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SAARC for socio economic growth for promote of quality of life of south asian people.

1. SAARC( SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL CO-OPERATION) PRESENTED BY -BINA DULAL -PREKSHYA JOSHI

2. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HISTORY OBJECTIVES PRINCIPLES AREA OF COOPERATION OF SAARC SAARC OBSERVER COUNTRIES REGIONAL CENTER SAARC SUMMITS CHALLENGES ACHIEVEMENT OVERVIEW

3. INTRODUCTION TO SAARC SAARC is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Founded in Bangladesh, Dhaka on December 1985. Founded by Mr. Ziaur Rahman. SAARC includes 8 members Bangladesh, B hutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka and Afghanistan. It compromises 3% of the world’s land area, 21% of the world’s population and 5.21% ( USD 4.47 trillion) of the global economy, as of 2021.

4. SAARC LOGO

5. HISTORY OF SAARC The idea of regional cooperation in South Asia was first raised in November 1980. After consultations, the foreign secretaries of the 7 founding countries for the first time in Colombo in April 1981. Foreign ministers, at their first meeting in New Delhi in August 1983, adopted the declaration on SAARC and formally launched IPA( Integrated Program of Action). SAARC was created three and half decades ago with the common agenda of enhancing regional cooperation and ensuring deeper regional integration for the rapid socio-economic development of the member countries and the region as a whole .

6. Objectives of SAARC Promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and improve their quality of life. Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region by providing all individuals the opportunity to live in dignity and realize their full potential. Promote and strengthen collective self reliance among the countries of South Asia. Contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another’s problems.

7. Objectives of SAARC Cont … …. Promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields. Strengthen cooperation with other developing countries. Strengthen cooperation among themselves in international forms on matters of common interest. Cooperate with international and regional organization with similar aims and purposes.

8. PRINCIPLES OF SAARC Cooperation of SAARC is based on respect for the five principles of: Sovereign equality Territorial integrity Political independence N on interference in internal affairs of the member states Mutual benefit

9. AREAS OF COOPERATION OF SAARC The member states agreed on the following areas of cooperation: Agriculture and rural development Education and culture Biotechnology Economic trade and finance Energy environment

10. AREAS OF COOPERATION OF SAARC Cont …… 5. Tourism 6. Science and technology 7. Information , communication and media 8 . Poverty elevation 9. Security aspects 10. People to people contact 11. Funding mechanism 12. Social development

11. SAARC OBSERVER COUNTRIES Australia China European union Japan Iran Mauritius Mynamar South Koreass The USA

12. REGIONAL CENTER SAARC Agricultural center( SAC),Dhaka SAARC Meteorological Research center(SMRC), Dhaka SAARC Tuberculosis center(STC), Kathmandu SAARC Documentation center(SDC), New Delhi SAARC Human Resources Development center(SHRDC), Islamabad SAARC Coastal Zone Management center(SCZMC), Maldives

13. REGIONAL CENTER Cont …… SAARC Information center(SIC),Kathmandu SAARC Energy center(SEC), Pakistan SAARC Disaster management center(SDMC), India SAARC Forestry center(SFC), Bhutan SAARC Cultural center(SCC), Srilanka

14. SAARC SUMMITS( DECLARATION) 1 st summit( December 1985): Venue: Dhaka Reaffirmation of the UN Charter and respect for each other’s sovereignty. Concern over the global economic crisis . Declarations of belief in the objectives and the continued relevance of the Non Aligned movement. Expression of concern over the poverty in the SAARC region and commitment to improving social and economic conditions. Internal problems constituting social economic and development and growth issues.

15. Cont …… Bilateral disputes and differences . Food Security Reserve failed to meet the need of Bangladesh. Suffers from an acute resource crunch. 2 nd Summit(1986): Venue: Bangalore Rehash of the goals and statements of the first summit. Strengthening of ties between of member states . Condemned terrorism.

16. 3 rd summit(1987): Venue : Kathmandu Decision to initiates study of natural disaster and its after effects . Expression of satisfaction over progress in implementation of IPA . Call for increased people to people contact and greater NGOs participation .

17. 4 TH Summit(1988): Venue: Islamabad Expression of outrage over attempted coup in Maldives and declaration of support to her government. 1989 declared as the’’ SAARC Year Against Drug Abuse’’. 1990 declared as the’’ SAARC Year of the Girl Child’’. Launch of’’ SAARC- 2000- A basic N eeds Perspective’’.

18. 5 TH Summit(1990): Venue: Male Decision to build the SAARC Tuberculosis Center and the SAARC Documentation center in Bangladesh and I ndia respectively. Declaration of the period 1991-2000 as the’’ Decade of the girl child’’.

19. 6 th summit(1991): Venue: Colombo Decision to establish an independent S outh Asian Commission on poverty alleviation. Approval for the inter governmental group to be setup. 7 th summit(1993): Venue: Dhaka Commitment to end poverty in South Asia by 2002 through a setup strategies known as the ‘’Agenda of Actions.’’ Appreciation for the first ever South Asian festivals of SAARC Countries held in 1992 . The festival promoted culture.

20. 8 th summit(1995): Venue: Delhi 1994 marked as the SAARC Year of Youth . 1996 marked as the SAARC Year of Literacy . 9 th summit(1997 ) Venue : Male 1997 designated the ‘’SAARC Year of Participatory Governance ‘’. Agreement to study the social compulsions that lead to child labour .

21. 10 th summit(1998): Venue : Colombo Decisions to setup a committee of experts to aide in the formulation of SAFTA(South Asian Free Trade Area) Directive for the formulation of SAARC’s social charter issues. 11 th summit(2002) : Venue: Kathmandu Agreement on rapid response to natural disaster.

22. 12 th Summit(2004): Venue: Islamabad Renewed the commitment to the objectives and principles of SAARC. Create an inclusive and equitable partnership for peace, development and prosperity. 13 th Summit(2005): Venue: Dhaka 2006-2015 declared as the’’ Decade of Poverty Alleviation’’. Agreements signed related to customs assistance, arbitration and tax.

23. 14 th summit( 2007): Venue: D elhi SAARC Agenda for Culture Launched. South Asian university to be established in India. 15 TH summit( 2008): Venue: Colombo Major points of discussion was the global food crisis. Discussion on regional cooperation, partnership for growth of the peoples of South Asia.

24. 16 th summit(2010): Venue: Thimbu Agreement to form South Asian Forum. SAARC leaders signed a SAARC convention on cooperation on environment to tackle the problems of climate change. Pledged to plant 10 millions trees over the next 5 years. India proposed to develop sustainable energy technologies in South Asia. Emphasised the importance of reducing dependence on high carbon technologies for economic growth ultimately promote both development and poverty eradication in a sustainable manner.

25. 17 th summit(2011): Venue: Addu city Declaration and endorsements. SAARC agreement on multi lateral arrangement on recognition of conformity Assessment. Agreement on implementation of Regional Standards . Seed bank agreement .

26. 18 th Summit(2014): Venue: Kathmandu Motto was’ Deeper integration for peace and prosperity’ Scheme on the legal permission on SAARC satellite. 19 th Summit(2016): Venue: Islamabad India canceled it’s participation alleging Pakistan involvement in the terror attack. The main of this summit was to address the security issues between India and Pakistan .

27. VIDEO CONFERENCE OF SAARC LEADERS(2020 ): PM of Nepal, Mr. KP Sharma Oli participated in the video conference to collectively devise or regional strategy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia. All participating SAARC leaders shared views on the respective countries experience in handling the public health emergency of the COVID-19. All leaders shared best practices and collaborative approach to minimize the adverse effect of pandemic. Discussed long term economic consequences of the pandemic.

28. CHALLENGES OF SAARC Long standing mutual disputes Regional imbalances Mutual distrust Economic competition Irregular summits Lack of effective implementation of SAARC program Internal conflict SAFTA/ SAPTA India is blamed of trying to dominate the forum and furthering its agenda to dominating the region.

29. ACHIEVEMENT Agreement on SAARC Arbitration Council. SAARC Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation. SAARC Agreement on Customs Matters. Agreement on SAARC Food Bank. Agreement on South Asian Regional Standards Organization. Framework agreement for energy cooperation(electricity).

30. MAIN PURPOSE OF SAARC(OVERVIEW) SAARC mainly aims to promote welfare of South Asians; improve their quality of life; accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development; provide all individuals opportunity to live in dignity and realize their full potentials; and promote and strengthen collective self-reliance.

31. REFERENCE https:// www.slideshare.net/arslanahmad5245/saarc-15952707 https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_18th_SAARC_Summ https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnWCBTe8yXY&t=18s&ab_channel=LOKSEWANOTES https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhqhiAKgRRU&ab_channel=HarshitDwivediEducation https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=jROjrPQ0BIQ&ab_channel=CSSWorld https://youtu.be/miA0qrSaxnA