The Meeting of Women Parliamentarians was also called upon to renew half of the membership of its Coordinating Committee, to replace those titular and substitute representatives whose term expired in April 2010, as well as those members that had lost their seat. Ms S Shope-Sithole was elected as substitute member for the Africa group. On her election Ms Shope-Sithole expressed her thanks for the faith that had been placed in her. She expressed her desire to work for general good of women of the world.