SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY | 12 August 2025
On International Youth Day, we celebrate the determination, creativity and leadership of young people everywhere. This year's theme – Local Youth Action for the SDGs and Beyond – reminds us that global progress begins in communities. And in every corner of the world young people are leading the way…
International Youth Day 2025: Youth for Peace and Development | Insights from UNOAU’s Digital Communications Intern, Ms. Sumire Hayakawa-Ivanovic (2025 Cohort)
International Youth Day 2025: Youth for Peace and Development By Sumire Hayakawa- Ivanovic , Digital Communications Intern at the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) As a young intern with the Communications team at UNOAU, I have had the opportunity to contribute directly to…
International Youth Day 2025: Youth Voices in Multilateral Work | Reflections from UNOAU's Communications & Gender Intern, Ms. Betesayda Bezabeh (2025 Cohort)
This year’s International Youth Day theme, “Local Youth Actions for the SDGs and Beyond,” underscores the transformative role of young people in adapting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to local realities. It is a reminder that youth are not merely beneficiaries of development; they are…
UNOAU supports the AU Pilot High-Level Training on AU’s Operational Guidance Note Draft on Oversight and Accountability of the Security Sector
From 23-24 July, the AU, jointly with the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF), and with support of UNOAU, organized a pilot high-level training related to the AU’s Operational Guidance Note (OGN) on Oversight and Accountability of the Security Sector, with a specific focus on…
UNOAU Participates in the Development of Generic Leadership Training Package for AU Senior Police Management Team in PSOs
From 24-26 July, UNOAU participated in a workshop organized by the AUC Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) in Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia, as part of the process to develop a training package for Police Senior Management in the context of the African Standby Force (ASF) Pledged Police Standby…
Informal meeting of UN Security Council President and Chair of the AU Peace and Security Council for July 2025
On 3 July, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of July, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, met with the Ambassador of Uganda to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union and PSC Chair for July 2025…
- AU Communiqués
AUPSC Communiqué | 1287th Meeting on Update on the Situation in Somalia and Operations of the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) | 3 July 2025
On 3 July, the AU PSC held its 1287th meeting at the level of Ministers on the situation in Somalia. Full communique available here.
UNOAU participates in Expert Workshop on “African Wars in the 21st Century: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Action in Post-Conflict Recovery”
From 1-2 July, UNOAU participated in the expert workshop “African wars in the 21st century: bridging the gap between policy and action in post-conflict recovery”. The workshop was jointly organized by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) and New York University’s Center for Global…
UNOAU participates in UNFCCC Workshop on Climate Finance and Carbon Markets
On 1 to 2 July, UNOAU participated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) workshop on the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism, held at the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany. The workshop followed the conclusion of the 62nd session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB62), which…
UNOAU participates in the Review of AUSSOM specific Pre-deployment Training Package for Individual Police Officers
On 17 July, UNOAU participated in a workshop organized by the African Union Commission at the Institute for Security Studies in Addis Ababa. This was the second session in a series, following an earlier workshop held from 10 to 12 June 2025, aimed at reviewing the AUSSOM-specific Pre-deployment…
UNOAU participates in AU Validation Workshop for the Handbook for AU Monitors in the AU Monitoring Verification and Compliance Mission
From 17-21 July, UNOAU participated in an AU workshop to validate the Monitors Handbook for the AU Monitoring Verification and Compliance Mission (AU-MVCM) in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The workshop was attended by representatives from the AU Commission, the AU-MVCM, AU Member States…
UNOAU participates in the 4th Policy Session of the African Union’s Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange (I-RECKE) on Early Warning and Conflict Prevention
On 12 July the AU convened the 4th Policy Session of the African Union’s Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange (I-RECKE) on Early Warning and Conflict Prevention in Malabo, held on the margins of the 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the AU, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms…