Document - This year's commemoration comes barely six years before the expected attainment of the United Nations Agenda 2030, and the SADC regional integration and development 2030 targets espoused in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2020-2030).
This year's commemoration comes barely six years before the expected attainment of the United Nations Agenda 2030, and the SADC regional integration and development 2030 targets espoused in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan . This commemoration, therefore, gives us an opportune moment to take stock of the progress that we have made towards gender equality and women's empowerment.
SADC recognizes gender equality and women empowerment, not only as a human right, but as enablers of regional integration and development which form a basis for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable society that we all aspire to achieve. In this regard, SADC developed the Protocol on Gender and Development of 2016, the RISDP 2020-2030 and Vision 2050 as strategic instruments that place gender equality and women empowerment at the centre of regional development.
Secondly, interventions must be results-oriented and evidence-based to address the gender inequalities that exist in our society. We must draw lessons from best practices and invest only in interventions that have proven to bring tangible results, impact and success.
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