5-Year Review: Foreign Affairs

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5-Year Review: Foreign Affairs 05 June 2009 Mpho Mashaba Information Services

1. Policy Priorities The Consolidation of the African Agenda Strengthening South-South Relations Enhancing the North-South Dialogue Engaging in the transformation of Global Governance Strengthening Bilateral Relations

2. Oversight New Partnership for Africa’s Development Integration into AU Structures Engaging North and South on partnerships for development Promoting the African Peer Review Mechanism Champion for good governance, political accountability and respect for human rights

2. Oversight Strengthening AU Structures Support Pan-African Parliament Harmonise and rationalise RECs Strengthen SADC Develop Peace & Security Structures Establish African Court of Justice and African Court of Human and People’s Rights

2. Oversight Peace and Security Issues Zimbabwe political and economic crisis Somalia Democratic Republic of Congo Capacity building for South Sudan Consolidate Comprehensive Peace Agreement Resolve Darfur conflict

2. Oversight Peace and Security Issues, Cont… Burundi Cote d’Ivoire Comoros Western Sahara Middle East Peace Process Nuclear Disarmament and Iran debacle

2. Oversight Africa Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund Capacity building and development in Africa Support for SSR and DDR Engagement with Diaspora for development

2. Oversight Economic Issues Economic Partnership Agreements WTO Doha Development Round Free Trade Agreements Strengthen relations among SACU members Engage with G8+5, IBSA, TICAD, OECD, NAASP etc.

2. Oversight Political Issues Transformation of Global Governance Reform of UN and the Secretariat Middle East Peace Process Address Racism and Xenophobia

3. Budget

4. Auditor General Reports Challenges: Intergovernmental transfers Mission accounts - Virements Human Resource Management-Vacancies Quarterly reporting

5. Issues for Consideration Public Diplomacy Cooperation between Government and civil society on fighting Xenophobia and projecting positive image of South Africa Monitoring activities of South African companies abroad

5. Issues for Consideration AU Affairs and Integration Enhancing capacity of SADC Strengthening relationship with SACU Support PAP and consider establishing regional Parliament Establish Free Trade in Africa Enhance connectivity-reduce obstacles to travel and doing business Review Migration laws

Issues for Consideration cont... Peace and Security Issues More Parliamentary Oversight, over: Deployment of peace missions Use of funds for SSR, DDR and development assistance Enhanced interdepartmental coordination Closer collaboration with international organisations and agencies involved in development

Issues for Consideration cont.. Economic Issues Economic Partnership Agreements WTO Doha Development Round Economic Status issues & relationship with SACU and SADC New Generation Issues

Issues for Consideration cont.. Economic Issues Continued: Regulatory measures for South African companies operating abroad Development assistance-Closer alignment to South African objectives Lobby Diaspora Enhance cooperation with developing countries

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