THE 3rd AFRICAN UNION(AU) ANNUAL POLICE COORDINATION MEETING
UNOAU participated in a five-day Annual AU Police Coordination meeting convened by the PSOD at Park Inn Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya from 4 to 8 December 2023. The UNOAU was represented by the Head of Institutional and Operational Partnership Service (IOPS) and Alex Ndili, the Police Reforms Advisor. The…
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[STATEMENT] SRSG PARFAIT ONANGA-ANYANGA'S CLOSING REMARKS AT THE FOURTH WPS FORUM 2023 | 14 DECEMBER
Closing Remarks by UNOAU SRSG – Parfait on the Occasion of the 4 th African Women’s Forum on Enhancing Women’s Participation and Leadership in Peace and Security UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF H.E. SAHLE-WORK ZEWDE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 14 th December 2023, at the African Union…
INVITATION: Virtual Media Briefing & Workshop on the Joint UN-AU Partnership in Peace and Security
Virtual Media Briefing & Workshop on the UN-AU Joint Framework on Peace & Security: The United Nations – African Union Joint Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security was signed on 19 April 2017, during the first United Nations (UN) - African Union (AU) Annual Conference that was held…
'Greater Sense of Purpose and Strength' - Moving from 2023 to 2024
Another eventful year is coming to a close. Far from me to account for each and every significant event that marked 2023; suffice to say that it provided opportunities to recover from the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to resume in full gear with our business, while at the same…
UNOAU participates in the Inaugural Retreat of the AUC, AU SRCCs, UN SRSGs and SESGs in Cairo
On 16 October, UNOAU and the AUC PAPS jointly convened the “Inaugural Retreat of the AUC Special Representatives of the Chairperson (SRCCs), UN Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSGs), and Special Envoys of the Secretary-General (SESGs) in Cairo, Egypt. The inaugural retreat took…
UN Secretary-General Priorities for 2024 | General Assembly briefing | United Nations
Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by extending my very best wishes for 2024. I wish health and happiness for you and your families -- and peace for our world. Our organization was founded on the pursuit of peace. Peace is our raison d’être. Yet…
UNOAU supports visit of the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
On 4 February, UNOAU met with a delegation of the Fifth Committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly during their visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the meeting with the delegation, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga shared his views on how to strengthen the partnership between the UN and the…
UNOAU supports the AU side event: "Ensuring the right to equitable and inclusive quality education to break and prevent cycles of violence in Africa"
On 13 February 2024 the African Union (AU) organized an event on the margins of the 37 th Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government. The event, which was organized by the AU in collaboration with UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Institute for Training…
UNOAU holds Annual Consultative Meeting with AU during Staff Retreat
On February 20, UNOAU organized the Annual Roundtable Discussion on the UN-AU Partnership, hosted at the UNECA. This year's discussions featured engaging sessions focusing on key aspects of the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union, including insightful discussions led by SRSG…
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UN STATEMENT | DELIVERED BY SRSG UNOAU Parfait Onanga-Anyanga | AUPSC MEETING ON THE PEACE, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEXUS | 21 February 2024
UN STATEMENT | DELIVERED BY SRSG UNOAU Parfait Onanga-Anyanga | AUPSC MEETING ON THE PEACE, SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEXUS | 21 February 2024
International Women's Day | Statement by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, SRSG to AU and Head of Office UNOAU
United Nations Office to the African Union- Official Statement on International Women's Day – 8 th March 2024 Statement by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Office UNOAU As we commemorate the international Women's Day 2024, it is a time for…
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY| MARCH 8, 2024
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2024 On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls around the world, and we applaud all they have achieved in the fight for equality. Women and girls have made great gains – demolishing barriers, dismantling…