MEDIA ADVISORY

Launch of the Revamped African Union Treaties Webpage

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

What: LAUNCH OF THE REVAMPED AU TREATIES WEBPAGE

When: February 7th, 2020

Where: Multipurpose Hall - African Union Headquarters, Addis

Ababa, Ethiopia

Time: 18:00 – 20:00 hrs

Who : The Office of the Legal Counsel, in collaboration with the United Nations
Development Program has the honour to extend an invitation to the launch of
the revamped AU Treaties Webpage, on the margins of the 36th Ordinary
Session of the Executive Council

Background:

Within the project on Acceleration of Ratification / Accession and Implementation of OAU/AU Treaties, which is being implemented by the AU, in collaboration with the UNDP and with financial support from the Government of Sweden, the AU Treaties Webpage has undergone extensive overhaul. The performance of the webpage is ensured in all connection speeds. Specifically, the revamped webpage, which is embedded within the AU website, is now more interactive and displays the status of signature and ratification / accession of OAU/AU treaties for each AU Member State;

Objectives: To officially launch the Webpage to be accessible to the General Public.

Journalists are invited to cover the Launch

For further information :

Ms.Mtendere Gondwe, Legal Officer – GondweM@africa-union.org;
Dr. Papa Mamadou Diop, Documentalist – DiopP@africa-union.org

Media Enquiries and interview requests :

Ms. Afrah Thabit | Communication Officer | African Union Commission | Tel: (251) 11 200922 | E-mail: thabitma@africa-union.org | Web: www.au.int|Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

For further information contact
Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: dic@africa-union.org I Web Site: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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