UN Gender Guidelines on Mediation officially launched during FemWise-Africa Steering Committee meeting in Addis Ababa
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…
Security Council Considers Cooperation between UN and African Union
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…
UNOAU's James Amenyah (right) joined AU Special Representative, H.E. Mr. Pierre Buyoya (second from left) and a team of AU experts in a mission to Mali to assess progress made on G5 Sahel Joint Force Headquarters in October
UNOAU and AU UNDERTAKE ASSESSMENT VISIT TO G5 SAHEL FORCE HEADQUARTERS
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…
Dignitaries and UN Staff celebrate UN Day in Addis Ababa
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…
UNOAU Speaks to Rwandan Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti
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…
Gender Equality, Quality Education and Peace
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…
SRSG Abrour speaks to media on the Global Compact for Migration
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…
Women Preventing Violent Extremism in Africa
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…
EU to African Union delegation meeting with UNOAU to enhance support to AU partnership
EU to African Union delegation and UNOAU deliberate on enhancing support to AU partnership
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…
UN Gender Cluster consults with AU Gender Directorate on continental gender strategy
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…
'I believe women can make a difference' Ambassador Mwangi of Kenya tells UNOAU
In October, UNOAU also sat with the Ambassador of Kenya, H.E. Catherine Mwangi. Read full interview below As one of the few female Ambassadors sitting in the AU PSC, what would you say that the presence of female members /…
Finding Entry Points for Preventive and Mediation Efforts
Remarks by Teresa Whitfield at the Inaugural Meeting of the AU Panel of the Wise 4 October 2017, Addis Ababa Excellencies, Esteemed members of the Panel of the Wise, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to express my sincere…