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5.3.1 SIPO
The first strategic plan was SIPO, signed in 2004 to operationalize the objectives of the
Protocol and guide cooperation in the areas of politics, defence and security in the region.
Since then there has been more concerted action within the various sectors, and meetings
between senior officials and leaders increased. The mutual knowledge derived from greater
familiarisation with the operations of the institutions of each Member State as a result of
this interaction has led to an ever-increasing relationship of trust, and a SADC Mutual
Defence Pact signed in 2003 entered into force on 17 August 2008.

5.3.2 SIPO II
The second operational plan for SADC cooperation in regional peace and security was the
Revised Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO II). SIPO was developed in 2003
and revised in 2012 as SIPO II to address some of the new challenges facing the region in-
cluding piracy, climate change, human trafficking and illegal immigration. The core ob-
jective was to create a peaceful and stable political and security environment through which
the region will realise its objectives of socio-economic development, poverty eradication,
and regional integration. The SIPO was an enabling instrument for the implementation of
the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security as well as the Revised Regional Indicative
Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2015-2020) and the SADC Industrialisation Strategy
and Roadmap (2015-2063). The main targets set out by the SIPO II were to:
❖ Prevent, contain and resolve inter- and intra-state conflict by peaceful means;
❖ Promote the development of democratic institutions and practices by state parties
136 and encourage the observance of universal human rights; and
❖ Develop peacekeeping and coordination capacities of Member States for effective par-
ticipation in regional and international peace support operations.

Status of Ratification of and Accession to Legal Instruments relevant to Table 5.1
SIPO as of 17 August 2020

Title Date Tabled for Signature Date of Entry into Force

Protocol on Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking 24 August 1996 20 March 1999
Protocol on Legal Affairs 2000 7 August 2000 9 January 2006
SADC Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation 14 August 2001 2 March 2004
SADC Protocol on the Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other 14 August 2001 8 November 2004
Related Materials in SADC
Protocol Against Corruption 14 August 2001 6 July 2005
Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 3 October 2002 17 July 2009
Protocol on Extradition 3 October 2002 9 January 2006
SADC Mutual Defence Pact 26 August 2003 17 August 2008
Protocol on Facilitation of the Movement of Persons 2005 18 August 2005 Not yet in force
MOU Among SADC MS on the Establishment of a 17 August 2007 17 August 2007
SADC Standby Brigade
Agreement Amending Article 1, 5, 7 & 19 of the Protocol on Politics, 9 August 2009 9 August 2009
Defence and Security Cooperation
Agreement Amending the Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security 18 August 2015 18 August 2015
Cooperation 2015
SADC Regional Counter Terrorism Strategy 18 August 2015 18 August 2015
Protocol on Inter­State Transfer of Sentenced Offenders 18 August 2019 Not yet in force
Agreement between the Governments of SADC MS regarding the 17 August 2020
Status of SADC Standby Force 17 August 2020
Agreement Amending the SADC Protocol on Control of Firearms, 17 August 2020 17 August 2020
Ammunition and Related Materials