The AU policy on PCRD is intended to serve as a guide for the development of comprehensive policies and strategies that elaborate measures that seek to consolidate peace and prevent relapse to violence, promote sustainable development and pave the way...

The Aide–Mémoire on the Protection of Civilians (PoC) aims to provide a shared approach to the rights of civilian population during conflicts and post-conflict situations, including through the guarantee of protective environments for civilians.

The overall goal of the Gender parity project by the African Union is to achieve gender equality in the institutions and organs of the AU, through creating conditions of inclusivity and genuine support for women’s empowerment within the organization.

The African Gender Scorecard is a user-friendly action tool whose main goal is to provide the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Member States with an easy-to-use monitoring and accountability tool to assess progress made in implementing their regional and...

This document was adopted at the 31st Summit of Heads of State and Government in July 2018 in Nouakchott, Mauritania. This Strategy articulates a clear and comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of gender-related commitments. It is a compass for achieving...

The African Union  unveiled a statue dubbed ‘’Retiring the Hoe to the Museum’’, in the Burkina Faso town of Bobo Dioulasso to symbolically mark the continental agenda of promoting agriculture mechanization among women to improve food production. “Retiring the Hoe...

The Malabo Declaration adopted by Heads of State and Government of the African Union, having met on the Twenty Third Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 26-27 June 2014, on the Theme of the African...

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) held its 813th Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 29 November 2018. The Meeting considered and adopted the African Union Policy on Conduct and Discipline for Peace Support Operations (AUPSOs) and the African Union ...

The Policy on Conduct and Discipline is dedicated to the specificity and challenges experienced by AU PSOs, with the aim to clarify what constitutes misconduct in PSOs and what procedures to follow at PSO level for each category of mission...

This paper analyzes the implementation of the African Union’s (AU) vision in Cameroon to empower women economically and politically. This strategy is pulling down gender and ideological barriers (gender parity) to catalyze development and to boost the political representation of...