The Second Standing Committee met on Monday, 29 March and continued on Wednesday, 31 March. Ms Mncube and Prof Msimang represented the South African delegation at the meeting. The committee considered the report and draft resolution on "The role of parliaments in developing South-South and Triangular Cooperation with a view to accelerating achievement of the Millennium Development Goals" as presented by Ms F-X de Donnea (Belgium) and Mr G Lubinda (Zambia). This was followed by a debate.