calling for the harmonisation of Member States’ national policies, laws, and procedures for refugees.

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    • Declaration Towards a Southern Africa Free of Anti-Personnel Landmines (1997)

      Date Signed: 1997-09-08

      Type: Documents & Publications, Declarations


      On 8th September 1997, SADC Member States signed the declaration Towards a Southern Africa Free of Anti-Personnel Landmines, officially acknowledging the devastating effect that antipersonnel landmines have had on the region.

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    • Charter of the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa (1997)

      Date Signed: 1997-09-08

      Type: Documents & Publications, Charters

      Themes: Infrastructure, Tourism


      The Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa has the primary objective of encouraging and assisting the development of legal and ethical tourism throughout the Southern African Region taking due consideration of the overall development of the people, the region and it’s cultural and natural resources.

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