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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 February 2019-The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Musa Faki Mahamat, spearheaded two important initiatives during the recently concluded 32nd Ordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The initiatives on gender mainstreaming were to further accelerate progress towards realizing Aspiration 6 of Agenda 2063 and Goal 5 of the SDGs.

Addis Ababa, 12 February 2019: The 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union adopts the AU Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP). The Policy is a continental guideline for AU Member States to achieve sustainable peace, justice, reconciliation, social cohesion and healing in line with Article 4 (o) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, which calls for peaceful resolution of conflicts, respect for the sanctity of human life, and the condemnation and rejection of impunity.