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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
SRSG to AU and Head of UNOAU meets Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ethiopia
On 11 April, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Ayanga met with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ethiopia, Yevgeny Terekhin, to discuss Russia’s position…
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AUPSC COMMUNIQUÉ |1149th meeting on the situation in Sudan | 16 April 2023
The AUPSC issued a communiqué adopted at its 1149th meeting, held on 16 April, on the situation in Sudan. The communiqué notes with grave concern and alarm the deadly clashes between the SAF and the RSF, strongly condemning…