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Inauguration of a Memorial Wall in Honour of the African Union (AU) Heroes and Heroines
(African Union Commission, 2019-05-25)Press Release: Addis Ababa, 25 May 2019: At the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Peace and Security Building in the AU headquarters, a memorial wall was officially inaugurated in honour of the heroes and heroines of the African Union ... -
Incremental Steps towards the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATGs)
(African Union Commission, 2019-06)The IATGs set out a series of comprehensive guidelines that help to reduce the potential for UEMS and also increase the security of ammunition. However, it is recognized that the implementation of all of these measures can ... -
Incremental Steps towards the International Small Arms Control Standards
(African Union Commission, 2019-06)Poor weapons storage will not result in a catastrophic event such as an explosion if ammunition is not present. It may, however, increase the risk that weapons are stolen and used illegally. International best practice for ... -
Installation of a Cross-Border Basic Service Infrastructure: The User’s Guide
(African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2013-05)This book, entitled Installation of a Cross-Border Basic Service Infrastructure: The User’s Guide, presents a successful experience of cross-border cooperation arising from a local initiative in the healthcare sector in ... -
Joint Assessment Mission on the Implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in Zimbabwe
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-07-11)Press Release: Harare, 11 July 2019: The Commission of the African Union (AU), in collaboration with the United Nations Office to the AU (UNOAU), concluded an assessment of the implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban ... -
Joint AU, IGAD and UN Statement on the Current Situation in the Republic of South Sudan.
(African Union Commission, 2019-04-12)Press Release: Addis Ababa, 12 April 2019: The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner, Ambassador Smail Chergui, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy for South Sudan, Dr. Ismail ... -
Launch of the African Union and Small Arms Survey Study on Illicit Small Arms Flows in Africa / Weapons Compass: Mapping Illicit Small Arms Flows in Africa
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-07-19)Press Release: Addis Ababa, 19 July 2019: The joint African Union (AU) and Small Arms Survey study on illicit small arms flows in Africa was officially launched at an event held today at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. ... -
Launch of the AU Physical Security and Stockpile Management Project Database for the Sahel Region
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-04-24)Press Release: Addis Ababa, 24 April 2019: The purpose of the database is to create visibility on ongoing and completed interventions in the field of small arms and light weapons (SALW) control, to improve and synchronize ... -
A Mechanism to Curb Forced Displacement in Africa, Midrand, South Africa
(African Union Commission, 2019-03-05)Speech: Midrand, 5 March 2019: Statement by H.E Ambassador Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security On conflict prevention: A mechanism to curb forced displacement in Africa Pan-African Parliament, Midrand, South ... -
Open Debate on Silencing the Guns in Africa, New York, United States, 27 February 2019
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-02-27)Speech: New York, 27 February 2019: Briefing by H.E Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020 at UN Security Council Open Debate on Silencing the Guns in Africa -
Peace Mediator
(Peace and Security Department, 2016-09)The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Department (PSD), the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), and the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) have been implementing a joint project titled ... -
The Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD)
(Peace and Security Department, 2016)The African Union Commission’s Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD), alternatively referred to as the African Standby Force Continental Planning Element, was set up pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 of the ... -
Physical Security and Stockpile Management: Preconditions and Sustainability
(African Union Commission, 2019-06)National and international interventions are often able to improve Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) practices in the short-term. However, these improvements are often not maintained over time. In extreme ... -
Removing Barriers to Growth: How Landmines Affect African Development
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-08-27)Speech: Yokohama, 27 August 2019: Statement by Ambassador Smail Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security During TICAD 7 Side Event co-organized by HALO Trust, Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) Japan ... -
Results-Based Framework for PCRD Activities
(Crisis Management and Post Conflict Reconstruction Division (CMPCRD), Peace and Security Department, 2018-02-13)The Results-Based Framework (RBF) is a tool for the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) activities of the African Union (AU). Developed by the ... -
Speech of the Commissioner for Peace and Security at Unveiling of the African Union Memorial Wall in Honour of Heroes and Heroines From AU Member States who Lost their Lives for the Peace and Stability In Africa on AU Peace Support Missions
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-05-25)Speech: Addis Ababa, 25 May 2019: Speech of the Commissioner for Peace and Security at Unveiling of the African Union Memorial Wall in Honour of Heroes and Heroines From AU Member States who Lost their Lives for the Peace ... -
Thank You MISCA
(Peace and Security Department, 2014-09)The African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA, French acronym for Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique sous conduite africaine) is an African Union peacekeeping mission ... -
Training and Sensitization Workshop on the AU Operational Guidance Note (OGN) on Gender and Security Sector Reform (SSR)
(Peace and Security Department, 2019-07-31)Press Release: Addis Ababa, 31st July 2019: From 30 to 31 July 2019, the Peace and Security Department of the Commission of the African Union (AU) convened a “Training and Sensitization Workshop on the AU Operational ...