UNOAU provides technical support to ECOWAS in the design and development of a Protection of Civilian Curriculum for ECOWAS Peace Support Operations
UNOAU in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provided technical and financial support to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the design…
UNOAU supports AU in the design and development of a pre-deployment training package for ATMIS
From 20 to 24 June, UNOAU in collaboration with the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), provided technical support to the African Union (AU) in the design and development of a pre-deployment training package for…
UNOAU participates in the African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) Knowledge and Expertise Exchange Programme
From 13 to 17 June, UNOAU participated in a workshop on the African Union (AU)-United Nations (UN) Knowledge and Expertise Exchange Programme (KEEP) at UN Headquarters in New York. The main objective of KEEP is to deepen…
AU Police Strategic Support Group holds ordinary interactive session
On 15 June, UNOAU participated in an ordinary AU Police Strategic Support Group (PSSG) virtual meeting which provided updates on activities of the PSSG. The meeting was attended by Police officers of the AU Peace Support…
UNOAU participates in the third AU Standing Committee meeting on DDR and SALW
On 21 April, UNOAU participated in the third African Union Standing Committee meeting on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). The opening statement was provided by the…
Police Strategic Support Group Technical Planning Workshop on Final Police Roster Refinement for the African Standby Force Police Pledged Capabilities takes place in Pretoria
From 4 to 8 April 2022, as part of support to the African Union (AU) for full operationalization of the African Standby Force, UNOAU participated in the Final AU Police Roster refinement workshop that was held in Pretoria…
SRSG UNOAU is received by the African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat at AU HQ in Addis Ababa
SRSG UNOAU pays a courtesy visit to African Union Commission Chairperson
On 13 May, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga paid a courtesy call on the African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat in the AU Headquarters in…
UNOAU takes part in the inaugural Operational Technical Committee meeting of the African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework project
UNOAU participated in the inaugural Operational Technical Committee (OTC) meeting of the AU Compliance Framework (AUCF) project on 23 September. The OTC is co-chaired by the AU Director of Conflict Management Directorate and…
Renewal of UNOAU-ISS MoU
On 16 November, SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU met with Dr. Paul-Simon Handy, the Regional Director for East Africa and Representative to the AU of the Institute of Security Studies (ISS). During the meeting, they signed a…
- Joint Communiqués
Joint Communiqué: 6th AU-UN Annual Conference
1. On 1 December 2022, the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, held the 6th African Union-United Nations Annual Conference in Addis…
[REGISTER] 3rd AFRICA FORUM ON WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY
The AU Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security will host the 3rd Africa forum on Women Peace and Security (WPS) with stakeholders in the implementation of the WPS Agenda in Africa, including Member States…
UNOAU supports the 3rd Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security
From 14 to 15 December, UNOAU together with the AU Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security co-organised the 3rd Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of this year’s…