AUC Chairperson meets with UN Deputy Secretary General to discuss migration, peace and security and Agenda 2063

Johannesburg, South Africa - 15 June 2015: The African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma met with the United Nations Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson on the margins of the 25th African Union Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa. They held discussions on the AU-UN relationship, migration, the situation in Burundi, South Sudan and other issues of development, including Africa’s Agenda 2063.

On migration, which remains a pressing issue, the AU Commission Chairperson cautioned that attempts at resolving migration challenges must be holistic, and must be looked at in the short, medium and long-term. Given that migration is an age-old phenomenon, she recommended that a long-term approach would contribute to a sustainable solution. Ahead of a conference being organized on migration, the AUC Chairperson assured the Deputy SG of the AU’s participation.
The Deputy SG expressed his delight in the approach Africa is taking toward its development. He expressed the readiness of the UN to support at any time, as it becomes necessary. He also expressed the hope to see the Africa’s development plans feature in the discussions during the International Conference for the Financing for Development to be organized in July, in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

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