The Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa was adopted by the AU Assembly in 2004, calling for member states’ continual action toward achieving gender equality and reinforcing their commitment to international and regional women’s rights instruments. In addition to calling...

This Decision was based on the report of the Peace and Security Council and the Assembly expressed its concerns over the persistence of old conflicts and the outbreak of new ones, as well as the continued proliferation of threats, especially...

This Decision was adopted by the ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION at their Thirtieth Ordinary Session on 28 – 29 January 2018. The aim of the Decision is to call on Member States to implement all the commitments made in the...

This Decision was adopted at the Thirtieth Ordinary Session 28 – 29 January 2018 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the Assembly of the Union. The master Roadmap is premised on the principle that Africa should take, assume total responsibility for its...

The African Union Decison on ending child marriage was adopted at the Twenty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union. This Decision condems the abduction and forcible marriages of young girls particularly in conflict situations and commit to prosecute...