Departments
Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
Commissioner
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, from Angola, was elected as the new commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) of the African Union Commission. Mrs Sacko was the special adviser to the Minister of agriculture, assigned with the responsibility of advising on issues related to international cooperation both bilateral and multilateral.
Structure
The Agriculture and Food Security Division coordinates the implementation of AU decisions related
The achievement of the Agenda 2063 Goals is at the center of sustainable development in Africa an
Activities
Senior officials, law enforcement experts, and civil society representatives have validated the Continental Guidelines for Sharing Information and Intelligence to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and smuggling of migrants (SOM).
On 13 November 2024, the Africa Day high level side event at the COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan at the African Pavilion. The day is traditionally inaugurated at COP as part of the framework of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Recognizing the alarming growth in the number of people facing hunger and poverty, the African Union has voluntarily joined the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty and has committed to pursue the Alliance's mission, objectives and principles.
After three days of discussions, the 9th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction concluded with the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on advancing the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa.
December 24, 2024
The Information and Communication Directorate (ICD) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that the online registration for journalists interested to cover the upcoming Extra-Ordinary Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programmes (CAADP) scheduled to take place from 9th – 11th January 2025 in Kampala, Uganda has been launched on the AU website.
November 13, 2024
Date: 13 November 2024
Time: 14:15 -17:00
Venue: Africa Pavilion, Blue Zone in Baku, Azerbaijan
October 23, 2024 to October 25, 2024
Extra-Ordinary Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development Water and Environment (ARDWE)
October 21, 2024 to October 24, 2024
Ninth Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction.
October 15, 2024
Commemoration of International Day Of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024 Theme: Empowering Women Living in Rural Areas through Education and Access to Technology: Bridging the Gap for Inclusive and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in Africa
July 24, 2024 to July 26, 2024
WHAT: The Africa Multi Stakeholder Conference on Carbon Markets.
Extra-Ordinary Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programmes in Kampala, Uganda
August 01, 2023 to August 04, 2023
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
Media
Department Resources
August 17, 2024
The close of the last decade saw a heightened concern by the global community around the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, cl
May 13, 2024
May 13, 2024
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
December 19, 2024
December 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century.
September 24, 2024