International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane who arrived in Washington DC, today 22 June 2009 will on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 address the forum for supporters of the comprehensive peace agreement.
South Africa is the Chair of the African Union Ministerial Committee on the Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development of the Sudan (PCRD). In this capacity, South Africa is:
* mandated to assess the needs and magnitude of the post-conflict challenges in the Sudan
* mobilise African support for PCRD efforts
* sensitise the international community about the magnitude of the PCRD challenges of the Sudan.
The High Level Conference, organised by the Unites States government is informed by the need for the international community to assist the parties to the CPA to overcome challenges in the implementation of the agreement.
From Washington DC, Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will proceed to New York to participate in the UN High Level conference on the world financial and economic crisis and its development scheduled for 24 to 26 June 2009.
The UN High Level Conference will examine the current economic and financial crisis and its impact on development.
Enquiries:
Nomfanelo Kota
Cell: 082 459 3787
E-mail: kotan@foreign.gov.za
Issued by: Department of International Relations and Co-operation
22 June 2009
Source: Sapa
