SADC Facts & Figures
A glance at SADC in terms of key statistics and indicators, providing an overview of the region and its people.
SADC Objectives
The main objectives of SADC are to achieve development, peace and security, and economic growth, to alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration, built on democratic principles and equitable and sustainable development.
History and Treaty
The Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC), established on 1 April 1980 was the precursor of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The SADCC was transformed into the SADC on 17 August 1992 in Windhoek, Namibia where the SADC Treaty was adopted, redefining the basis of cooperation among Member States from a loose association into a legally binding arrangement.
SADC Chairpersons 1980 – Present
Strategic Plans
The Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO) remain the guiding frameworks for SADC Regional Integration, providing SADC Member States, SADC Secretariat and other SADC Institutions with consistent and comprehensive programmes of long-term economic and social policies.
SADC Protocols
A Protocol is a legally binding document committing Member States to the objectives and specific procedures stated within it.
SADC Common Agenda
The SADC Common Agenda is stipulated in Article 5 of the Treaty and is implemented through the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO).
SADC Vision
The Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan is reinforced by guiding principles that seek a common future for the Southern African region, as enshrined in the SADC Mission.....
SADC Mission
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