Browsing Peace and Security Department by Title

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    • From Barriers to Bridges: Collection of Official Texts on African Borders from 1963 to 2012 

      Peace and Security Department (African Union Border Programme (AUBP), Peace and Security Department, 2013-05)
      Developed for readers and practitioners by the African Union Border Programme, this Volume gathers in Section I all the founding instruments and legal frameworks pertaining to international boundary issues on the African ...

    • Gender Bite Five: Sex-disaggregated data and gender-sensitive indicators 

      Peace and Security Department; AU Gender Peace and Security Programme (Peace and Security Department, 2019-08)
      This is an e-learning initiative by the AU Gender, Peace and Security Programme, (GPSP) aimed at providing policy framework on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the concepts of gender and its practical application ...

    • Gender Bite Four: What is Gender Mainstreaming? 

      Peace and Security Department; AU Gender Peace and Security Programme (Peace and Security Department, 2019-07)
      This is an e-learning initiative by the AU Gender, Peace and Security Programme, (GPSP) aimed at providing policy framework on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the concepts of gender and its practical application ...

    • Gender Bite One: Introducing the AU PSD Gender Bites and the GPSP Gender Taskforce 

      Peace and Security Department; AU Gender Peace and Security Programme (Peace and Security Department, 2019-05)
      As part of its efforts to share knowledge with PSD staff on Gender, Peace and Security, GPSP is launching an e-learning initiative aimed at providing an introduction to the policy framework on the Women, Peace and Security ...

    • Gender Bite Six: Conflict-related gender issues 

      Peace and Security Department; AU Gender Peace and Security Programme (Peace and Security Department, 2019-09)
      This is an e-learning initiative by the AU Gender, Peace and Security Programme, (GPSP) aimed at providing policy framework on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the concepts of gender and its practical application ...

    • Gender Bite Three: Gender Concepts - Part 2: Understanding Gender Equality, Gender Roles and Stereotypes 

      Peace and Security Department; AU Gender Peace and Security Programme (Peace and Security Department, 2019-06)
      This is an e-learning initiative by the AU Gender, Peace and Security Programme, (GPSP) aimed at providing policy framework on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the concepts of gender and its practical application ...

    • Gender Bite Two: Gender Concepts - Part I: Sex and Gender 

      Peace and Security Department; AU Gender Peace and Security Programme (Peace and Security Department, 2019-06)
      This is an e-learning initiative by the AU Gender, Peace and Security Programme, (GPSP) aimed at providing policy framework on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the concepts of gender and its practical ...

    • Guidelines Note for the Implementation of The African Union Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Policy 

      Peace and Security Department (Crisis Management and Post Conflict Reconstruction Division (CMPCRD), Peace and Security Department, 2018-10)
      The African Union (AU) Guidelines Note for the implementation of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Policy has been developed within the Commission’s framework on peace and security, which includes the ...

    • Handbook for Reporters on Women, Peace and Security: Practicing Gender-Responsive Reporting in Conflict Affected Countries in Africa 

      Peace and Security Department; African Union Commission; UN Women (African Union CommissionUN Women, 2017)
      The handbook aims to promote gender responsive reporting that accurately portrays women’s lives in conflict and post-conflict contexts—highlighting the whole range of their roles and strengths as well as the impact of ...

    • Inauguration of a Memorial Wall in Honour of the African Union (AU) Heroes and Heroines 

      Peace and Security Department; Amb. Smail Chergui (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) 

      Peace and Security Department (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 

      Peace and Security Department (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 

      Peace and Security Department (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; Defense and Security Department, PSD; United Nations Office to the AU (UNOAU) (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 (AU); Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); United Nations; Ambassador Smail Chergui; Dr. Ismail Wais; Mr. David Shearer (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; Defense and Security Department, PSD; Small Arms Survey (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; German Federal Foreign Office; Bonn International Centre for Conversion (BICC) (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 

      Peace and Security Department; Chergui, Smail Amb. (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; High Representative for Silencing the Guns; Lamamra, Ramtane (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; Crisis Management Initiative (CMI); African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) (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 ...