DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: South-South Cooperation

Deviation from planned target to actual achievement 2021/22

Audited actual performance 2018/19

Audited actual performance 2019/20

Planned annual target 2020/21

**Actual achievement 2020/21

Reason for deviations

Outcome

Output

Output indicator

• Deliberations included the acceptance and welcoming of new member states as well as the acceptance of dialogue partners. Among others, the feedback on the IORA priority areas and cross cutting areas were also discussed • The objective of the meeting was to receive feedback from working groups or core groups on the progress achieved. Virtual platforms were utilised to conduct meetings as it proved challenging for the groups to meet due to COVID-19 12. South Africa prepared for and participated in the virtual 12th BRICS Summit on 17 November 2020 • BRICS partners called for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine and supported the need to operationalise the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre. The summit acknowledged important outcomes of the Russian Chairship for 2020, including the adoption of a revised Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership, the adoption of a BRICS Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the first projects of the Energy Research Cooperation Platform

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