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11 September 2013

DIRCO Quarterly Report Summary 01 April to 30 June 2013 Ambassador J.M. Matjila Director-General. 11 September 2013. Structure of the presentation. Programme 1: Administration Programme 2: International Relations Programme 3: International Cooperation

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11 September 2013

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  1. DIRCO Quarterly Report Summary 01 April to 30 June 2013 Ambassador J.M. MatjilaDirector-General 11 September 2013

  2. Structure of the presentation • Programme 1: Administration • Programme 2: International Relations • Programme 3: International Cooperation • Programme 4: Public Diplomacy and State Protocol services

  3. Programme 1: Administration • 30 vacant posts filled during the reporting period • Consular services provided, including the legalisation of 8377 public documents • Comply with National Treasury requirements with regard the submission of financial statements • Provided 38 training programmes during the reporting period which includes training programmes to Somali diplomats and a PCRD training programme to SADC diplomats

  4. Programme 2: International Relations • Advanced national priorities, the African Agenda and the Agenda of the South through: (9) Structured Bilateral Mechanisms: • (1) Africa Bilateral • (5) Asia and the Middle East • (3) Europe

  5. Programme 2: International Relations • Advanced national priorities, the African Agenda and the Agenda of the South through: (24) High-Level Visits: • (2) Americas and the Caribbean • (10) Africa Bilateral • (4) Asia and the Middle East • (8) Europe

  6. Programme 2: International Relations • Total number of investment seminars held and participated in (45): • Americas and the Caribbean: 8 • Africa Bilateral: 4 • Asia and the Middle East: 12 • Europe: 21

  7. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated in the UNGA 67th Session and contributed to agenda items dealing with Syria and Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts in Africa • Delivered Explanation of Vote, on GA Resolution on Situation in Syria adopted on 15 May 2013 • South Africa delivered a statement on Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts in Africa in informal meeting of the Plenary of the General Assembly on 25 April 2013. SA supported adoption of a Political Declaration

  8. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced SA’s positions in the 2nd Resumed Session of the 5th Committee, in New York from 6 May to 28 June 2013 on UNGA67 and contributed to agenda items dealing with peacekeeping budgets, the Sahel SPM; the Senior Advisory Group; and peacekeeping • Contributed to ongoing review to provide Member States guidance for the implementation of the UN’s Post Conflict and Reconstruction work in the following countries: • Guinea-Bissau Country Configuration, 10 May 2013; • Central African Republic 16 May 2013; and • Liberia Country Configuration, 22 May 2013

  9. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Advanced South Africa’s positions through presentation of statements at the NPT PrepCom held in Geneva from 22 April to 2 May 2013 and contributed to working papers on transparency and nuclear disarmament in the NAC context • Participated and advanced SA’s positions in the NSG Plenary meeting held in Prague from 10-14 June 2013 which adopted a negotiated public statement and stressed the importance of the NPT in a national statement

  10. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced SA’s positions in the 23rdSession of the Human Rights Council, from 27 May- 14 June 2013 in Geneva, and advanced South Africa’s positions in negotiations of 13 resolutions in the area of economic, social and cultural rights, civil and political rights and vulnerable groups during the 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council. Further, presented a Road Map on initiating dialogue on the thematic issue of sexual orientation and gender identity

  11. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced SA’s positions in the first and second parts of the second session of the Ad hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) in Bonn from 29 April to 3 May and from 3-14 June 2013 in order to advance South Africa’s position on a multilateral rules-based climate change regime for the post-2020 period. The conclusions adopted included proposals made by South Africa

  12. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced SA’s positions in the G20 Sherpas’ meeting in St. Petersburg from 11-12 May 2013. SA also convened a meeting of Sherpas of Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) on 10 May 2013, in preparation for the Sherpa meeting focusing on representation on the Financial Services Board (FSB) • Participated and advanced SA’s positions in the second Development Working Group (DWG) meeting, in Moscow from 16-17 May 2013. The meeting considered the G20 accountability report on commitments made on development and the next-generation G20 Development Agenda

  13. Programme 3: International Cooperation • 167legal opinions related to international law were rendered of which: • 32 legal opinions related to matters in respect of the African Agenda, AU, SADC, UN and Security Council • 7 legal opinions related to matters in respect of Air Law, Climate Change, Environmental conventions, Law of the Sea, Space Law, Science and Technology, Antarctic Treaty, Continental Shelf and Sustainable Development • 128 legal opinions related to diplomatic law, provincial agreements and other issues

  14. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced SA’s in the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, from 24-27 May 2013. The Summit adopted the 50th Anniversary Declaration, the 2014 AU Budget, the Strategic Plan of the AU Commission 2014-2017 and the establishment of the Africa Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises • Provided logistic and substance support to the 06-17 May 2013 PAP Session

  15. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced SA’s positions at the 29th NEPAD HSGOC, in Addis Ababa, on 25 May 2013. The Summit launched PIDA Information Centre (VPIC) and agreed to convene a Summit on Resource Mobilisation for Infrastructure Development • Participated and provided support to advance SA’s positions in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Trade Negotiation Forum in Kigali, from 8-10 May 2013. The meeting agreed that Tariff Offers on Market Access should be concluded by 01 September 2013 and that the next TTNF will be hosted by Uganda in September 2013

  16. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Hosted the 5th SA-EU Senior Officials Peace and Security Dialogue Forum, in Pretoria on 29 May 2013 during which Conflict situations in Africa and Middle East were discussed, as well as strategic cooperation and the agreement on establishment of Sub-Committee on Maritime Security approved by Dialogue Forum • 12th SA-EU Ministerial Political Dialogue took place in Brussels on 10 June 2013 discussions covered conflict situations and matters of trade and continued development assistance as well as global cooperation

  17. Programme 3: International Cooperation • Participated and advanced the national priorities in the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-V) Summit held in Yokohama, Japan from 1-3 June 2013 during which the Government of Japan and TICAD Partners pledged USD32 billion for the next five years for support of African development priorities

  18. Programme 4: Public Diplomacy and State Protocol services • Eleven (11) media briefing sessions were hosted by principals to articulate South Africa’s position on international developments • Four (4) Public Participation Programmes were undertaken to enhance public understanding of South Africa’s international engagements • Rendered Protocol services during 29 incoming and 30 outgoing visits and • Facilitated 26 state and/or official events at different levels at guest houses

  19. Challenges • Difficulty to fill vacant posts within four months, the delay with verifications at SAQA • Improvements made with payment of suppliers but not 100% yet

  20. DIRCO Expenditure report 2013/14 Quarter 1 Presentation to the Portfolio Committee

  21. Table of contents • DIRCO report • Summary • Expenditure per programme • African Renaissance fund (ARF) • Budget allocation • List of Committed projects • Progress report

  22. Vote Expenditure per programme (R’000)

  23. Vote Expenditure per Econ. Classification (R’000)

  24. Vote Expenditure continued… • Total expenditure for the Department as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R1.561 billion or 28.1% of the appropriation. • This expenditure is 11.7% lower than what the Department had projected for the period. • The variance between projected and actual expenditure is visible in all the Programmes but is the highest in Programme 1. • The details of the variances are discussed under each Programme.

  25. Programme 1: Administration (R’000)

  26. Programme 1 – Econ Classification (R’000)

  27. Programme 2: International Relations

  28. Programme 1 continued…. • Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R230.4 million or 17.4 % of the programme’s total appropriation. • This expenditure is 31.1% lower than what the Programme had projected for the period. • The reason for lower than projected expenditure is due to the following: • ICT projects planned to commence in the first quarter will now start in the second quarter due to delays in finalising Service level agreements for service providers. • Delays by the service provider in finalising the renovation project in Washington. The service provider has opted to submit claims once the project is completed at the end of September 2013.

  29. Programme 2 – Econ Classification (R’000)

  30. Programme 2 continued…. • Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R640.2 million or 24.1% of the programme’s total appropriation. • This expenditure is 10.1% lower than what the Programme had projected for the period. • The reasons for lower than projected expenditure is due to the following: • 9 development cooperation engagements did not take place as planned during the first quarter due to a number of reasons, including postponement by host countries, dates clashes with Deputy Minister’s schedules . • Expenditure for missions was not interfaced into BAS. Implementation of the new BASv4 contributed to the delay.

  31. Programme 3: International Cooperation

  32. Programme 3 – Econ Classification (R’000)

  33. Programme 3 continued…. • Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R86.9 million or 19.4% of the programme’s total appropriation. • This expenditure is 22.7% lower than what the Programme had projected for the period. • The reasons for lower than projected expenditure: • Expenditure under Continental Cooperation was 52.3% lower than projections due to major meetings that were not convened in the first quarter, including SADC Inter-State Security and Defence Committee (ISPDC) meeting and the Meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on Regional Economic Integration • Expenditure under the sub-programme North-South dialogue was 21.6% lower than projections due to a number of meetings that were not convened during the quarter as planned, including, South Africa-EU Regional Policy Meeting of the Trade Cooperation Council, African Union (AU)-EU Strategic Partnership Meeting, amongst others.

  34. Programme 4: State Protocol and Public Diplomatic

  35. Programme 4 – Econ Classification (R’000)

  36. Programme 4 continued…. • Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R59.9 million or 24.5% of the programme’s total appropriation. • Expenditure for this programme is in line projected expenditure, with a slight variance of only 1.9% compared to what the Programme had projected for the period. The variance is attributable to vacant posts.

  37. Programme 5: International Transfers

  38. Programme 5 continued…. • Total expenditure for the Programme as at the end of the first quarter amounts to R544.1 million or 62.2% of the Programme’s total appropriation. • This expenditure is in line with what was projected for the period, with a minimal variance of only of 0.4%.

  39. Conclusion • Foreign exchange fluctuation impact on the budget • Support to the African Union Chairperson • Promulgation of SADPA on 14 June 2012

  40. African Renaissance Fund (ARF)

  41. ARF continued…

  42. Thank you

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