Ninth Africa Regional Platform (AfRP-9) and Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Ninth Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
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Ninth Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction.
3 October 2024, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat applauds the historic political agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom in which they agreed that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
In the face of rising security threats across Africa, particularly the escalating conflicts in Sudan and the Sahel region, the African Union Peace Fund’s Executive Management Committee (EMC) has conducted a comprehensive review of the utilization of the funds and impact of the efforts towards a secure and peaceful continent. Recognizing that peace efforts on the continent increasingly depend on sustainable resources, the EMC reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to securing the necessary funding for Africa's peace and stability. Chaired by H.E.
In a significant move towards greater youth participation and empowerment, the African Union (AU) adopted a decision to institutionalize the Office of the Chairperson’s Special Envoy on Youth.
Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA) hosted the third "COP29-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue" in New York, USA on the margins of the 79th session of the General Assembly if the United Nations.
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations, in partnership with the Fédération Internationale de l' Automobile (FIA) Foundation and the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted a high-level reception promoting the upcoming 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which will be held on 18-20 February 2025 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
The African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AUCEVAWG) is a comprehensive legal instrument for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls on the Continent. The Convention was adopted during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2025.
At the margins of the validation workshop of the Ten-Year CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026-2035), His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,
The African Union has dedicated Education as the AU Theme of the Year 2024 – “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century - Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa”, having the encouragement of Teaching Reforms as its first outcome.