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AU-SAFGRAD Support to the African Group of Negotiators of UNCCD towards Establishment of Global Protocol on Drought
AU-SAFGRAD in collaboration of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco just concluded a three-day meeting in Rabat, kingdom of Morocco. The meeting, which was held 6-8 June 2023, gathered the African Members of the two Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG) on Drought and on Mid Term Evaluation of the UNCCD Strategic Framework 2018-2030. The Two IWGs were established as key decisions taken in UNCCD COP15 that took place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire in 2022.
Inception Meeting of African Union Commission – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Migration Project
Following the launch of the Joint AUC/ECA Migration Project: International Migration in Africa - Shaping a Positive Narrative and Removing Barriers to Mobility on 29th May 2023, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Commission for Africa (UNECA) held a hybrid inception meeting on the 7th of June 2023 at the HYATT Regency Hotel, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ministers of OACPS Member States and Stakeholders Emphasise Bio-Diversity Protection as Crucial for Africa's Economic Development
The ministerial meeting reviewed the action plan framework of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); and the Africa Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Remarks of Chairperson H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat at the 14th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Heads of State & Govt regarding the situation in Sudan
Excellency President Ismail Oumar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Excellency Executive Secretary of IGAD,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
May I express to you and through you to the people of Djibouti, my sincere gratitude for the welcome and the excellent conditions in which this Summit has been organised.
Excellencies,

South Sudan becomes the 44th country to ratify the Protocol on Women’s Rights.
The Republic of South Sudan has deposited instruments of ratification to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, known as the Maputo Protocol, becoming the 44th Member State of the African Union (AU) to ratify the Treaty.
Media Announcement : 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms Nairobi, Kenya 13th – 16th July 2023 Online Registration for Journalists Now Open
Theme: Acceleration of AfCFTA Implementation
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The Information and Communication Directorate (ICD) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that the online registration for journalists interested to cover the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms scheduled to take place from 13th -16th July 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya has been launched on the AU website.
Sudan crisis and ATMIS prioritized in spending of AU Peace fund with utilization set to kick off in 2023.
The African Union Peace Fund is in the final stages of operationalization. The funds are set to be utilized for the first time in 2023 on several programmes including interventions in the Sudan crisis, projects in the East African Community (EAC) and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
African Union Retreat on Institutional Reforms and the second decade of Agenda 2063 kicks off.
The African Union Retreat on Institutional Reforms and the preparations of the second decade of Agenda 2063 is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda.









