UNOAU participates in the NETT4Peace Webinar on African Perspectives on the New Agenda for Peace
On August 3, 2023, The Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, took part in the webinar on African Perspectives on the New Agenda for Peace, organized by the African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security and…
Policy Brief | New Agenda For Peace | July 20, 2023
SG/SM/21885 20 JULY 2023 Launching New Agenda for Peace Policy Brief, Secretary-General Urges States to “Preserve Our Universal Institution” amid Highest Level of Geopolitical Tension in Decades Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the policy brief on the New…
[Scroll down for French] SG's message on International Youth Day | August 2023
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12 August 2023 Every year, International Youth Day celebrates the determination, ideas and leadership of young people as we pursue a better world. Across all of today’s challenges, young people are calling for bold and accelerated action…
UNOAU attends Methodology and Planning Workshop on the AUPSC-mandated Study on ‘Youth, Migration, Peace and Security in Africa, including the situation of young African Refugees’
From 25 to 27 July, UNOAU attended a Methodology and Planning Workshop on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC)-mandated study on ‘Youth, Migration, Peace and Security in Africa, including the situation of young African Refugees’ held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AU’s Youth for Peace…
UNOAU continued support to the AUCF Project
On 27 July, UNOAU participated, with other UN partners, in the monthly African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework Project (AUCF) meeting. Participants were drawn from UN offices which jointly support the AUCF project including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)…
UNOAU supports the AU in the design and delivery of a ToT Course in Correspondence and Report Writing
From 25 to 27 July, UNOAU in collaboration with the Department of Operational Support (DOS), supported the AU in the design and delivery of a Training of Trainers (ToT) Course in Correspondence and Report Writing. The aim of the training was to support the development of writing skills of AU…
UNOAU supports the AUC FPAT in Freetown
From 29 July to 5 August, the UNOAU supported the African Union Commission (AUC) Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT) in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to assess state of readiness of the Sierra Leonean Formed Police Unit (FPU) 5, prior to its deployment to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia…
UNOAU Supports Workshop Development of ASF Generic FPU-PDT package
From 31 July to 4 August, UNOAU attended a workshop organized by the AUC PSOD in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. The purpose of the workshop was to identify progress made so far and to consolidate efforts in the development of an African Standby Force (ASF) Generic Formed Police Unit Pre-deployment training…
SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU meets with the EU Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa
On 2 August, The SRSG UNOAU met with the European Union (EU)Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Dr. Annette Weber, to discuss the situation in the sub-region, with a particular focus on the situation in Sudan. During the meeting, the EU Special Envoy stressed that the belligerents in Sudan appear…
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AFRICAN UNION ON PEACE & SECURITY | AUGUST 2023
The AUC to deploy a joint AU COMESA EOM to Zimbabwe 3 August | The AUC Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, announced that the AUC will deploy a joint African Union (AU) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Zimbabwe to observe its 2023 Harmonized…
We are hiring! Consultant to Develop a Virtual Exhibition (AU Human Rights Memorial Project)
We are hiring a consultant experienced in developing virtual exhibit spaces/platform; designing creative methods to curate a web-based VR, and hosting/populating virtual exhibits to work on an exciting project with us. Click here to apply: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=216241
SRSG TO THE AU AND HEAD OF UNOAU MEETS WITH UN ASG FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
On 29 June 2023, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Human Rights Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris. Ms. Kehris was in Addis Ababa to co-chair the Strategic Steering Committee (SSC) meeting of the African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework…