UNOAU

On 16 September 2025, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, met with H.E.

From 15–19 September, UNOAU provided technical support in the development of a training curriculum for the investigation of misconduct in African Union (AU) Peace Support Operations (PSOs).

On 7 September 2025, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU, Mr.

On 27 September 2025, the United Nations–African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security convened its twenty-fifth consultative meeting in New York.

On 15 September 2025, Ambassador Miguel Bembe, Permanent Representative of Angola to the African Union and Chairperson of the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for September, met with Ambassador Sangjin Kim, Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires of the

The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its Twenty Fifth consultative meeting on 27 September 2025, in New York. 

On 5 September 2025, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU, Mr.

By Elizabeth Eilor, Senior Gender Advisor, United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This op-ed was originally published in The Namibian on October 25, 2025 and has been reproduced for wider reach.

On 20 October 2025, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) held the Third Retreat of the AU Special Representatives and Permanent Representatives of the Chairperson of the Commission (SRCCs and PRs) and the Special Representatives, Special Envoys and Personal Envoys of the Secretary-G

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The African Union Commission’s Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (OSE-WPS) officially launched the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Network for Media Professionals at the AU Headquarters.

From 24-26 October, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU, Mr.