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This briefing is being held to provide you with an overview of work done in implementing South Africa’s foreign policy in 2021. We have been and continue to engage all countries that have imposed unscientific and discriminatory travel bans on our country and region. We are pleased that diplomacy is bearing fruits.

The vaccine patent waiver request was one of many items that fell by the wayside when the WTO cancelled this week’s long-awaited in-person meeting of trade ministers set for Geneva. Her Excellency Dlamini-Mntambo said she hoped to see it back on the WTO’s agenda soon.

The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children is a United Nations campaign that focuses on raising awareness of the negative impact that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) has on women and children, and the social fabric of our society.

This aviation hub, which is situated in the heart of the Mother City, has scooped the top gong for the sixth consecutive year at the 2021 Skytrax World Airport Awards,

On 12 November 2021, the South African High Commissioner to Canada, Ms Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo met with the team, to brief her of their visit. The delegation would also be visiting Toronto and Montreal from 13 to 20 November 2021 to meet with local partners and institutions.