Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
The Decision of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-4) held in June 2022, mandated the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with relevant United Nations Agencies,
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The 10-year review aims at taking stock of progress since the 5-year review and identify best practices that have advanced the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action within the context of SDGs and Africa Agenda 2063.
The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) organized the continental technical experts’ consultation on drug demand reduction
The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) organized the continental youth forum on drug use prevention 06 – 10 November, as a side event to the High Level Session on Addressing Substance Use and related Mental Health Disorders among Youth, Women and Children
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AFRICAN UNION HIGH LEVEL SESSION ON ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AMONG YOUTH, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
THEME:
“Securing a Better Future for Youth, Women and Children: Building Momentum Towards the Africa We Want”
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
African Population Experts Committee (APEC) and Ministers in Charge of Population Meetings - A Working Group of the Specialised Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-4) on the 10-year Review of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development
Biofortification of seeds will not only address the increase in production of agriculture products and improve food security but also address the burden of malnutrition that contributes to a high mortality rate and a less productive population on the continent by ensuring production to highly nutritious food
A capacity-building workshop on “Domesticating the AU Strategic Framework for Holistic Aflatoxin Control” was held in Lusaka, Zambia, following its endorsement as a blueprint for further aflatoxin mitigation efforts in the AU members state by the 36th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council in February 2020,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Experts and representatives from Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Member States and international organizations gathered in Lusaka, Zambia, for a three-day (2 -4 August 2023) Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Trafficking in Persons (TiP) and Labour Migration Statistics.
