AU Monthly Bulletin - September 2019

September 01, 2019

Au Monthly Bulletin | September 2019

September 2019 Edition

AU, Government of Rwanda and UNHCR in joint rescue of asylum seekers and refugees in Libya

Out of the 55,665 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 4 700 persons of concern are currently estimated to be held in dire conditions inside detention centres in Libya. They urgently need to be moved to safety and to be provided with protection, lifesaving assistance, and durable solutions ...

Newly Recruited African Health Volunteers will enable AfricaCDC to Cover a Wider Area in its Ebola Response Efforts

Since the declaration of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a public health emergency of international concern in July 2019, the African Union has stepped up its support for preparedness and response to the disease in the DRC and neighbouring countries. The AU has taken several direct and indirect actions in this regard with one of the most significant being the recruitment of more volunteers to join the response force in the DRC. Following a call for additional volunteers a team embarked on a recruitment mission in the DRC in August leading to the selection of 30 individuals to join the team of 36 volunteers already in the field ...

AU recognises female innovators using technology to transform the education sector in Africa

The AU Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) recognises information, communication and technology (ICT) as a major tool for empowering graduates and ensuring they contribute to social economic development by ensuring they not only have universal access but also ensuring they enhance the quality of provision and delivery, of services. ICT opens up possibilities for innovation, entrepreneurship and employability; flexibility in pedagogies; beating the limitation of time and space for varied learner needs; and enhancing confidence and dignity of graduates at all levels ...

Placing women and girls at the centre of Africa’s development agenda

Agenda 2063 calls for a more inclusive society where all the citizens are actively involved in decision making in all aspects and where no child, woman or man is left behind or excluded, on the basis of gender, political affiliation, religion, ethnic affiliation, locality, age or other factors. Aspiration 6 of Agenda 2063 calls for “an Africa, whose development is people-driven, relying on the potential of African people, especially its women and youth, and caring for children.”
The African Union’s 1 million by 2021 initiative is one of the activities being undertaken to achieve Aspiration 6 of Agenda 2063 and aims for greater inclusion and empowerment of the youth ...

Summary

Africa’s Fight against Illicit Financial Flows and renewed calls to Return Stolen Assets

The fight against corruption has contributed significantly to the on-going transformation of economies across the continent and reinforces the determination ...

AU rolls out framework for monitoring and evaluating the status of African regional integration

For several decades, integration has been recognised as a critical component for the development of the African continent. Article 3 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) sets out the key objectives ...

Africa Taking Charge Of Its Development Agenda

The African Union is playing a leading role in improving Africa’s partnerships and refocusing them more strategically to respond to African priorities for growth and transformation as accentuated in the continent’s development blueprint ...