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Federal Republic of Germany helps African countries maintain drought insurance in view of COVID-19
June 16, 2020
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Johannesburg, June 16, 2020: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the German government assumes premium payments of around EUR 19 million for the drought insurance offered by the African Risk Capacity (ARC). This will reliably protect up to 20 million poor and vulnerable people in Africa against drought in the coming agricultural season and mitigate the risk of a compound crisis.
H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma briefs Permanent Representatives Committee on the impact of COVID-19 on elections
May 21, 2020
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H.E. Ambassador Minata Samate Cessouma, African Union Commissioner (AUC) for Political Affairs on May 14, 2020 briefed the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on electoral processes in Africa and the efforts being made by the department to mitigate various concerns in relation with the political sector.
Birth registration can accelerate children’s access to justice; African Union and UNICEF launch the “No Name Campaign”
June 17, 2020
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Aligned with the commemoration of the Day of the African Child observed every 16th of June, and under the 2020 theme of the year “Access to a Child Friendly Justice System in Africa”, the African Union and UNICEF, have jointly launched the “No Name Campaign: For every child legal identity, for every child access to justice”.
Statement by H.E. Kwesi Quartey Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the African Child
Day of the Africa Child 2020
‘‘Access to a child-friendly system in Africa.”
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of H.E. the Chairperson on the Day of the African Child. The Day of the African Child was first conceptualized by the Heads of State and Governments of then OAU in commemoration of the 16th June 1976 student uprising in Soweto, South Africa.
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June 16, 2020
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Statement of the Commissioner for Social Affairs H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil on the occasion of the Day of the African Child
Today, we commemorate the Day of the African Child 2020 and at the same time deeply miss and mourn one of our own, Honorable Dr Azza El Ashmawy, Former First Vice-Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC).
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June 16, 2020
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A new Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion; why scaling up actions is inevitable
June 15, 2020
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The February 2020 African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, afforded African women and girls various platforms and opportunities to rally support and advance actions towards the implementation of commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). Their efforts translated into the declaration of years 2020 to 2030 as the new Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion. In this declaration, African leaders recommitted to scale up actions for the progressive gender inclusion towards sustainable development at the national, regional and continental levels.
African Union calls for redoubling of efforts to silence the guns in Africa
June 08, 2020
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The Series of a Virtual Conference, which commenced on 25 May 2020 in commemoration of Africa Day and ended on 8 June 2020, were convened by the Peace and Security Department in collaboration with the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission, to give impetus to the efforts towards campaign on silencing the guns in Africa. The Conference was also aimed at highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related challenges in the implementation of the AU theme of the year: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”.
The Republic of Mali ratifies the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA)
June 02, 2020
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The Republic of Mali becomes the second AU member states to ratify the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA) on 9th April 2020, in Bamako, Mali
African Union rolls out Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing
June 03, 2020
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The Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Mrs Amira Elfadil Mohammed, today rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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