Departments
Women, Gender & Youth
Structure
The Women, Gender, Development and Youth Directorate (WGDY) is responsible for leading, guiding,
Activities
The African Union Commission (AUC), Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), successfully completed the
Youth-led innovation lies at the heart of Africa’s transformation.
The global spotlight on women’s role in peace and security firmly shifted to Windhoek, Namibia, the symbolic birthpla
The African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (AUC-WGYD) successfully concluded
The African Union Commission’s Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (OSE-WPS) today officially la
The High-Level Meeting on the World Programme of Action for Youth at 30 under the theme: “Accelerating Global Progres
December 09, 2025 to December 10, 2025
Theme: “25 Years of UNSCR 1325: Leveraging Multilateral Diplomacy to Reinforce Africa’s Women, Peace and Security Age
December 04, 2025 to December 05, 2025
WHAT: African Women in Media (AWiM) 2025 Conference
WHEN: December 4-5, 2025
November 20, 2025 to November 28, 2025
MEDIA ADVISORY
November 17, 2025 to November 18, 2025
Theme:"Homegrown Solutions, Women-Led Peace for South Sudan: Keeping Hope Alive"
October 22, 2025 to October 24, 2025
WHAT: African Union Innovation Festival (AU InnoFest’25
Theme: “25 Years of UNSCR 1325: Leveraging Multilateral Diplomacy to Reinforce Africa’s Women, Peace and Security Age
July 25, 2023 to August 30, 2023
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
May 11, 2022 to June 30, 2022
September 21, 2021 to October 05, 2021
Media
Department Resources
April 27, 2023
July 07, 2022
The African Women’s Decade (AWD) Report details progress across the African continent,
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
October 22, 2026
August 25, 2025
September 13, 2024
February 22, 2024
February 16, 2024