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.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
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The Africa Urban Resilience Programme (AURP) was launched on 4 September 2024. The high-level event took place at the inaugural Africa Urban Forum at the Adwa Victory Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The African Union Commission (AUC) has hailed the establishment of Lesotho’s National Labour Migration Committee, which aims at improving labour migration governance through collaboration across multiple government ministries.
Urbanization is one of the most powerful megatrends shaping African development, presenting a major opportunity to connect a growing share of the region’s population to better public services, quality education and higher productivity jobs. As Africa’s cities are still being built, the region has the opportunity to leapfrog ahead of the challenges currently faced by regions that urbanized early. Africa has an opportunity to tap into new technology and implement climate-smart development.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 5-6,2024 – The African Union, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), hosted the Foundational Learning Conference under the theme “Inclusive Education: Ensuring No Child is Left Behind.” The conference concluded with a powerful call for bold actions and strengthened partnerships to tackle Africa's growing learning crisis.
WHAT: Regional Stakeholder Consultation for Southern Africa on the Development of the Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Framework and Funding Target for Nutrition Investment in Africa.
WHEN: 10 – 11 September 2024
TIME: 08:30 -17:30 hrs (GMT+2)
WHERE: Gaborone, Botswana
WHO: The African Union Commission (AUC) Directorate of Health and Humanitarian Affairs, in collaboration with the Republic of Botswana and the African Development Bank Group’s African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN).
New members of the Pan-African Parliament will be sworn on the 16th September 2024 at the opening session of parliament sittings. Permanent Committees and Other Organs of the Pan-African Parliament will also resume sittings.
What: 1st Africa Skills Week
Theme: “Skills and Jobs for the 21st Century: Quality Skills Development for Sustainable Employability in Africa”
A Skills INDABA within the Framework of the AU Year of Education 2024.
Highlights for the Media:
The Opening Ceremony will feature Keynote addresses from distinguished speakers, including:
The Africa Urban Forum has kicked off seeking to find innovative solutions to making African cities habitable for the growing population. With an average annual urban growth rate of 3.5% in the last 20 years, Africa has seen the largest urbanization, a trend anticipated to continue until the year 2050. The percentage of Africans living in urban areas was around 36% in 2010 and is expected to rise to 50% and 60% by the years 2030 and 2050, respectively.
Malnutrition and data gaps remain critical challenges in Africa. To address these issues and strengthen nutrition accountability, the African Union Commission (AUC) partnered with the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to host a Capacity Building Workshop on the Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard (CNAS) in Kampala, Uganda, from July 4-5, 2024. The workshop aimed to enhance countries' ability to use nutrition data to inform decision-making and
Addis Ababa, August 2024 – During the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), the African Union Commission (AUC) joined the global community in commemorating this important occasion as part of the Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Nutrition, Population, and Drug Control (STC-HNPDC-5). The "Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All" theme underscores the critical need for comprehensive support for breastfeeding mothers across Africa.
