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Statement of H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), delivered by H.E. Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the AUC, during the official closing ceremony of the 8th African Union Gender Pre-Summit on “2016, African Year of Human Rights with particular on the Rights of the Women”, on Wednesday 20 January 2016 at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

8th AFRICAN UNION GENDER PRE-SUMMIT ON
“2016 AFRICAN YEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN”

REMARKS BY HE THE SPECIAL ENVOY ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

Addis Ababa, 19 January 2016

Your Excellency, Chairperson of the PRC,
Your Excellencies, Distinguished Members of the PRC,
Dear Colleagues,

Today’s launch of the project for the computerization of meetings of the AU Commission marks a new era in the working methods of the African Union Commission. It is a turning point, a date which is a milestone in the history of the African Union. Today, we are proud to say that, with regard to conference management, the Commission is at the forefront, comparable to other international and continental institutions as the United Nations and the European Union!