Departments
Social Affairs
Commissioner
H.E. Amira El Fadil, born on 15 January 1967, a Sudanese woman was elected Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union Commission. She was Minister of Social Welfare and Social Insurance for the Government of Sudan.
Structure
The Department of Social Affairs (DSA) works to promote the AU’s health, labour, employment, migration, social development, drug control, crime prevention, sport and cultural agenda.
The Division of culture harmonises and coordinates activities and policies across the continent.
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 plays a leading role in policy development, advocacy, coordination, monitoring and evaluation on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and other infectious diseases.
The division of labour and employment focuses on the rights, labour standards, integrated employment policies and social security systems.
Activities
The shortcomings and scarcity of data on migration have limited the capacity of the African Union (AU) Member States
Today, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs and H.E.
AU signs MoU with EU’s International Centre for Migration Policy Development
Following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, , the African
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preventi
Date/Time: 24 November 2020
December 31, 2020
WHAT: Engagement with members of the media every week to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities
December 24, 2020
WHAT: Weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities and
December 18, 2020
Media Advisory
The Labour Migration Media Awards
WHAT: The Labour Migration Media Awards ceremony
December 14, 2020
WHAT: Ground breaking and Unveiling Ceremony to launch the start of the construction
December 14, 2020
Ground Breaking and Unveiling Ceremony for of the Africa CDC Headquarters Building Project
December 17, 2019
January 28, 2019 to March 31, 2019
November 14, 2018
Media
Interview of Director for Social Affairs of AUC Dr Olawale Maiyegun with Afro FM Part 1
Department Resources
October 15, 2020
The Africa Migration Report takes a distinctly regional approach to inform knowledge on migration in Africa.
September 08, 2020
Department of Social Affairs Newsletter
June 24, 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (16 June 2020), 1,037,856 new confirmed1 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and
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.
December 18, 2020
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
December 15, 2020
November 24, 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (17 November 2020), 4,123,778 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 68,185 n
November 17, 2020
In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member
November 17, 2020
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (10 November 2020), 4,036,590 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 62,479 n