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Deputy Minister Mashego-Dlamini Embarks on a Back-To-School Campaign Motswaledi Dear Colleagues, Greetings, it is three months into the year and In addition, the Deputy Minister of International that brings us to the March edition of It’s Your Relations and Cooperation, Ms Candith Voice. This month marks a year since President Mashego-Dlamini, led the “back-to-school” Magdeline Motswaledi Cyril Ramaphosa announced the 21 days of campaign at Mokhutjisa High School national lockdown in an attempt to “flatten the Mookgophong, Limpopo. The Deputy Minister curve” of COVID-19 infections. It is also encouraged the learners to stay focussed on important to note that in February, South their education as South Africa’s success in Africa began its roll-out plan of the COVID-19 global political and economic affairs is vaccine, which is targeted to reach two-thirds dependent on its ability to produce an educated of the population. and skilled workforce. The history of Human Rights Day is grounded Turn a page as we highlight the launch of the in the Sharpeville Massacre that took place on South African National Action Plan. The event 21 March 1960, when the apartheid police shot put a spotlight on re-imagining a peace agenda and killed 69 people during a peaceful protest. that puts women and girls at the centre of This year, Human Rights Month was dedicated achieving an equal, inclusive, secure and to honour the “150th Year Celebration of peaceful future in the face of COVID-19 and an Charlotte Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke” who ever-changing global context. fought for our liberation and the rights we enjoy today. The international community May you enjoy all that we have to offer in this observes 21 March as the “The International month’s edition. I am grateful for the Day for the Elimination of Racial opportunity to be guest editor of this issue Discrimination”. The theme for this month was:” Promoting Human Rights in the Age of Kind regards, COVID-19”. March is also the month in which we commemorate International Women’s Day. This year Human Right Month was dedicated to This year’s theme was celebrated under the the “150th Year Celebration of Charlotte theme: “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Makgomo Mannya-Maxeke”. Had she lived, Equal Future in a COVID-19 World on the Way Maxeke will have been turning 150 years in to the Generation Equality Forum”. 2021. The Virtual Meeting of Ministers on the 5 Generation Equality Forum Economic Justice and Rights Action Coalition Leadership Annual Consultations between the 7 Republic of South Africa and Canada 27 Your health and wellness: What is World Down Syndrome Day 13 The Life of Dulcie September Remembered: A Commemorative Event 31 Deputy Minister Mashego-Dlamini embarks on a back-to-school campaign South Africa’s Statement at the United 17 Nations 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 33 Globe at a Glimpse International Women's Day 2021: Patriarchy 19 in the world of Work Launch of the National Action Plan on 25 Women, Peace and Security for South Africa FEATURE The Virtual Meeting of Ministers on the Generation Mashego-Dlamini said that like Sweden, Like “Our adolescent girls deserve all the skills, Sweden, it is an honour for South Africa to including 4IR, to prepare them for future work, Equality Forum Economic Justice and Rights Action co-lead the Economic Justice and Rights free of harassment and violence. Through the Coalition Leadership Action Coalition and collaborate with other Generation Equality Forum, we can now declare enthusiastic and committed leaders who that education for girls, including sexual share our determination to push for an reproductive health and rights, should no ambitious, bold and game-changing set of longer be a subject of debate. It is a basic actions and commitments that will accelerate human right, an economic investment and a gender equality and the empowerment of catalyst for sustainable developments.” she women and girls as we move towards planet said. 50-50 in 2030. The Deputy Minister stated that the world must “Globally, women continue to be must recognise women’s contribution as disproportionately affected by poverty due to creators of wealth and innovators across all a number of factors that include, but are not sectors of our economies. “This requires an limited to, entrenched traditions, unjust overhaul of the global procurement culture in economic policies, conflict, climate change order to ensure that women-owned enterprises and the outbreak of health pandemics such benefit from public and private procurement. as COVID-19. This pandemic, particularly, has Beyond the Mexico Forum, South Africa will brought into sharp focus the compound continue to call for a clear commitment of vulnerability effect that women face”. said 30% preferential procurement earmarked Deputy Minister Mashego-Dlamini for women-owned enterprises in the public sector.” The Deputy Minister added that women are at greater risk of either newly entering into We are fully behind the Global Acceleration poverty or descending further into poverty Plans and call on all stakeholders to play their not only because of the health effects of the part. The time to turn commitments into pandemic, but also because the economic concrete action is now. Civil society, leverage impact of the pandemic affects women’s your advocacy power! Private sector, join forces Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini The Steering Committee also supports outreach economic participation disproportionately. with government and use your economic participated in the “Lightning Talks: The Work for strategic partnerships to the GEF and to the power to bridge the gender parity pay gap, Ahead” at the third day of plenary of the Action Coalitions (ACs). The Steering Committee South Africa’s participation in the EJR Action take measures to promote effective Mexico City Forum of Generation Equality ensures an intersectional and intergenerational Coalition is driven by the urgent need to representation of women, in particular in Forum (GEF) on 31 March 2021. approach to the overall work of the GEF. It is change negative social norms, discriminatory leadership positions, as well as supporting the composed of civil society, UN member states laws and harmful practices that have used financial inclusion of women and girls. The GEF is a civil-society centred, multi- (Mexico, France, Canada, Costa Rica, South Africa, gender to determine access to and stakeholder global gathering for gender Sweden and Tunisia), the private sector and the ownership of productive resources. equality, convened by UN Women and co- other stakeholders such as academia, and hosted by the governments of Mexico and philanthropic and international organisations. France, in partnership with civil society and youth. It is a multi-generational advocacy Through co-creation and diverse and inclusive campaign aimed at achieving permanent consultations, the forum brought together feminist acceleration in equality, leadership and advocates from across the globe to foster action opportunity for women and girls. It builds from and renew movements for gender equality, as well the commitments made at the landmark Beijing as to launch a set of innovative and multi- Platform for Action. stakeholder ACs. The ACs are mobilising governments, women’s, feminist and youth-led In 2019, South Africa was invited to be part of organisations, international organisations and the the Global Multi-Stakeholder Steering private sector to catalyse collective action; spark Committee that was established to provide global and local conversations among generations; overall strategic advice on the drive increased public and private investment; and conceptualisation and implementation of the deliver concrete, game-changing results across GEF and its outcomes. The Steering Committee generations for girls and women. was initially established as an advisory body for the GEF’s Core Group ahead of the Mexico and During the event that was attended by France GEF segments. representatives from the various member countries, in her remarks, Deputy Minister Candith 6 HEAD OFFICE and build on the G20 Support to COVID-19 the digital economy. South Africa expressed Annual Consultations between the Republic of South Response and Recovery in Developing interest in pursuing partnerships with Canada to Africa and Canada Countries in Africa and LIC and Small Island strengthen capacity for vocational training and States. institutional partnerships to support the – 25 March 2021 University Capacity Development Programme. The meeting also noted the Summit on The co-chairs look forward to the next meeting of Financing for Development, organised by the Annual Consultations to be hosted by the UN Secretary-General and the prime Canada. ministers of Jamaica and Canada, held on 29 March 2021, and to which South Africa was also invited. The meeting further took note of the ongoing cooperation in areas such as strengthening democratic governance in South Africa, mining and minerals, environment, green technologies, arts and culture, and agreed on new areas of cooperation, focussing on combatting violence against women and girls, ensuring women’s economic and financial inclusion and support for women entrepreneurs. The meeting took note of the Second Joint Committee Meeting on Science, Technology The Department of International Relations and The two countries discussed peace and security & Innovation Policy (ST&I) Exchanges, which Cooperation (DIRCO) hosted the 13th South matters, including South Africa’s recent term on the took place virtually in December 2020, Africa-Canada Annual Consultations on 25 UN Security Council (UNSC) as well as Canada and where both parties shared presentations March 2021. Ambassador NN Losi, Acting South Africa’s current term on the UN Peacebuilding and knowledge on the respective economic Director-General of DIRCO and Deputy Commission. They also acknowledged their shared post-pandemic recovery plans with a focus Minister Marta Morgan of Global Affairs support for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) on the role of ST&I. Canada co-chaired a virtual meeting of the Agenda and agreed to work with other member Annual Consultations.
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