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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, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Centres of excellence, and Women and…

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 Forum was: “Leveraging on Women, Peace and Security Monitoring to Enhance…

From 7 to 9 December, the Government of Algeria hosted the 9th High Level Seminar on Peace and Security (Oran Process) convened in Oran City, Algeria, under the theme “Assisting Incoming African Members on the UN Security Council in preparing to address Peace and Security Issues on the Continent”…

From 10 to 12 October 2022, the fifth workshop of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) Committee of Experts (CoE) convened at the AU Permanent Observer Mission in New York, facilitated by UNOAU, supported by SCAD and AUPT, and with funding by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

From 13 to 16 January 2023, the UNOAU participated in the 54th Session of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) in Kintele, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to the African Union and Head of…

Mesdames et messieurs les représentants des médias, Je remercie le Président Moussa Faki Mahamat des échanges que nous avons eus aujourd’hui. Dès que j’ai pris mes fonctions de Secrétaire général, je me suis engagé à contribuer à la mise en place d’une plateforme de partenariat entre l’ONU, l’Union…

‘I am excited about this initiative and I think every journalist interested in being a source of peacebuilding and conflict resolution should undergo the training, from community journalists to international ones’ was a reflection by Nonhlanhla Ngwenya from the Graca Machel-Women in Media Network…

On 31 January, UNOAU signed the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objective of this MoU is to provide a framework for collaboration between the UNOAU and the IPSS to further support the AU, Regional…

Secretary-General's briefing to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2023 [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English and all-French versions] [Bilingual, as delivered] Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Before we begin, I want to convey my deep…

On 26 January 2023, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of Norway to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU, Stian Christensen. The SRSG UNOAU briefed on the UN SG’s priorities including a) prioritizing climate emergency…

On 26 January, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with AU Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) Commissioner, Bankole Adeoye. They exchanged views on the progress in implementing activities and programmes of the AU-UN Joint Framework for enhanced partnership in peace and security and on the…

On 30 January, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Hu Changchun, the Head of the Mission of China to the AU. The SRSG UNOAU briefed the Ambassador on the UN-AU Joint Framework for enhanced partnership in peace and security, ongoing programmes and the institutional…