UNOAU supports AU in the development of a Training Curriculum in Applied International Humanitarian Law.
Stories & Blogs UNOAUJun 28, 2025(Story )UNOAU in collaboration with the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) and the Government of Switzerland supported the development of a Training Curriculum in the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in AU peace support operati
SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga's Opening Remarks at the Climate Security Mechanism Partnership Dialogue 2025
Stories & Blogs UNOAUJun 23, 2025(Story )Across Africa, the impacts of climate change are increasingly shaping peace and security dynamics, acting as a conflict risk multiplier, deepening vulnerabilities, and placing additional stress on already fragile political, economic and social systems.
Regional Partnerships to Bridge Climate Action, Peace and Security
Stories & Blogs UNOAUJun 23, 2025(Story )The Climate Security Mechanism (CSM) at the United Nations, jointly with the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), concluded the 2025 CSM Partnership Dialogue today in Addis Ababa and online.
Remarks by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga: 31st Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Stories & Blogs UNOAUApr 07, 2025(Speech )“As we commit to “Remember-Unite-Renew", and in honour of the victims, we must continue to ask ourselves what lessons should be learned from the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994”
AU Concludes High-Level Consultative Workshop on the Political Dimensions of DDR
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 20, 2025(News )The workshop marks a significant milestone in shaping DDR as a politically strategic tool for peace and security in Africa.
Joint Communiqué: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty Fourth Consultative Meeting.
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 07, 2025(Communiqué )The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its Twenty Fourth consultative meeting on 17 February 2025, in Addis Ababa.
Joint Communiqué: United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds its Twenty Fourth Consultative Meeting
Stories & Blogs UNOAUMar 07, 2025(Communiqué )The meeting reviewed the status of the partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) with an update on the implementation of the Joint UN-AU Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security.
Remarks delivered by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga on the cooperation between the UN and the AU, Security Council, 9739th meeting
Stories & Blogs UNOAUOct 27, 2024(Briefing )The Horn of Africa continues to be confronted with several destabilizing conflicts driven by political instability, territorial disputes and an ever-worsening humanitarian situation. Remarks delivered by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga on the cooperation betw
AU, UN and EU hold Fifth Trilateral Meeting in New York
Stories & Blogs UNOAUSep 22, 2024(News )The principals discussed peace, development and humanitarian efforts in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes region, with a particular focus on how to scale up humanitarian and development support to fragile contexts.
Making the ‘Pact for the Future’ a Pact for Peace | Op-ed by SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga.
Stories & Blogs UNOAUSep 21, 2024(Op-Ed )Peace is a common good. Oftentimes it eludes us, in part because of our own actions and omissions. However, it is undeniable that peace has never been so coveted as it is today.