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International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: Department response to submissions
30 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department on its responses to stakeholders submissions and recommendations arising from the public hearings into the Foreign Service Bill. DIRCO said the Bill was not outside of the Public Service Act, but provided complementary legislation specifically aimed at strengthening the foreign service. It gave ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
25 Apr 2018
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) would be experiencing substantial cuts for the 2018/19 fiscal year. With the economy currently vulnerable to global fluctuations, the Department was struggling financially to fulfill its mandates. The first reduction would affect locally recruited personnel (LRPs) at the Department’s overseas missions in ...
International Relations
UN Security Council reform: DIRCO briefing, with Deputy Ministers
14 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and South Africa's candidacy for non-permanent membership.
DIRCO felt that it was high time for reform to take place in the UNSC as there was an imbalance ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Programme of Action Addressing Violence Against Women and Children, with Ministers of Higher Education & Women + Deputy Ministers of Transport & Communications
1 Mar 2018
The Multi-Party Women Caucus (MPWC) received a briefing from the Committee Researcher on the International Conference hosted by the Parliament in August 2017. At the end of the conference there had been a list of actions which Women Parliamentarians present at the meeting were expected to pursue. The implementation suggested areas of action ...