On 7 March, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) held its 1143rd meeting regarding the situation in Somalia and operations of the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The session received statements…
From 28 February to 2 March, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to the AU and Head of UNOAU attended the ninth session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Niamey, Niger. The…
Ms Felicia Gordon arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2023 to assume her role as the Chief of Staff in the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). Ms Gordon brings to the role over 25 years of professional…
To mark International Women’s Day, we invite you to a panel discussion organized by UNOAU, in line with this year’s IWD theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. UNOAU will also launch the policy brief…
AUPSC convenes 1136th session to discuss the situation in Libya 1 February 2023 | The AUPSC convened its 1136th session to discuss the situation in Libya. The session which was chaired by the Permanent Representative of South…
Ladies and gentlemen of the media, thank you very much for your presence. I am here at the African Union summit with a very clear message of solidarity. Solidarity with the African Union, and solidarity with the African…
On 14 February, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to the African Union (AU) and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga received the newly appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia and…
From 6 to 10 February, UNOAU in collaboration with UNSOS and ATMIS provided technical support to the African Union (AU) in the design and delivery of a Training of Trainers Programme for the Burundi Armed Forces. The aim of…
Secretary-General's briefing to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2023 [scroll down for bilingual, as-delivered; all-English and all-French versions] [Bilingual, as delivered] Mr. President of the General Assembly…
On February 5 to 7, the Office of the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa convened a meeting of UN Special Envoys and Special Representatives of the Secretary-General working in the Horn of Africa region. The primary purpose…
On 3 February, the SRSG to the AU and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador of South Africa to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU, Ambassador Edward Xolisa Makaya, who is…
On 31 January, UNOAU signed the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objective of this MoU is to provide a framework for…