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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNITED NATIONS DAY MESSAGE 24 October 2023 The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be. It is our responsibility to help build that world…

Statement by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of UNOAU on the occasion of Africa Human Rights Day 21 October 2023 Today, I am pleased to commemorate Africa…

On the 19 th October 2023, the African Union in collaboration with the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO), and the World Bank Group (WB) launched the…

On 16 October, UNOAU and the AUC PAPS jointly convened the “Inaugural Retreat of the AUC Special Representatives of the Chairperson (SRCCs), UN Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSGs), and Special Envoys of…

On October 12, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga briefed the UN Security Council at the 9435th meeting which was on the cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international…

From 9 to 11 October 2023, UNOAU participated in the Consultative Session on the Case Management Process for AU PSOs in Addis Ababa. The meeting drew participants from ongoing AU PSOs, including ATMIS, SAMIM, EACRF and MNJTF…

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…

From 5 to 6 October, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) along with Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), held the 8 th Informal Joint Seminar (IJS) and the 17th Joint Annual…

On 6 October, the AUC convened the First Quadripartite Meeting of the Chiefs of Defence (CDFs) of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the East African Community (EAC), the International Conference of the…

Opening remarks by SRSG Parfait at the 8th Informal Joint Seminar between the AUPSC & members of the UNSC, held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, the two Councils reflected on thematic issues, including financing for AU…

On 5 October, 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) members held their eighth informal joint seminar with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC). The informal seminars have been organised since 2016 to encourage…

SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga participated in a High-Level side event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and the UN Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace, convened by the Permanent Representatives…