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…
On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. Human rights are under assault. Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19…
The 5 th Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security, whose theme is: “recalibrating the Women Peace and Security agenda" convened in Addis Ababa, from 5-6 December 2024, under the leadership of H.E Sahle-Work Zewde, Former…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
The epidemic of violence against women and girls shames humanity. Every day, on average, 140 women and girls are killed by someone in their own family. . Around one in three women still experience physical or sexual violence…
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…
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…