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…
On 19 and 20 November, UNOAU participated in and supported the AU Policy Forum on Regional Approaches to Dealing with Armed Groups in the Sahel, which was organized jointly by the AU, the Bonn International Center for…
From 12 to 18 November, UNOAU supported the assessment of the Sierra Leone Formed Police Unit (FPU-6), expected to deploy to the AU Transition Mission (ATMIS) on rotation. UNOAU joined the Formed Police Assessment Team (FPAT)…
From 11 to 14 November, UNOAU supported and participated in a consultative workshop, held in Banjul, The Gambia, to validate a revised Security Sector Reform (SSR) action plan and its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework…
Over the course of this two-day retreat, participants engaged in in-depth discussions on the role of preventive diplomacy and mediation in addressing Africa’s peace and security challenges. Key discussions emphasized trust…