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Social Affairs
The African Union is committed to Strengthening a people centered Union through active communication of the programmes of the African Union, the branding of the Union and participation of Member States and other stakeholders in defining and implementing the African agenda.
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September 20, 2017Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 September 2017- A three day training on disability mainstreaming and implementation of the Continental Plan of Action on the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (2010-2019) for senior government officials of the African Union Member States and AUC Disability Foca
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September 13, 2017 to September 14, 2017The Extraordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sport convened in Nairobi
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August 23, 2017Addis Ababa, 22 August 2017- The King of the Kingdom of Lesotho, His Majesty King Letsie lll has called on African leaders to invest in nutrition in order to address the chronic hunger and malnutrition challenges across the Continent.
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April 27, 2017Algiers, Algeria, 27 April 2017: The Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Mrs. Amira ElFadil, held a meeting today with Minister of Culture, H.E. Mr.
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April 24, 2017 to April 28, 2017MEDIA ADVISORY
Second Meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Social Development, Labor and Employment (STC-SDLE-2)
Theme: “Investment in Employment and Social Security for Harnessing the Demographic Dividend”
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March 24, 2017Call for increased investments in young people
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January 30, 2017 to January 31, 2017The African Union to launch Africa CDC, a continent-wide Public Health Agency to safeguard Africa’s health
What: Launching of the Africa CDC
Highlights will include:
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January 26, 2017PRESS BRIEFING OF COMMISSIONER FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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December 21, 2016 to December 23, 2016Concept note
Meeting for the development of a procurement and operational guideline manual for the Africa CDC
News & Events
September 29, 2017
September 20, 2017
Announcements
October 16, 2017 to October 21, 2017
April 24, 2017 to April 28, 2017
January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016
Latest Speeches
Latest Documents
April 21, 2017
April 21, 2017
January 24, 2017
Department of Social Affairs
The Department of Social Affairs (DSA) plays a leadership role in ensuring the overall coherence of social development programs and in promoting, monitoring and evaluating associated policies and strategies. To realise the Continental vision, DSA derives its vision, together with accompanying strategy to complement the AUC efforts.
Key African Social and Human Development Commitments
Social Policy Framework for Africa: The AU Commissions (AUC) programme on social development is based on a human-centered approach that seeks to promote human rights and dignity. The
programme encompasses health and endemic diseases; migration; population; reproductive health and rights; culture; sport; social welfare and protection of vulnerable
groups including children, people with disabilities, the older persons; the family; gender equality; education; and human resource development, amongst others.
AIDS, TB, Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases (OIDs)
Head of Division: Dr. Marie-Goretti Harakeye
The Division provides a leadership role in policy development, advocacy, coordination and monitoring and evaluation in AIDS, TB and Malaria and other infectious diseases. It works in collaboration with Member States, Regional Economic Communities and development partners. It primarily coordinates the processes of developing, implementing and monitoring programmes in prevention and control of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, diseases surveillance and response and disaster preparedness and response. The division also serves as the Secretariat of AIDS Watch Africa (AWA).Health, Nutrition and Population
Head of Division: Dr. Margaret Anyetei-Agama
The Division responds to vital generic health issues related to health policy and delivery systems, nutrition and other related public health issues and challenges that require a concerted and coordinated approach at a continental level. The Division works closely with the Division of AIDS, TB, Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases (OIDs) and supports the harmonisation and coordination of public health and strengthening of health systems including human resources for health, medicines, e-health and traditional medicine as well as population, reproductive health and nutrition issues. The division also serves as the Secretariat for the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa.Labour, Employment and Migration
Across Africa, unemployment and underemployment contribute to the high levels of poverty and compromise basic human rights and dignity of individuals and communities. The division of labour and employment focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employment policies and social security systems. It provides guidelines for Member States to draw up their own country specific frameworks, based on national needs and priorities. It supports the implementation of effective labour and employment policies and programmes aligned with the Ouagadougou Plan of Action which prioritises employment, labour, social dialogue and social protection.
Social Welfare and Drug Control
Head of Division: Dr Johan Strijdom
The Division works with Member States and development partners to create and strengthen social protection systems that aims at reducing social and economic risk and vulnerability. These social safety nets have multiple beneficial economic impacts, build human capital, break intergenerational poverty cycle and reduce growing inequalities. The Division leads in advocating the rights and welfare of vulnerable groups emphasising human-centred sustainable development and inclusion of vulnerable groups in development of policies and programmes. Due to the impact of drugs, crime and corruption on development efforts in African countries the department leads on continental efforts to address organised crime, drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, money laundering and corruption. The Division works with Regional Economic Communities, Member States and development partners for policy development, advocacy, resource mobilisation and coordination of implementation social welfare and drug control policies.Culture
Head of Division: Ms. Angela Martins
The Division of culture harmonises and coordinates activities and policies across the continent, in order to build further structure and opportunities for using culture for integration and African renaissance, cultural development, promotion of creative and cultural industries. The Division works with the RECs, Member States and development to ensure the implementation of cultural policies that create jobs, promote the continent’s enormous resources and skills, and changes lives.Sports
Head of Division: Mr. Machacha Shepande
Sport is an area where Africa already excels, mainly through the excellence and good character of its star athletes. Building on this, sport is a tool for the transformation of Africa and its renaissance, at every level of society up to the world stage. The Division promotes the implementation of the Sports Policy Framework as a factor for social cohesion, peace, development and integration in collaboration with Member States, Regional Economic Communities and development partners. The Division promotes participation and excellence, build capacity and promote ethics and values for sport in Africa. The Division works with various stakeholders to provide a dynamic sport environment that enables all Africans to experience and enjoy involvement in sport to the extent of their abilities and interests and to perform consistently and successfully at the highest competitive level.African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Secretariat
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) was established in 2001, drawing its mandate from Articles 32-46 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The main goal of the Secretariat is to work towards making Africa a continent that is fit for children by protecting and respecting their rights. The committee’s main functions are to collect information, interpret provisions of the Charter, monitor the implementation of the Charter, give recommendations to governments for working with child rights organisations, consider individual complaints about violations of children’s rights, and investigate measures adopted by Member States to implement the Charter.
AIDS Watch Africa
The AWA Secretariat is in the Division of AIDS, TB, Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases (OIDs). The Secretariat supports the AWA Heads of State and Government Action Committee and the AWA Consultative Expert Committee. It supports strategy development and implementation of the AIDS Watch Africa activities which focus on stimulating leaders into action to mobilise the resources and to promote the accountability needed to address AIDS, TB and Malaria in an effective, sustainable and accountable manner. This includes coordination of high-level advocacy, accountability and resource mobilisation efforts.
African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage
The Campaign is aimed at promoting, protecting and advocating for the rights of women and girls in Africa. The overall purpose for the Campaign, which will run over an initial span of 4 years, (2014 – 2017), is to accelerate an end of child marriage in Africa by enhancing continental awareness of the implications of the practice by supporting legal and policy actions in the protection and promotion of human rights; mobilizing continental awareness of the negative socio-economic impact of child marriage; building social movement and social mobilization at the grassroots and national levels and increasing the capacity of non-state actors to undertake evidence based policy advocacy including the role of youth leadership through new media technology, monitoring and evaluation among others. The Campaign works towards building on existing activities of governments and partners in ending child marriage and is based on advocacy, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as well as the facilitation of technical assistance and capacity building.
Campaign on Accelerated Reduction on Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA)
The Campaign on Accelerated Reduction on Maternal Mortality in Africa was launched in 2009 with the theme ‘Africa cares: No woman should die while giving life’. CARMMA’s operations are derived from key priority areas enshrined in the 2005 AU Policy Framework for the Promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa and the Maputo Plan of Action (2006). CARMMA focuses on three key areas which are public information and advocacy; encouraging achievements and strides made in some countries in reducing maternal mortality and seeking to replicate them; and intensifying actions aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality. The campaign mobilises increased political commitment and action to reduce maternal mortality in countries with high rates.
The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN)
The African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) fosters Africa’s integration and development through the development and promotion of the use of African languages in all domains of life in Africa. The academy seeks to empower African languages, promote use of multiple languages at every level, especially in the education sector and to ensure the development and promotion of African languages as factors of African integration and development, respect for values and mutual understanding and peace.
The Centre for Linguistic and Historical Studies (CELHTO)
The Centre for Linguistic and Historical Studies (CELHTO) promotes African cultures in their richness, diversity and convergence. It has oversight in safeguarding African cultural heritage and contributes to the promotion of African history and languages through the collection, conservation and dissemination of oral traditions. The centre supports the effective coordination of the African Union Members States activities in the field of culture, innovative cultural development programmes and networking and co-ordination with Universities and research Institutions.
African Institute of Remittances
The African Institute of Remittances develops the capacity of Member States of the African Union, remittance senders and recipients and other stakeholders to implement concrete strategies and operational instruments to use remittances as development tools for poverty reduction.
