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UNOAU Deputy Head of Office, Mr. Gerald Mitchell delivering the UN statement on behalf of SRSG Tetteh at the AU PSC open session on youth, peace and security

UN Statement: AU Peace and Security Council Second Session on Youth, Peace and Security

UN Statement as delivered by the Deputy Head of Office at UNOAU and Director of Political Affairs, Mr. Gerald Mitchell at the African Union Peace and Security Council's Second Session on Youth, Peace and Security.
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UNOAU and AU representatives meeting with MINUSCA force commander Lieutenant-General Daniel Sidiki Traoré in Bangui CAR dated 12 March 2020

MoU signed between the African Union Observer Mission in the Central African Republic (MOUACA) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA) concerning the provision of support to MOUACA in CAR

On May 8 2020, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) supported the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MINUSCA and MOUACA, which specifies the procedures for deployment, safety and…
H.E Mrs. Amira Elfadil - AU Commissioner for Social Affairs (center) signs the Sportlight Initiative (Africa) with SRSG Hanna Tetteh (UN) and Ambassador Ranieri Sabatucci, Head of the European Union Delegation to the African Union

UN, AU and EU sign Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme

The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) signed the three-year Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme on 27 April. The Initiative will work towards the elimination of all forms of…
SRSG and Head of UNOAU, Hanna Tetteh (left) exchanges the signed agreement with the Permanent Representative of Norway to the African Union, Ambassador Morten Aasland (right)

UNOAU and Norway sign a new agreement to support the UN-AU partnership in peace and security

Norway signed an agreement with the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) on July 14, 2020, for support to the implementation of the UN-AU partnership in peace and security. The agreement will be implemented f r…

Blog: The WPS Agenda | Why Partnerships Matter?

As we approach the 20 th Anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 (2000), it is natural to reflect on the history and the journey that culminated into the adoption of this landmark resolution, that was…