News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNOAU's Chief of Staff, Ms. Nathalie Ndongo-Seh welcomed Ms. Silvia Cristina Carvalho and Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed of the UN Department of Field Service (DFS)/Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to Addis Ababa early this week. Ms. Silva and Mr. Mohamed are on a three month mission in which…

UNOAU held a meeting with Mr. Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Chief of the Africa Branch of OHCHR and Ms. Nwanneakolam Vwede-Obahor Director of the OHCHR Regional Office on 11th October, 2017. UNOAU briefed the OHCHR colleagues about recent developments in the UN-AU partnership in peace and security…

October 5th to 6th 2017, the network of African women in conflict prevention and peace mediation (FEMWISE-AFRICA) held the inaugural meeting of its steering committee with the participation of Ms. Teresa Whitfield, DPA Director of Policy and Mediation. UNOAU and UN Women also attended this meeting…

On 12th September, Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union, addressed the Security council meeting on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa.

From 2 to 6 October, a team of officers from UNOAU and the AU Peace and Security Department (AU PSOD) conducted an assessment visit to G5 Sahel Joint Force Headquarters in Savare, Mali. Major General Francis Okello, the head of Planning and Operations Unit at the AU PSOD let the team which undertook…

UN staff in Ethiopia joined several Ambassadors, Representatives from the Government of Ethiopia and the African Union Commission, as well other invited guests in a celebration of the 2017 UN Day. A representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia thanked the UN for the support…

The Ambassador of Rwanda, Mrs Hope Tumukunde Gasatura sat with UNOAU for an interview. Ambassador Gasatura is one of the four women ambassadors who are members of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC). This interview sought to highlight the role of women in Africa's peace and security…

As UN Week celebrations in Addis Ababa came to an end, UNOAU joined sister UN agencies at Addis Ababa University for a panel discussion that explored SDG 4, 5 and 16. Corresponding to education, gender equality and peace and security, the goals were discussed in an effort to engage youth in dialogue…

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for International Migration, Ms. Louise Arbour, UN Secretary General Special Representative for International Migration Ms. Louise Arbour held a press briefing along the margins of her official two-day visit to Addis Ababa in which she attended the…

Ms. Nathalie Ndongo-Seh attended the 728th Open Session of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) which convened in Addis Ababa to deliberate on the role of women in countering and preventing violennt extremism in Africa. Addressing Members of the AUPSC and other partners, Ms. Ndongo…

SRSG Menkerios and a UNOAU team met with a delegation from the European Union Delegation to the African Union. The purpose of this meeting was to (re)invigorate relations and also to discuss ways for enhancing cooperation that supports partnership with the African Union. In light of strengthened…

The UN Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Youth cluster convened for a consultative meeting with experts from the African Union Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) to deliberate on the the latter's draft gender strategy which will serve as a continental policy document once…