On 16 September, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) participated in a Director-level meeting between the UN Secretariat and the African Union Commission’s (AUC) Department of Political Affairs, Peace and…
On 16 September, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) took part in a joint Director-level meeting on Somalia between the UN Headquarters and the African Union (AU). The meeting was convened in line with UN…
Today, we celebrate African Union Day—a day that stands for Africa’ strength, resilience, unity, and the promises of its people’s irrepressible aspiration to freedom and agency. The African Union has been at the forefront of…
On 9 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga took part in a High-Level Dialogue organized by the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWAS), focused on exploring perspectives and options for stability in West Africa and the Sahel. The…
From 2 to 6 September 2024, UNOAU provided technical support to the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force in the facilitation of two courses, namely, Force…
On 6 September, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) facilitated the meeting between the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations in New York and the President of the UNSC…
On 6 September 2024, the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) facilitated an informal meeting between Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, and Ambassador…
On 6 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga met with Ambassador Ben Marc Diendéré, Permanent Observer of Canada to the African Union. During their meeting, Ambassador Diendéré briefed on Canada’s ongoing multistakeholder…
On 5 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the AU, Major General (retired)…
On August 30, the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) hosted the first in a series of policy dialogues focused on the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) titled “Emboldening APSA for Africans: Early…
From 27 to 29 August, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga participated at the AU Member State Consultation on the Common African Position on Climate, Peace, and Security (CAP-CPS) and delivered opening remarks. The meeting took place…
On 16 August, the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu, and the Chairperson of the African Union…