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      Youth Silencing the Guns Intergenerational Dialogues: Policy Report 2020
      Youth Silencing the Guns Intergenerational Dialogues: Policy Report 2020
      2020-11-13

      Youth Silencing the Guns Intergenerational Dialogues: Policy Report 2020

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      White Paper on the COVID-19 Crisis and the Seed Sector in Africa: Impact, Options for Actions and Recommendations
      White Paper on the COVID-19 Crisis and the Seed Sector in Africa
      2020-11-11

      Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across African countries at an alarming rate, threatening lives and livelihoods. The pandemic has adversely affected people’s health and disrupted the economy across Africa. The Governments are combating the pandemic with mobility restrictions, social or physical distancing measures, prohibition of public gatherings and the closure of non-essential businesses.

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      African Decade for Technical, Professional, Entrepreneurial Training and Youth
      African Decade for Technical, Professional, Entrepreneurial Training and Youth
      2020-11-07

      Africa is geared up to overcome its development challenges. The continent’s teeming youth population, which is estimated to rise to 540 million in Year 2030, offers high potential of rapid economic growth and wealth generation if the youths are skilled and engaged in productive work. A skilled labour force attracts foreign investments.

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      Community Use of Face Masks
      Community Use of Face Masks
      2020-10-05

      This document provides guidance to Member States on the effective use of face masks/ coverings in the community by individuals without COVID-19 symptoms in order to reduce potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2.a It also provides advice on the use of masks during home care for patients with COVID-19.b

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      Africa CDC Consortium for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials (CONCVACT)
      Africa CDC Consortium for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials (CONCVACT)
      2020-10-05

      The Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 is underpinned by the need to limit transmission, prevent deaths and reduce associated harms. Participation by African nations in clinical trials is an essential step to ensure that sufficient data is generated on the safety and efficacy of the most promising vaccine candidates among the region’s populations.

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      Africa Against COVID-19: Saving Lives, Economies and Livelihoods in Africa
      Africa Against COVID-19: Saving Lives, Economies and Livelihoods in Africa
      2020-10-05

      Promoting harmonized, standardized and coordinated entry and exit for travelers in African Union Member States through digital solutions.

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      Quarterly Newsletter on Migration and Mobility, Volume 2
      Quarterly Newsletter on Migration and Mobility, Volume 2
      2020-10-01

      Dear representatives from Member States, RECs, and Partners,

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      Questionnaire : Great Museum of Africa (GMA)
      2020-09-24 - 2020-11-30

      This questionnaire has been designed to obtain information from African Union Member States, Pan African Cultural Institutions, museum personnel and the public at large on the establishment of Great Museum of Africa (GMA) a flagship project of the African Union Agenda 2063.

      Factsheets
      Diaspora Division factsheet
      Diaspora Division factsheet
      2020-09-19

      The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance”. Through its Citizens and Diaspora Organization (CIDO) the AUC seeks to nurture strategic relationships between the continent’s diaspora and Member States of the African Union. Initiatives to this end will be implemented under the Diaspora Engagement Project.

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      The AU Disability Inclusion Guideline
      The AU Disability Inclusion Guideline
      2020-09-18

      The AU Disability Inclusion Guideline for Youth Exchange serves as a working document to assist the AU and its organs in providing equal access to opportunities for all African youth.

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      Sauti صوتي  Publication
      Sauti صوتي Publication
      2020-09-18

      The Sauti publication features artworks from young African women, and showcases the linguistic diversity of Africa. #Africayouthlead

      Reports
      Greater Inclusion of African Youth in Public Service and Governance
      Greater Inclusion of African Youth in Public Service and Governance
      2020-08-26

      This report is the result of a partnership between the African Leadership Institute’s Project Pakati and the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy, funded by the Ford Foundation. ‘Pakati’ is a Bantu word in languages spoken by the Zulu, Ndebele and Shona peoples of Southern Africa.

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      10-Year Implementation Plan Yps 2020-2029
      Continental Framework for Youth, Peace and Security
      2020-08-21

      It is incontrovertible that the peace and security challenges experienced in Africa from the 1990s put continental and international attention on the key roles played by young men and women in episodes of armed conflict and insecurity.

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      10-Year Implementation Plan Yps 2020-2029
      10-Year Implementation Plan For The Continental Framework On Youth, Peace And Se
      2020-08-21
      Reports
      Report of the Joint Ministerial Meeting of Ministers of Health and Ministers of Transport
      Report of the Joint Ministerial Meeting of Ministers of Health and Ministers of
      2020-08-18

      AFRICA AGAINST COVID-19: SAVING LIVES, ECONOMIES AND LIVELIHOODS CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT BORDERS, ECONOMIES AND SCHOOLS FROM COVID-19

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      Health, Nutrition and Population - In Focus June – August 2020 Edition
      Health, Nutrition and Population - In Focus June – August 2020 Edition
      2020-08-16
      Documents
      SIFA Newsletter Special Edition 02-2020
      SIFA Newsletter Special Edition 02-2020
      2020-08-06

      This special edition of the SIFA Newsletter reflects on the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 and resultant implications for skills development. Since the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and governments have worked tirelessly to put together economic and social interventions, a ‘new’ normal is emerging.

      Reports
      Bi-ennial Report on the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa
      Bi-ennial Report on the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai
      2020-08-05
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      The Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Governance, Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa
      The Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Governance, Peace and Security in the Hor
      2020-07-27

      Through the lens of governance, peace and security, the brief provides an overview of the Government responses to COVID-19, state of the economy, livelihoods, food security and public health, the impact of COVID-19 on bilateral country relationships, regional borderlands dynamics and initiatives taken by African regional institutions. The brief concludes with a set of recommended regional action for consideration.

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      Compendium of Regional and International Legal Instruments on Girls’ and Women’s
      2020-07-16
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      Africa Integration Day Brochure
      Africa Integration Day Brochure
      2020-07-08
      Africa’s journey towards an integrated continent is closely linked to its Leaders’ vision of a strong and united continent following its fragmentation during the second Conference of Berlin in 1884.
      Even as African countries were preparing to accede to national sovereignty, there was a recognition that as newcomers in the international system, their strength and survival lay in their unity.
       
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      Senior Leadership Position Curriculum Vitae (CV) Template
      2020-07-07
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      Study on the roles and contributions of youth to peace and security in Africa
      Study on the roles and contributions of youth to peace and security in Africa
      2020-07-01

      An Independent Expert Report Commissioned by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union

      Factsheets
      Factsheet: Mobilizing Africa’s Workforce for Development
      Factsheet: Mobilizing Africa’s Workforce for Development
      2020-06-24

      Background

      The African Union recognizes the critical role that Africa’s labour movement can play in the growth, development and prosperity of the continent. In 2009, through its Citizens and Diaspora Organizations Directorate (CIDO), the AU established the AU-OATUU (African Union-Organisation of African Trade Union Unity) partnership forum as part of efforts to implement the strategic pillar on Shared Values.

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