Department of Foreign Affairs

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Strategic Plan
• March 2004
• ____________________________
• Presentation to the parliamentary
• Ad Hoc Committee on International Affairs
• Wednesday - 26 May 2004
• ________________________

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Structure of Strategic Plan
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• Part 1 pages 6-41
• Includes foreign policy objectives strategic
  objectives priorities for the Ministry and SAs
  regional and multilateral interests
• Part 2 pages 42 - 72
• Presents the Departments key performance areas
• Part 3 pages 73 - 75
• Outlines the Departments Asset Management Plan
• Part 4 pages 76 - 85
• Outlines the Information and Communications
  Technology Plan
• Part 5 pages 86 - 87
• Includes the Human Resources Plan and the
  organisational structure

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Focus of Strategic Plan Political
Dimensions_____________________________________
Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance political issues
• Global Governance socio-economic issues
• Global Governance security issues

• Consolidation of the African Agenda
• South-South co-operation
• Political and economic relations

Structure of Presentation ____________________

• Global governance political, socio-
• economic and security issues
• Consolidation of the African Agenda

Key performance areas medium-term priorities and
objectives
South Africas regional/multilateral interests
with respect to South-South co-operation,
North-South dialogue, and political and economic
relations

• Africa
• Middle East/Asia-Australasia
• Americas
• Europe

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Political
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• UN Reform -gt Objectives
• Promote multilateralism and respect for
  international law to achieve global political and
  economic stability and security
• Develop/promote national positions on UN reform
  informed by UN Secretary-Generals Panel of
  Eminent Persons
• Reinforce rules-based multilateral approaches to
  international peace/security
• Advance SAs national positions multilaterally
  and through bilateral interactions
• Implementation of Global Agreements -gt
  Objectives
• WCAR Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
  (DDPA)
• Adequate funding for National Forum against
  Racism
• Ten-year progress review of Beijing Platform of
  Action
• Ensure robust national review of Beijing

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Economic
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• Objectives
• Democratisation of Bretton Woods institutions
• Increase market access through WTO
• Implementation of Johannesburg Plan of
  Implementation (JPOI)
• Attainment of MDGs
• Kyoto Protocol (KP) and Clean Development
  Mechanism (CDM) projects in SA
• Strengthen policy/programme coherence/effectivenes
  s of SAs activities in response to action
  plans/development goals of major UN
  conferences/summits

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Economic
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• Objective Democratisation of Bretton Woods
  institutions
• Critical Issues
• Better representation of developing countries in
  institutions to improve governance
• Stabilising global financial system to protect
  countries against financial shocks
• Objective Increase market access through WTO
• Critical Issues
• Doha Round of negotiations to adequately address
  developing countries needs
• Possible extension of Doha Round deadline
• Manage processes within other negotiating forums
  (Cairns Group, Africa, G20)

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Economic
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• Objective Implementation of Johannesburg Plan of
  Implementation (JPOI)
• Critical Issues
• Review by CSD12 on MDGs JPOI on water,
  sanitation, human settlements, poverty
  eradication
• Political commitment in Africa to practical
  implementation of Johannesburg outcomes
• Objective Attainment of MDGs
• Critical Issues
• Present rates of progress in Africa present
  difficulties
• Adequate resources
• MDGs linked to developing countries market
  opportunities for exports, debt relief, capital
  flows, increased ODA

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Economic
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• Objective Promote the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and
  operationalise CDM projects in SA
• Critical Issues
• Russia still to ratify KP
• USA still to join KP
• Objective Strengthen policy/programme
  coherence/effectiveness of SAs activities in
  response to action plans/development goals of
  major UN conferences/ summits
• Critical Issues
• Integrated and co-ordinated response to
  conference/summit outcomes
• Monitoring deadlines/advice on reporting
  obligations
• Dissemination of information
• Consultation to advocate common positions at
  multilateral centres
• Co-ordination to develop coherent responses to
  reviews/appraisals of major UN conferences

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Security
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• Objective Continued international debate on
  combating terrorism/SAs compliance with related
  UNSC resolutions
• Critical Issues
• Advance with like-minded countries view to
  address international terrorism within UN and
  other multilateral institutions
• International campaign against terrorism should
  not push eradication of poverty/ underdevelopment
  off international agenda
• Fight against terrorism cannot provide
  justification for gross violation of human rights
• Objective Implementation of SA policies/national
  interests in disarmament/ non-proliferation, WMD,
  small arms, light/conventional weapons
• Critical Issues
• Proliferation of conventional weapons, especially
  in context of Africas conflicts
• WMD in context of terrorism and UNSC action in
  this regard
• Nuclear weapons in international security/lack of
  progress on nuclear disarmament
• Continued reinforcement of international regimes
  on WMD and conventional weapons

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• Global Governance Security
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• Objective Organised crime
• Critical Issues
• Participating in and working with relevant
  national and international commissions and
  committees
• Objective Human trafficking
• Critical Issues
• Implementation of SAs treaty obligations and
  participation in international crime forums

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Strategic Plan - March 2004

• South-South Cooperation
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• Objectives
• South-South co-operation/North-South relations
• Agenda of the South
• Develop/promote IBSA and its programmes
• Critical Issues
• Relations with Pacific Rim/Caribbean on
  ACP/Commonwealth issues
• Economic relations with South/Central America,
  Indian Ocean Rim, Central Europe
• Political and Economic Relations
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• Objective
• Expand tourism promotion
• New markets, especially Central and Eastern
  Europe
• Bid for Square Kilometre Array
• 10-Year of Freedom celebrations
• 2010 Soccer World Cup