DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: Regional Integration

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

Reasons for deviations

Outcome Output

Output indicator

The Implementation of the RISDP and socio-economic development: • The 40 th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, held on 17 August 2020 approved the SADC Vision 2050 and the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RSIDP) 2020 – 2030; • To operationalise the strategic documents; Member States were requested to undertake national consultations on the draft RISDP 2020-30 Implementation Plan and provide inputs to the Secretariat; • The Summit reflected on the socio economic impact of COVID-19 on SADC economies and noted its effects across sectors. This impacted adversely on the implementation of the RISDP. The Summit approved proposed measures that are to address the sectoral effects including an enhanced Macroeconomic Convergence Surveillance Mechanism;

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