Statement by Chairperson of the Commission on the signing of the Sudan Roadmap Agreement

The Chairperson urges the Parties to sustain the momentum of the signing of the Roadmap by ensuring rapid progress in the negotiations that will now resume in Addis Ababa on a cessation of hostilities and much-needed humanitarian access for the Two Areas and Darfur

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcomes the signing by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army–Minni Minawi (SLM/A-MM), the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement- North (SPLM-N), and the National Umma Party (NUP) of the Roadmap Agreement developed in March 2016…

AUC discusses Strategy (2016 – 2018) to Transform its Finance Function with International Partners

The Directorate of Programming, Budgeting, Finance and Accounting (PBFA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) organized a meeting yesterday 9 June 2016 at the AUC Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with International Partners highlighting pertinent areas of its strategies to  transform the Finance function by 2018. The meeting was highly attended…

African Union holds High Level Panel on Humanitarian Effectiveness in Africa at the margins of the World Humanitarian Summit

The African Union Commission (AUC) held a High-Level Panel on humanitarian effectiveness in Africa to provide an interactive dialogue between the African Union and the global community on Africa’s humanitarian agenda. The panel discussion took place on 24 May 2016 at the margins of the First Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul,…

African Union strives to advance the agenda for humanity at world humanitarian summit

The African Union Commission (AUC) will take part at the First World Humanitarian Summit to be held from 23 to 24 May 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. During this event, the African Union will focus on the theme: “One Africa, One Voice, One Message at the World Humanitarian Summit”,. Several side…

Factoring in outcomes of the Valletta summit

The African Consultations on Migration kicked-off today. The Consultations was officially opened by Dr. Olawale I. MAIYEGUN, the Director of Social Affairs Department; Mr. David CLAPP, the Coordinator of Sub-Regional Platform for East and Southern Africa, UNDP on behalf of the UNDG; and the Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs…

The African Union Commission and Partners hold the 5th and final Steering Committee Meeting for the AU capacity project on Security Sector Reform (SSR)

On 3 October 2015, at the Headquarters of the African Union (AU), the AU Commission hosted the 5th and final meeting of the Steering Committee for the AU Project titled “Building African Union Capacities for Security Sector Reform (SSR): A Joint United Nations/European Union Support Action”. The Project, which started on 1 January…

The African Union concludes a workshop on support to the implementation of the Agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan

As a follow up to the relevant decisions of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), the Commission organized, yesterday 2 November 2015, in Addis Ababa, a workshop to help identify the practical steps to be taken by the AU in support of the Agreement on…

Communiqué of 547th meeting of the PSC, at the level of Heads of State and Government, on the situation in South Sudan

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 547th meeting held on 26 September 2015 at the level of Heads of State and Government, adopted the following decision on the Report of the AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS): Council, 1.    Takes note…