SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU attends 11th Annual High-Level Seminars on Peace and Security in Africa in Oran, Algeria
From 1 to 2 December, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga attended the 11 th Annual High-Level Seminar on Peace and Security in Africa held in Oran, Algeria. The meeting, convened annually by the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC)…
UNOAU attends the second high-level meeting in Bangui of UN SRSGs and SESGs working on the Central African region
On 28 November, UNOAU attended the second high-level meeting of UN Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSGs) and Special Envoys (SESGs) serving in the Central African region. The meeting, which convened in…
UNOAU attends 58th UNSAC Meeting
From 25 to 29 November, UNOAU participated in the 58 th Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC), held in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), at the…
UNOAU participates in commemoration of the 4th PCRD Awareness Week
On 19 and 21 November, UNOAU participated in events organized by the AU Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department in collaboration with the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and…
UNOAU provides technical support in delivering of training for the East African Standby Force’s Regional Senior Mission Leaders Course
From 18 to 22 November, UNOAU provided technical support to the East African Standby Force in the delivery of the 29 th session of the Regional Senior Mission Leaders Course in Nairobi, Kenya. The course was designed to…
UNOAU supports consultative workshop to validate revised SSR action plan and M&E framework
From 11 to 14 November, UNOAU supported and participated in a consultative workshop, held in Banjul, The Gambia, to validate a revised Security Sector Reform (SSR) action plan and its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework…
UNOAU supports AU Assessment of Operational Capability of Sierra Leone FPU
From 12 to 18 November, UNOAU supported the assessment of the Sierra Leone Formed Police Unit (FPU-6), expected to deploy to the AU Transition Mission (ATMIS) on rotation. UNOAU joined the Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT)…
THE SRSG's END-OF-YEAR MESSAGE | December 2024
On behalf of the United Nations Office to the African Union, I would like to thank our esteemed partners and stakeholders for their continued support to the UN-AU partnership in promoting peace and security in Africa as a…
The SRSG Delivers the Opening Remarks at the Amani Africa - UNOAU Joint Policy Forum | Translating Commitments To Action: Africa and The Pact For The Future | December 2024
The Special Representative, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, delivered compelling opening remarks at the Amani Africa – UNOAU joint Policy Forum held on 5 December 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Forum enabled dialogue on critical…
The SG's address to the General Assembly on his Priorities for 2025 | In French and English and as delivered | January 2025
[all-English] Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by wishing you and your families a very happy and healthy 2025. Dear Excellencies, Let’s start with the good news. It is understandable to get overwhelmed by the…
UN Secretary-General's Remarks at the 38th African Union Summit [trilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French versions
Monsieur le Président de l’Union africaine, Excellences, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, all protocol observed, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani – thank you for your leadership in the outstanding exercise of your mandate…
UN Secretary-General's press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 15 February 2025
15 February 2025 Secretary-General's press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Good afternoon. Over these past three days in Addis Ababa, I have met many leaders from across the continent to discuss challenges across the…