On 17 and 18 July, UNOAU supported and participated in a Consultative Meeting on Strategic Priorities and Guidelines on Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Transformation/Reform (SST/SSR) in Juba, South Sudan.

On 17 July, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with H.E. Stephan Auer, the outgoing Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, following his four-year tenure in Addis Ababa.

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 1222nd meeting, expressed grave concern over the escalating attacks by M23, ADF, and FDLR in eastern DRC, demanding immediate cessation and withdrawal of armed groups.