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10 February 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - In recognition of challenges and prevailing need to recognize links between displacement and peace and security and the development dimension, the 32nd African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit opens today under the theme of the year 2019: “The Year of Refugees, Returnees and IDPs: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced displacement in Africa”, which will be launched in open session today.

Addis Ababa, 9th February 2019:- At the sidelines of the AU 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MOU was signed today by H.E. Prof. Victor Harison, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, on behalf of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Dr. Belay Begashaw, Director General of the SDGC/A.

On the sidelines of the 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council
AU Hosts a Photo Exhibition on Jerusalem as the Capital City of Islamic
Culture for 2019

February 7, 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Republic of Rwanda and African Union Commission’s Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture will on Sunday February 10, 2019 host a high level side event on the Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard (AATS) at the margins of the February 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 February 2019: In line with the AU theme of 2019, the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology hosted a high level dialogue on protection of education in humanitarian settings. The meeting was organised by the Education Division, and the AU Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in partnership with Save the Children International, with support from Political Affairs Department and the Embassy of Norway.