UNOAU attends meeting of EU – UN Peace Support Assessment Mission to Ethiopia
On 15 March, UNOAU attended the preparatory meeting of the EU – UN Peace Support Assessment Mission to Ethiopia. The joint EU-UN mission visited Ethiopia from 15 to 22 March responding to the needs expressed by the Government of Ethiopia to assist with the identification of immediate priorities…
UNOAU attends meetings to discuss AU DDR Capacity Project
From 15 to 17 March, UNOAU attended various meetings with the AU, the World Bank (WB) and a visiting Delegation from UNHQ to discuss the AU Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration Capacity Project (AUDDRCP). The project, initiated in 2013, aims at creating sustainable DDR capacities within the AU…
SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU attends 9th Annual Meeting of Heads of UN entities in Central Africa
From 16 to 17 March, 2023, SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, attended the 9th Annual Meeting of Heads of UN entities in Central Africa in Libreville, Gabon, organised by UNOCA. The meeting was preceded by a technical-level meeting from 14 to 15 March. The meeting was chaired…
AUPSC holds its 1143rd meeting on the situation in Somalia and ATMIS operations
On 7 March, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) held its 1143rd meeting regarding the situation in Somalia and operations of the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The session received statements by the Permanent Representative of Tanzania and Chair of the AUPSC for…
UNOAU holds meeting with EU Team of Experts
On 8 March, UNOAU met with a visiting EU Delegation led by Mr. Nicola Bellomo, Head of Division at the European External Action Service (EEAS). The objective of the meeting was to follow-up on the commitments made during the EU-AU Summit held in 2022, in particular on multilateralism, and to compare…
SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU receives AU High Representative for Silencing the Guns
On 8 March, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU received the newly appointed AU High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas. In his remarks Dr. Chambas highlighted that the AU-UN partnership was crucial in realizing the vision of Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2030 and…
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AFRICAN UNION ON PEACE & SECURITY | MARCH 2023
AUC Chairperson congratulates Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for being proclaimed winner of Nigerian presidential polls 3 March 2023 | The AUC Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat issued a statement congratulating Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All-Progressives Congress party, for being proclaimed winner…
UNOAU SRSG to AU and Head of UNOAU attends ninth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
From 28 February to 2 March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to the AU and Head of UNOAU attended the ninth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Niamey, Niger. The Forum was organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the…
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AUPSC Press Release | Field Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo | 20-23 Mar 2023
Kinshasa , 2 0 March 2023: The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a Field Mission from Monday, 20 March to Thursday, 23 March 2023, under the auspices of H.E. Ambassador Willy Nyamitwe, Permanent Representative of the Republic…
SRSG TO THE AU AND HEAD OF UNOAU MEETS AU CHAIRPERSON
On 4 April, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Ayanga met the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat. They discussed the upcoming report of the Secretary-General on the African Union Peace Support Operations…
UNOAU Supports AUC Workshop on the Re-conceptualization of the African Standby Force
The AU Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) of the AUC held a back-to-back-workshop on the re-conceptualization of the ASF Concept and Validation of Guidelines for RECs/RMs on Standby from 29 th March - 4 th April 2023. The workshops were attended by representatives from the AUC, RECs/RMs…
UNOAU welcomes new Chief of Staff, Ms. Felicia Gordon
Ms Felicia Gordon arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2023 to assume her role as the Chief of Staff in the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). Ms Gordon brings to the role over 25 years of professional experience, including 19 years in international organizations. She has held…