UNOAU supports AU and ECOWAS in the design and delivery of capacity development programs in PSOs and Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa

From 3 to 9 Oct, UNOAU in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), provided technical support to the AU and the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) in the design and delivery of two capacity development programs in Accra, Ghana. These courses were namely: AU Peace Support Operations (PSOs); Staff Course; and the Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa Course. The aim of the AU Staff Course was to enhance the knowledge and skills of participants to effectively perform their administrative, operational, and logistical functions in AU PSOs. The course targeted 30 participants including Civilian, Military and Police Officers involved in the planning, deployment, management, sustainability, and liquidation of AU PSOs. The Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa Course aimed to strengthen capacities for effective humanitarian assistance by providing participants with knowledge and skills and enhancing interaction and mutual understanding between actors from civil protection authorities, security forces and non-governmental organization (NGOs) involved in humanitarian assistance in the West Africa Region. The course targeted 28 participants from Government Ministries, Emergency Management Agencies, NGOs, Security personnel and the International Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement.