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on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Member The naming will pay homage to the founding
States. presidents of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique,
Following the approval by the SADC Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, respectively Dr
Summit in August 2020, of the Agreement Agostinho Neto, Sir Seretse Khama, Samora Machel,
Amending the SADC Protocol on the Control of Julius Nyerere, Kenneth Kaunda and Robert
Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Mugabe, who were at the forefront of establishing
Materials, the Standard Operating Procedures and strengthening regional cooperation after the
(SOPs) for implementation of the Protocol were creation of the Frontline States.
successfully reviewed to align with the revised The construction of a modern museum was
protocol. identified as one of the major initiatives to
sustain the legacy of the Founders in perpetuity.
Politics and Diplomacy The museum will be viewed as a useful one-
Consolidation of Democracy stop-shop for archiving artefacts and documents
The Directorate achieved the following about the Founders and their legacy.
milestones in the context of the consolidation of Moreover, the museum’s purpose is to ensure
democracy: the permanent preservation of the SADC
• Facilitated the approval by SADC Council Founders’ historical record, Southern Africa’s
of the five-year funding mechanism for the liberation struggle, and progress made in regional
deployment of the SADC Electoral integration, as well as wide accessibility of such
Observation Missions (SEOMs); information to the public.
• Developed and deployed the standard The museum will collect and showcase the
operational procedures for the Conduct of heritage of the Founders through a collection of
Virtual Consultations with Electoral books, artefacts, memorabilia, regalia, movies
Stakeholders; and works of art, and its construction is expected
• Drafted and presented to Member States, to start in the 2022-2023 Financial Year.
the Guidelines for the Deployment of
Election Observation Missions During
Pandemics, these are to be adopted by the SADC REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING 49
Ministerial Committee of the Organ in June TRAINING CENTRE
2021;
• Facilitated the Pre-election SADC Electoral The main mandate of the SADC Regional
Advisory Council (SEAC) Goodwill Peacekeeping Training Centre (RPTC) is to
Missions to elections in Seychelles and strengthen the capacity of Member States to
Tanzania, which were done virtually in participate in Peace Support Operations (PSO)
October 2020; and, through building SADC capacity at regional level
• Facilitated the deployment of virtual and fulfilling peacekeeping/PSO training needs for
consultations with electoral stakeholders for the SADC Standby Force; addressing SADC
the elections that took place in October training needs for deployment in line with UN
2020 in Seychelles and Tanzania. and AU Standards; and moving in line with
contemporary dynamics and trends while shifting
away from traditional methods of peacekeeping.
Mechanism to Honour the Founders of SADC
Due to the outbreak of the COVID 19
The SADC Summit in August 2020 approved the
pandemic, SADC RPTC reduced the number of
Mechanism in Honour of SADC Founders,
courses on Peace Support Operations from six to
including the use of the modern technology to
four. Three were successfully delivered through
capture the attention of the younger generation.
virtual platforms, which enabled the Centre to
Its implementation includes the naming of
reach out to a significant number of participants
venues and rooms at the SADC Secretariat and
and balance the gender representation.
Satellite Offices; and in Member States to Of the total of 185 staff trained, 64 were
(re)name public buildings including
women. The Centre will continue to strengthen
Government buildings and Parliament Offices, the delivery of its capacity-building training
airports, streets and universities, after the SADC modules through virtual means in order to
Founders. maximize the participation by Member States.