International Women’s Day Celebration
"Batshwara thipa kabogaleng”
FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2015
CONFERENCE CENTRE
O.R. TAMBO BUILDING
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION (DIRCO)
PROGRAMME:
10:00 Arrival of Guests
10:30 Programme Director/Moderator: Mr J Cardoso, Director: Peace and Security, SADC Secretariat
10:45 Opening Remarks by Ambassador J Matjila, Director-General: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY AND UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION 1325: REFLECTION ON ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
Moderated by: Ambassador J Matjila
11:00 Ambassador HE Ms Trine Skymoen, Embassy of Norway
11:15 Ambassador Nora Schimming-Chase, President of the Namibia Association of Former Ambassadors, Namibia
11:30 Mr J Cardoso, Director: Peace and Security, SADC Secretariat
GRADUATION OF THE CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION, NEGOTIATION, MEDIATION AND CONSTITUTION DRAFTING
Moderator: Ms VM Dlomo
11:45 Graduation of the Capacity Building Programme on Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation and Constitution Drafting
12:00 Presentation by Ms Marie-Angele Thomas, Seychelles representative from the Capacity Building Programme on Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Mediation and Constitutional Drafting
PAN AFRICAN YOUTH UNION PEACE AWARD
12:15 Presentation by Mr Y. Pillay: President of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) and the Executive Chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
12:30 Conferring the Award on Pan African Youth Union Peace Award to Minister M Nkoana-Mashabane
12:45 Keynote Address by Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on the proposal to establish a SADC Women Mediators Forum
13:00 Vote of thanks by Ambassador XN Ngwevela, Chief Director: Diplomatic Academy, DIRCO
13:15 Reception
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