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African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

calendar_today 19 May 2017

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African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

UNFPA Liaison Office to the AU and ECA coordinated UNFPA’s participation in the 2017 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development that was held in Addis Ababa from 17-19 May…

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Launching of the Demographic Dividend theme in Guinea and Sierra Leone

calendar_today 24 April 2017

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Launching of the Demographic Dividend theme in Guinea and Sierra Leone

Guinea and Sierra Leone launched the AU theme of the year on “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth” at country level. The launch in Guinea was chaired…

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1st China-Africa Population Conference on Population and Development

calendar_today 20 April 2017

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1st China-Africa Population Conference on Population and Development

UNFPA together with the China Population and Development Research Centre (CPDRC) and Kenya’s National Council for Population and Development(NCPD) held the first ever China-Africa…

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AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) Briefing on the Demographic Dividend theme

calendar_today 19 April 2017

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AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) Briefing on the Demographic Dividend theme

The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) of the African Union held a briefing on the demographic dividend theme for 2017 under the chairpersonship of Guinea.

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50th Session of the Commission on Population and Development

calendar_today 08 April 2017

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50th Session of the Commission on Population and Development

UNFPA Liaison Office to the AU and ECA Chief, Mr. Serge Bounda, participated in CPD50 and used the opportunity to hold various side meetings regarding the implementation of the AU…

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African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s First Scientific Symposium

calendar_today 25 March 2017

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African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s First Scientific Symposium

This was the first symposium of the Africa CDC that marked the launch the 2017-2021 Africa CDC Strategic Plan, headed by Dr. John Nkengasong, of Cameroon. The plan presented…

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Second Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population, and Drug Control

calendar_today 24 March 2017

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Second Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population, and Drug Control

The second AU Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC2) was held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa from 20-24 March, 2017 under the…

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Handover Ceremony between the outgoing and incoming AU Commission

calendar_today 14 March 2017

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Handover Ceremony between the outgoing and incoming AU Commission

Following the successful election of a new African Union Commission at the 28 Session of AU Assembly in January 2017, a handing over ceremony was held on 14 March, 2017 at the AU…

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The Republic of Burundi launches the AU 2017 theme

calendar_today 28 February 2017

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The Republic of Burundi launches the AU 2017 theme

On February 28, 2017, following the official launch by Heads of State and Government during the Summit in Addis Ababa, the Republic of Burundi launched the African Union’s theme…

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