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Remarks delivered by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga on the cooperation between the UN and the AU, Security Council, 9739th meeting
Briefing delivered by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU United Nations Security Council Meeting on ‘Cooperation between the United Nations and…
United Nations Adopts Ground-Breaking Pact for the Future to Transform Global Governance
NEW YORK, 22 September — World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. This Pact is the culmination of an inclusive, years-long process to…
Joint Communiqué | 8th Annual UN AU Conference held in Addis Ababa, Oct 21, 2024
1. On 21 October 2024, the African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat and the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres convened the Eighth African Union-United Nations Annual Conference in Addis Ababa…
Secretary-General's Joint Press Conference with Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission | Addis Ababa
Merci, Mesdames et Messieurs, Vous allez me permettre avant de faire aussi quelques commentaires sur nos travaux aujourd’hui, que je puisse lire un petit texte que j’ai écrit moi-même, avec mon cœur. Je voudrais dire quelques…
Joint Communiqué | The Second Retreat of the African Union SRCCs and United Nations SRSGs/SESGs, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
On 24 October 2024, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) held the Second Retreat of the AU Special Representatives of the Chairperson of the Commission (SRCCs) and the Special Representatives and Special Envoys…
Joint Communiqué: Eighteenth (18th) Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Members of the United Nations Security Council, New York, 18 October 2024
The African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and the Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held their eighteenth (18th) Annual Joint Consultative Meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York…
Outcome Document of the 15th AU High-Level Retreat on Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation | 24-26 October 2024 | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Over the course of this two-day retreat, participants engaged in in-depth discussions on the role of preventive diplomacy and mediation in addressing Africa’s peace and security challenges. Key discussions emphasized trust…
UNOAU's Opening Remarks at the AU Policy Forum on Regional Approaches to Dealing with Armed Groups in the Sahel
On 19 and 20 November, UNOAU participated in and supported the AU Policy Forum on Regional Approaches to Dealing with Armed Groups in the Sahel, which was organized jointly by the AU, the Bonn International Center for…
16 Days of Activism
SG's MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | November 2024
The epidemic of violence against women and girls shames humanity. Every day, on average, 140 women and girls are killed by someone in their own family. . Around one in three women still experience physical or sexual violence…
- AU Communiqués
UNOAU STATEMENT TO THE AUPSC 1242nd MEETING ON WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY
Excellency Ambassador Dr. Mohamed Gad, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the African Union (AU) and Chairperson of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) for October 2024; Excellencies, Members of the AU…
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union at the 5th High-Level Africa Forum on Women Peace and Security (WPS)
The 5 th Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security, whose theme is: “recalibrating the Women Peace and Security agenda" convened in Addis Ababa, from 5-6 December 2024, under the leadership of H.E Sahle-Work Zewde, Former…
THE SG'S MESSAGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY | December 2024
On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. Human rights are under assault. Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19…