SRSG to AU and Head of UNOAU participates in 23rd Ordinary Session of the ECCAS Conference of Heads of State and Government
On 1 July, on behalf the SRSG for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU Parfait Onanga-Ayanga represented the UN at the 23 rd Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the ECCAS; under the theme ‘meeting the challenge of…
UNOAU participates in the First Meeting of Heads of Training Departments of AU Member States’ Police Agencies
To enhance cooperation and coordination in training and capacity building among African Union (AU) member states’ police agencies, AFRIPOL organized a two-day intensive interaction held in Addis Ababa from 27-28 June 2023. The meeting received funding from GIZ. More than thirty delegates…
- AU Communiqués
AUPSC COMMUNIQUÉ | 1160TH MEETING | Consultative Meeting between the AUPSC and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1160 th meeting held on 30 June 2023, which was dedicated to a Consultative Meeting between the PSC and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). Source: https://www.peaceau.org/en/article/communique-of-the-1160th-meeting-of…
- Joint Communiqués
AU Communiqué: Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference
AU Communiqué: Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Southern African Development Community, under the auspices of the African Union. 27 June 2023, Luanda, Republic of Angola.
UNOAU supports the AU in the design and delivery of a ToT Course in Compliance and Accountability for senior Police and Military Officers from the SADC
From 3 to 14 July, UNOAU in collaboration with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), supported the AU in the design and delivery of a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme in Compliance and Accountability to 55 participants, mainly senior Military and Police Officers, from…
UN Deputy Secretary-General meets with the AUC Chairperson on the margins of the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting
On 15 July, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, met with the AUC Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on the margins of the 5 th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the AU and the RECs/RMs. The Deputy Secretary-General briefed the AUC Chairperson on her recent visits to…
SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU participates in I-RECKE event on cross-regional strategies in countering terrorism and violent extremism
From 15 to 16 July, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU participated in the 2 nd AU Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange (I-RECKE) event on cross-regional strategies in countering terrorism and violent extremism. The event was held on the margins of the 5 th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the…
UNOAU participates in a PSSG Virtual Workshop to Update Catalogue of AU Police Documents for Peace Support Operations.
On 11 July, UNOAU participated in a Police Strategic Support Group (PSSG) virtual workshop to Update the Catalogue of AU Police Documents for PSOs. The workshop, attended by the AU, PSSG experts from Member States and external partners, was the last of a series of events aimed at developing an…
UN SG MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD REFUGEE DAY | JUNE 2023
THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD REFUGEE DAY 20 June 2023 During my decade as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, I witnessed the resilience and contributions of refugees across all walks of life. Their perseverance in the face of adversity inspires me every day. Refugees…
UNOAU participates in AUPSC 1162nd meeting on the situation in the Sahel region
On 20 July, the AU PSC convened its 1162 nd meeting on the situation in the Sahel region. The meeting, which was chaired by the Permanent Representative of Senegal and Chairperson of the PSC for the month of July, Ambassador Mohamed Lamine Thiaw, received briefings from the AU Commissioner for…
SRSG TO THE AU AND HEAD OF UNOAU MEETS WITH EU SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HORN OF ARICA
On 2 August, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Ayanga met with the EU Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Annette Weber exchanged views on sub-regional issues.
- AU Communiqués
AUPSC COMMUNIQUÉ | 1164th Meeting on the Situation in the Republic of Niger
Council condemned in the strongest terms possible, the military coup d’état in the Republic of Niger, which resulted in the ousting of a democratically elected President, H.E. Mohamed Bazoum on 26 July 2023 and demanded the immediate and unconditional release of H.E. President Mohamed Bazoum and all…