UNOAU

Everywhere we look, peace is under attack.

From Gaza, to Sudan, to Ukraine and beyond we see:

Civilians in the firing line;

Homes blown apart;

Traumatised, terrified populations who have lost everything – and sometimes everyone.

On 6 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with Ambassador Ben Marc Diendéré, Permanent Observer of Canada to the African Union.

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 of the Secretary-General (SRSGs and SESGs)

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.