MEDIA ADVISORY.

JOINT AU-UN mission in the Horn of Africa.

What: Joint African Union- United Nations Press Briefing on the progress and challenges related to the women, peace and security agenda in the Horn of Africa.

Who: AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Bineta Diop and UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed.

When: 24 October 2019

Venue: UN Conference Centre, Conference Room 4

Time: 1000 hours.

Background:

The 3rd AU-UN Joint solidarity mission to the Horn of Africa kicked off on Monday,21st October 2019. The Press Briefing will focus on the AU-UN support and commitment to work with countries in the Horn of Africa in their pursuit of peace, stability and related issues, such as credible elections. The briefing will address progress and challenges of women’s involvement in peace and security efforts, including issues of violent extremism, elections and development and gender equality.

About the AU Special Envoy on Women Peace & Security.

In 2014, the Chairperson of the AU Commission appointed Mme. Bineta Diop as the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) mandated to promote and echo the voices of women in conflict prevention, management and resolution, as well as advocate for the protection of their rights, including putting an end to impunity on sexual and gender-based violence. The envoys’ efforts are also complemented by other mechanisms such as the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation – commonly known as FemWise-Africa. FemWise-Africa mobilises women and girls from all over the continent and the diaspora to promote and professionalize the role of African women in mediation processes, conflict prevention and peace-making efforts.

The office supports the work of the AU Peace and Security Department and the Women Gender and Development Directorate to develop strong, progressive and articulate policies to support the commitment towards the realisation of real transformation for gender equality and women’s empowerment. To ensure effective assessment of, and reporting on the delivery of the commitments at the continental, regional and national levels in Africa, the AU Continental Results Framework (CRF) for Monitoring and Reporting on the Implementation of the WPS Agenda in Africa was instituted. The CRF provides twenty-eight (28) indicators agreed upon by African countries for tracking and reporting on the implementation of the WPS Agenda on prevention, participation, protection relief and recovery) as well as emerging security threats.

For media registration and further information, contact;
Office of the Special Envoy,Women, Peace and Security Communication officer, Samrawit Tassew (Samrawittm@africa-union.org