Activities
-
November 10, 2023
In response to the unprecedented wave of climatic and geophysical hazards that have plagued the African continent throughout 2023, the African Union Commission (AUC) is rallying Member States, Regi
-
November 01, 2023
The African Union Commission Disaster Risk Reduction (AUC-DRR) team participated in a Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) training upon the invitation by Caritas Africa. The exercise took place 25-30 September 2023 in Gaborone, Botswana.
-
November 01, 2023
The Government of the Republic of Togo hosted the twentieth session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR).
-
October 18, 2023
The Cyclone hit first Mozambique during the fourth week of February as it made a turn to Madagascar causing severe destruction in the town of Mananjary in Madagascar before it made a second landfall in Mozambique as it headed to Malawi.
-
October 18, 2023
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resilience Hub in Nairobi and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), recently held a roundtable discussion to re-examine the concept of resilience and its critical dimensions in the African context.
-
October 18, 2023
African leaders have pledged to mobilise US$30bn per year by 2030 to achieve water security and sustainable sanitation on the continent through institutional private-public partnerships, sector reform, and higher national budget allocations.
-
October 11, 2023 to October 13, 2023
The African Food Regulatory Authorities Forum (AFRAF), comprising heads of food safety and regulatory agencies from 37 AU Member States, held its maiden forum from 11-13 October 2023 in Cairo, Egypt,
-
October 10, 2023
The African Union Commission, in close collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities
-
October 09, 2023
Biofortification of seeds will not only address the increase in production of agriculture products and improve food security but also address the burden of malnutrition that contributes to a high mortality rate and a less productive population on the continent by ensuring production to highly nutritious food