Departments
Women, Gender & Youth
Structure
The Women, Gender, Development and Youth Directorate (WGDY) is responsible for leading, guiding,
Activities
The African Union (AU) and France Volontaires (FV) have formalized their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in promoting volunteerism and strengthening the capacity of AU Member States to develop a robust volunteer ecosystem.
The African Union has deployed and onboarded the 2nd cohort of the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship. The 19 Young Innovators from 10 countries across the continent will serve in various African Union Commission Departments and AU Organs for a period of 12 months.
A historic moment took place yesterday in Djibouti with the official signing by the Republic of Djibouti of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AU-CEVAWG).
Every planting season, women in our villages wake up before dawn, their hands rough from years of tilling the land. They labour tirelessly under the scorching sun, sowing maize, cassava, pearl millet, sorghum, cowpeas, or peanuts.
The African Union (AU) has reached a historic milestone with the adoption of the African Union Convention on Ending V
The African Union has deployed and onboarded the 12th cohort of Youth Volunteers.
October 29, 2024 to November 06, 2024
March 15, 2024
The African Union Ministers in charge of Gender and Women’s’ Affairs will converge for a Consultation Meeting in the sidelines of the Sixty-Eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), which will take place from 11 to 22 March 2024, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
March 13, 2024
68th Session on the Commission of the Status of Women – Panel Discussion on Quality & Inclusive Education for Girls’ Empowerment: A Strategic Tool for ending Harmful Practices.
March 08, 2024
The African Union Commission will convene a forum to commemorate International Women’s Day.
February 18, 2024
Press briefing under the theme "Youth Inclusion in Championing the Implementation of AU Agenda 2063.
July 25, 2023 to August 30, 2023
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
May 11, 2022 to June 30, 2022
September 21, 2021 to October 05, 2021
Department Resources
April 27, 2023
July 07, 2022
The African Women’s Decade (AWD) Report details progress across the African continent,
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.
September 13, 2024
February 22, 2024
February 16, 2024
April 27, 2023