Departments
Santé, affaires humanitaires et développement social (HHS)
Commissioner
Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah (Ghana) was elected as Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) department. She is the former Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan and the Permanent Representative to the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Structure
Le Département Affaires sociales (DSA) Département Affaires sociales (DSA) s’em
oversees the policy and strategic development and delivery on implementation of decisions of AU p
The division of humanitarian affairs provides continental direction to the achievement of durable
AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) is a statutory entity of the African Union with the specific mandate to l
Comprises three (3) Divisions and is tasked with a broad spectrum of issues related to continenta
Across Africa, unemployment and underemployment contribute to the high levels of poverty and comp
The Division works with Member States and development partners to create and strengthen social pr
The Division of culture harmonises and coordinates activities and policies across the continent,
Activities
The African Union has launched a third phase of its flagship Joint Labour Migration Progr
On the sidelines of the Fifty-ninth Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD59), the African Unio
The African Union Commission, through its Continental Operational Centre (COC) for Combating Irregular Migration, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), held a two-day Senior Officials Consultative Forum
The Continental Consultation on CAADP Kampala Result Framework and Biennial Review (BR) Indicators successfully concluded in Windhoek, Namibia, held from 24-27 March 2026.
Following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gezani, which struck Madagascar's eastern coast on 10 February 2026, the
De la résolution à la réalité : concrétiser l’accès à l’eau et à l’assainissement pour « l'Afrique que nous voulons »
mai 11, 2026 to mai 20, 2026
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA AND ALL ACH
mars 24, 2026 to mars 25, 2026
Consultative Forum on Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia for Senior Officials of African Union Member States and the RECs
mars 16, 2026 to mars 21, 2026
What: The African Union Humanitarian Assessment mission to the Republic of Madagascar.
mars 10, 2026
LAUNCH OF GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX 2025
mars 04, 2026 to mars 05, 2026
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
mai 11, 2026 to mai 25, 2026
avril 30, 2026
mars 31, 2026 to avril 30, 2026
Media
Ressources
février 19, 2026
février 02, 2026
Strategic Policy Framework and Plan of Action on Ageing
décembre 30, 2025
Migration and Mobility: Strategic Highlights from Policy to Practice – 2025
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Sabelo Mbokazi
décembre 17, 2025
septembre 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
juin 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
juin 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
avril 08, 2026
avril 07, 2026
mars 26, 2026
février 19, 2026
février 05, 2026
Tracking Progress in Migration Governance Across the Continent:
février 02, 2026
Strategic Policy Framework and Plan of Action on Ageing