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MoU on Basic Principles of Relations and the African Development Bank (AfDB), and
Cooperation signed in October 2018. the Tripartite Agreement between SADC,
Operationalizing these MoUs is intended to AfDB and WHO worth Six Million Units of
strengthen cooperation and will form the Account (UA 6,000,000) signed in August
basis of deliberations during the Russia- 2020 to assist in financing the Support to the
Africa Summit scheduled in 2022. COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Response in the
Russia has expressed interest to expand SADC Region.
cooperation into other sectors such as The objective of the agreement is to
agriculture, rail infrastructure, nuclear support the procurement and distribution of
energy, education and medical supplies. medical supplies and equipment in response
SADC continues to engage with Russia and to COVID-19 in the SADC region.
a proposal has been made to convene political SADC-AfDB Cooperation continues to
consultations to discuss measures to be taken implement activities in line with the
in countering the effects of COVID-19. It is Multinational Protocol of Agreement
also expected that the proposed political between SADC and AfDB signed in August
consultations between SADC and Russia will 2019 (UA 1.5 million), to enable
provide an overview of SADC and Russia implementation of the project on
Development Priorities, and discuss other “Sustainable Financing of Regional
issues such as COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Infrastructure and Industrial Projects in
Strategies; Peace and Security issues focusing SADC” and help accelerate the SADC
on Strategies and Mechanisms Toward Regional Integration Agenda through
Countering Terrorism; and SADC-Russia development of SADC regional
96 Investment Priorities (the Role of Private infrastructure projects; SADC
Sector and Business in Regional Integration). Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap;
SADC Regional Development Fund; and
Collaboration with China development of financial instruments.
The SADC Secretariat has continued to
engage with the Embassy of the People’s SADC-ICP Dialogue
Republic of China in Gaborone to discuss the The SADC-International Cooperation
actions agreed in the Framework Agreement Partners Dialogue remains an essential
on Economy, Trade, Investment and platform for engaging with the ICPs to ensure
Technical Cooperation between SADC and that development cooperation is undertaken
the Government of the People’s Republic of in a coherent manner that promotes
China signed in October 2019, and enable ownership, accountability, harmonization,
implementation of activities of mutual mutual trust and respect, and transparency
interests that will promote SADC regional in the implementation of development
integration agenda in line with the RISDP initiatives.
2020-2030. The Secretariat, in accordance with the
China also continued to extend an provisions of the Windhoek Declaration
annual grant of US$100,000 to support the (2006) and the SADC-ICP Partnership
SADC Secretariat on its operational needs, Statement (2012), convened a SADC-ICP
using a programme approach that shall Dialogue Platform Meeting on 20 November
enable the Secretariat to attend to urgent 2020.
requirements and implement programmes The Dialogue Platform discussed the
and activities that are in line with the SADC Vision 2050 and RISDP 2020-2030 as
Council Decisions and SADC priorities. approved by the SADC Council of August
2020, the impact of COVID-19 in the SADC
Engagement with African Development Region, Food Security Outlook, and COVID-
Bank 19 Recovery (including green recovery
The SADC Secretariat has concluded the initiatives) and considered an update on the
Protocol of Agreement between SADC and work of SADC-ICP Thematic Groups.