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UNSC 11th Consultative Meeting Addis Ababa

UNSC Members consult with AU PSC Counterparts on Somalia, South Sudan and Lake Chad Basin

A delegation of UN Security (UNSC) Members traveled to Addis Ababa from 6th to 8th September, 2017 for the annual consultative meeting with their counterparts at the AU Peace and Security Council (AU PSC).

15 Sep 2017

UNOAU partners with IPSS to explore Peace Support Operations (PSOs) in Africa

The UN-AU cooperation within the context of Peace Support Operations (PSOs) was discussed in a half day briefing session with partners that was organized by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS).

15 Sep 2017

Joint press release on the political dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(English)

The African union, the United Nations, the European Union and the International Organisation of la Francophonie underscore the necessity of an inclusive political dialogue in the DRC and their commitment to support the Congolese actors towards the consolidation of democracy in the country.

17 Feb 2016

UN Statement to the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council Informal Dialogue

Delivered by Haile Menkerios,

Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of Office,

United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

25 Jan 2016

AMANI II Field Training Exercise in Lohatla, South Africa.

African Union conducts Amani II Field Training Exercise

The African Union conducted a Field Training Exercise as part of its efforts to operationalize the African Standby Forces (ASF). The Exercise was a multidimensional Peace Support Operations Exersie, involving military, police and civilian personnel from the ASF.

09 Nov 2015

The African Union and the Lake Chad Basin Commission sign an agreement for the operationalization of the Multinational Joint Task Force to Counter the Boko Haram Terrorist Group

Addis Ababa, 16 October 2015: The Commission of the African Union (AU) represented by Ambassador Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security, and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), represented by its Secretary-General, Engineer Sanusi Imran Abdullahi, today, at the AU Headquarters, sig

20 Oct 2015

Bengladesh Chief of Army Staff visits UNOAU

16 Oct 2015

Re-establishment of the RCM cluster #9, on Governance, Peace, and Security, co-chaired by UNOAU Chief of Staff and the Director of AUPAD

UNOAU Chief of Staff and the Director of the AUC Political Affairs Deprtment, co-chaired a meeting to discuss the cluster 9 of the RCM on Governance, Peace and Security, with the aim to identifying challenges, priorities and activities to be undertaken in support of both Organizations main prog

16 Oct 2015