On 7 July, the newly appointed SRSG for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, paid a virtual courtesy call on the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU…
On 6 July, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Ayanga met with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Governing Board Oversight Group represented by IFRC Chief Executive, Michael…
On 4 July 2023, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) to strengthen their collaboration and…
On 3 July, the AUC in Partnership with the Egyptian Government and the EU Office to the AU hosted the Second Africa Dialogue on Counter Terrorism with the theme “Tracking Progress: Assessing the Implementation of Malabo…
On 1 July, on behalf the SRSG for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU Parfait Onanga-Ayanga represented the UN at the 23 rd Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State…
Ms Hester Paneras supported the implementation of the UN Senior Mission Leadership (SML) course that was conducted in Tokyo, Japan, from 19 to 30 June 2023. She was invited to be a mentor on the programme due to her previous…
AUC Chairperson issues communiqué on the situation in Senegal 2 June | The AUC Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, issued a communiqué, strongly condemning the outbreak of violence in Senegal. He called on all political actors…
From 27 to 30 June, UNOAU attended the 10 th African Standby Capacity (ASC) Annual Conference in Kampala, Uganda. The Conference aimed to enhance relationships with the Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms (RECs…
On 29 June 2023, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Human Rights Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris. Ms. Kehris was in Addis Ababa to co-chair the Strategic Steering Committee…
To enhance cooperation and coordination in training and capacity building among African Union (AU) member states’ police agencies, AFRIPOL organized a two-day intensive interaction held in Addis Ababa from 27-28 June 2023…
On 27 June 2023, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General (SRSG) to the African Union (AU) and Head of the UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Ayanga represented the Secretary-General to the Quadripartite Summit on coordination…
From 22 to 23 June, UNOAU participated in the 25 th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers, held in Geneva, Switzerland. The event brought together over 300 National Mine Action…