Departments
Health, Humanitarian Affairs & Social Development (HHS)
Commissioner
H.E. Amira El Fadil, born on 15 January 1967, a Sudanese woman was elected Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission. She was Minister of Social Welfare and Social Insurance for the Government of Sudan.
Structure
The Department of Social Affairs (DSA) works to promote the AU’s health, labour, employment, migration, social development, drug control, crime prevention, sport and cultural agenda.
The Division plays a leading role in policy development, advocacy, coordination, monitoring and evaluation on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and other infectious diseases.
The Division responds to vital generic health issues related to health policy and delivery systems, nutrition and other related public health issues and challenges that require a concerted and coordinated approach at a continental level.
The division of labour and employment focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employment policies and social security systems.
The Division works with Member States and development partners to create and strengthen social protection systems that aims at reducing social and economic risk and vulnerability.
Activities
The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is set to launch th
The African Union Special Envoy for the African Medicines Agency (AMA), Honourable Michel Sidibé, has embarked on hig
The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) continues to lead
The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) together with the A
The African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has urged the African populace to get vaccinated if herd immunity is to be achieved. Currently, only three percent of Africa’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19!
The African Union (AU) in collaboration with the Republic of Senegal, with support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), today launched the 6th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFOM6) in Dakar
October 21, 2021
Invitation to Representatives of the Media
October 15, 2021
Press Briefing of the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development
October 06, 2021 to October 08, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY
October 04, 2021 to October 06, 2021
The 2nd edition of the Biennale of Luanda - "Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace"
September 29, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY
Special Press Briefing to provide update on Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) vaccine deliveries
INVITATION TO THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
December 17, 2019
January 28, 2019 to March 31, 2019
November 14, 2018
Media
Department Resources
October 15, 2020
The Africa Migration Report takes a distinctly regional approach to inform knowledge on migration in Africa.
September 08, 2020
Department of Social Affairs Newsletter
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
September 12, 2021
October 20, 2021
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (12 October 2021), 813,859 new confirmed
October 12, 2021
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (5 October 2021), 2,627,270 new confirmed