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      African Women in Media (AWiM) 2025 Conference
      African Women in Media (AWiM) 2025 Conference
      4 December 2025

      WHAT: African Women in Media (AWiM) 2025 Conference
      WHEN: December 4-5, 2025
      WHERE: African Union Commission Headquarters
      STARTING TIME: 7:30 AM

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      African Union Commission Concluded 10th Specialized Technical Committee on GEWE and Africa Pre-Commission on the Status of Women 70 Consultation, setting a bold continental agenda for gender equality.
      AUC Concluded 10th Specialized Technical Committee on GEWE
      2 December 2025

      The African Union Commission (AUC), Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), successfully completed the

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      10th Specialized Technical Committee on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (STC-GEWE) and Pre-CSW70 Consultations
      10th STC on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (STC-GEWE)
      20 November 2025

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      African Union Solidarity Mission to South Sudan to Reaffirm Support for Women and Peace Efforts
      Solidarity Mission to South Sudan to Reaffirm Support for Women & Peace Efforts
      17 November 2025

      Theme:"Homegrown Solutions, Women-Led Peace for South Sudan: Keeping Hope Alive"

      INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

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      African Union Innovation Festival 2025 Celebrated Youth Innovation as the Driving Force for Africa’s Digital Transformation
      AU Innovation Festival 2025 Celebrated Youth Innovation as the Driving Force
      30 October 2025

      Youth-led innovation lies at the heart of Africa’s transformation.

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      African Union Innovation Festival (AU InnoFest’25)
      African Union Innovation Festival (AU InnoFest’25)
      22 October 2025

      WHAT: African Union Innovation Festival (AU InnoFest’25

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      The Windhoek Legacy: African Union Commission’s Special Envoy on WPS Galvanizes Action for the Next 25 Years of Women, Peace and Security
      Special Envoy WPS Galvanizes Action for Next 25 Years of Women, Peace & Security
      17 October 2025

      The global spotlight on women’s role in peace and security firmly shifted to Windhoek, Namibia, the symbolic birthplace of the landmark United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325).

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      African Union Holds Inaugural Annual Meeting for Gender and Youth Mainstreaming Focal Persons to Bolster Implementation of Continental Commitments
      Mainstreaming Focal Persons to Bolster Implementation of Continental Commitments
      10 October 2025

      The African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (AUC-WGYD) successfully concluded its inaugural Annual Gender and Youth Mainstreaming Focal Persons (GYFP

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      Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission At the Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the African Union Commission and the Pan-African Youth Union
      AUC Chairperson Statement at Signing of MoU between AUC and PYU
      6 October 2025

      Distinguished guests, representatives of the Pan-African Youth Union, ladies and gentlemen,

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      AU Launches Continental Force: New Media Network to Amplify Women's Voices as WPS Agenda Marks 25th Anniversary
      AU Launches Continental Force: New Media Network to Amplify Women's Voices
      1 October 2025

      The African Union Commission’s Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (OSE-WPS) today officially launched the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Network for Media Professionals at th

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      UNGA 80: Celebrations of the 30th Anniversaries on the Programme of Action of Youths and on the4th World Conference on Women (Beijing +30)
      UNGA 80: Celebrations of 30th Anniversaries on Programme of Action of Youths
      25 September 2025

      The High-Level Meeting on the World Programme of Action for Youth at 30 under the theme: “Accelerating Global Progress Through Intergenerational Collaboration” took place at the United Nations (UN)

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      Seventh African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Intergenerational Retreat:  African Union Commission Backs Women’s Leadership for Africa’s Transformation
      Seventh African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Intergenerational Retreat
      16 September 2025

      The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), supported the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) in convening

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