[STATEMENT] SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga's Message for Africa Human Rights Day 2023 | October 21, 2023
Statement by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU on the occasion of Africa Human Rights Day 21 October 2023 Today, I am pleased to commemorate Africa…
[Scroll down for French] SG's Message for United Nations Day | 2023
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNITED NATIONS DAY MESSAGE 24 October 2023 The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be. It is our responsibility to help build that world…
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Joint Communiqué | 17th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between the AUPSC and the Members of the UNSC
The African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and the Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held their seventeenth (17 th) Annual Joint Consultative Meeting at the African Union Headquarters in Addis…
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AUPSC Communique | 1173rd Meeting on the Situation in Somalia & the Operations of ATMIS
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1173 rd meeting, held on 14 September 2023, on the Situation in Somalia and the Operations of the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS):
UN Day 2023 Ceremony held at the UN Compound in Addis Ababa
This year’s UN Day was observed at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) compound on 24 October 2023 in the presence of diplomats, government officials, media, youth representatives, the UN Country Team…
UN SG António Guterres' Remarks at the “She Stands for Peace” Book Launch | Feb 8, 2020
08 February 2020 Remarks at the “She Stands for Peace” book launch António Guterres Dear Friends, Twenty years ago, thanks to the advocacy of women peacebuilders and particularly those in Africa, the United Nations Security…
Strengthening the Response Mechanisms of the AU Compliance and Accountability Framework
From 9 to 11 October 2023, UNOAU participated in the Consultative Session on the Case Management Process for AU PSOs in Addis Ababa. The meeting drew participants from ongoing AU PSOs, including ATMIS, SAMIM, EACRF and MNJTF…
Challenges Forum: UNOAU participates in the high-level panel discussion on UN support to AU and African-led peace enforcement operations
This year’s Challenges Annual Forum (CAF23) gathered partners and key stakeholders to explore the key features of the important and strategic AU-UN partnership. The in-person event was held at the UNECA in Addis Ababa…
UNOAU supports AU and ECOWAS in the design and delivery of capacity development programs in PSOs and Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa
From 3 to 9 Oct, UNOAU in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), provided technical support to the AU and the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) in the design…
UNOAU attends International Day of Peace at UNECA
On 26 September, UNOAU facilitated a panel discussion at an event organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), to commemorate the International Day of Peace. The event brought together over one…
UN-AU Joint Task Force on Peace and Security holds its 22nd Consultative Meeting in New York and adopts final Communiqué
On 18 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga represented UNOAU at the 22 nd UN-AU Joint Task Force (JTF) on Peace and Security held at UN Headquarters in New York , to discuss the status of the partnership between the UN and…
AU,EU,UN issue Joint Communiqué at their 4th Trilateral Meeting held on the margins of UNGA
On 17 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga attended the 4 th AU-EU-UN Trilateral Meeting held at UN Headquarters in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), along with the Chairperson of the AUC, Moussa…