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On 27 April, the Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN and President of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of April, Vasily Nebenzya, and the Ambassador of Tunisia to Ethiopia and the AU and Chair of the AUPSC for April, Abdelhamid Gharbi, held the monthly informal meeting of the…

On 25 April, the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN and incoming President of the UNSC for the month of May, Pascale Baeriswyl, and the Ambassador of Uganda to Ethiopia and the AU, incoming Chair of the AUPSC, Rebecca Amuge Otengo, met within the context of the monthly informal…

On 26 April, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of the Union of Comoros to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU, Youssouf Mandoha Assoumani, who is also the Chair of the AU Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) for 2023. The meeting discussed…

From 1 to 2 May, the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Ethiopia to engage with the African Union Commission (AUC) leadership on strategies to leverage the AU - UN partnership in support of the acceleration of Africa’s development, including through the…

From 24 to 28 April, UNOAU, in collaboration with OHCHR supported the AU in the design and delivery of Training in Compliance and Accountability for the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram (MNJTF). The programme took place in Ndjamena, Chad. The training was based on the development…

The policy dialogue jointly convened by Amani Africa and the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) will take place in a hybrid format on 10 May at 16:00 EAT. If would like to participate virtually here is the zoom link for registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN…

AUC convenes follow-up meeting of the Expanded Mechanism for Sudan 2 May 2023 | The AU Commission (AUC) convened a follow-up meeting of the Expanded Mechanism for Sudan pursuant to the Communiqué of the 20 April High-Level Meeting to discuss the way forward, including the plan for de-escalation. The…

From 3 to 5 May, UNOAU participated in a policy dialogue on ‘Advancing Youth Peacebuilding Agenda Through Knowledge’ organized by the AUC’s Youth for Peace (Y4P) Africa Program together with the African Peacebuilding Network (APN), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the African Leadership…

From 15 to 17 May, UNOAU held its annual retreat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As part of the retreat, UNOAU held strategic discussions with the AU Department for Political Affairs Peace and Security (PAPS) on 15 May, involving AUC PAPS Commissioner, Bankole Adeoye. The Commissioner underlined the…

The Council expressed deep concern over reported funding gaps, which have had an effect on the drawdown of forces from Somalia on 30 June 2023 and 31 December 2024 respectively; strongly stresses the need to strengthening the SSF prior to the drawdown so as to avoid leaving a security vacuum to be…

The AUPSC took note of the extension of the transition period in Chad for 24 months and in this regard, rejected any further extension of the transition. The Council also called upon the Transition Authorities to provide a clear roadmap with specific timelines for the second phase of the transition…

BELOW ATTACHED IS THE STATEMENT TO THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSION ON HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN AFRICA DELIVERED BY SRSG TO THE AFRICAN UNION AND HEAD OF UNOAU, PARFAIT ONANGA-ANYANGA THURSDAY 18 MAY, 2023