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Office of the Chairperson

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the Chief Executive Officer, legal representative of the AU and the Commission’s Chief Accounting Officer. The Chairperson of the Commission is elected by the Assembly for a four-year term, renewable once.

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AU at the UN

Under the leadership of Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations coordinates liaisons at an Ambassadorial level with other African Permanent Missions to the United Nations. It also serves as direct representation of the African Union Commission to the United Nations in New York.

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The African Group

The Africa Group at the United Nations is made up of the 54 African Union Member States at the United Nations. The bloc coordinates its efforts on various topics, ranging from health and migration to issues of peace and security.

Policy Dialogue

AU - UN Partnership

The Agenda 2063 and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are in progress as the African Union and the United Nations through the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), integrate their efforts in implementing the development frameworks at national levels.

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The Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union is the official representation of the African Union Commission to the United Nations. Our activities at the United Nations span across peace and security, political, economic and social affairs. As an Observer Mission, we further advise, coordinate, as well as play a Secretariat role for the African Group at the United Nations. These efforts point towards achieving prosperity, peace, and unity of our people.

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STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE AFRICAN GROUPAT THE 2025 SPECIAL MEETING ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN TAX MATTERS

Statement by the Chair of the African Group at the 2025 Special Meeting on International Cooperation in tax matters

Mar 28, 2025

Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the...

A3+ JOINT STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN DRC

A3+ Joint Statement on the situation in DRC

Mar 27, 2025

H. E. Anatolio Ndong Mba

Statement by the African Group: On the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Mar 25, 2025

STATEMENT BY AFRICAN GROUP ON THE INFORMAL MEETING OF THE UNITED NATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH THE G20 SHERPA OF SOUTH AFRICA

Statement by the African Group on the informal meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with the G20 SHERPA of South Africa

Mar 24, 2025

Statement delivered by H.E. Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, on behalf of the A3+, at Security Council Briefing on the situation in Sudan.

A3+ Joint Statement on the situation in Sudan

Mar 22, 2025

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United Nations –African Union Joint Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security

AU Key Documents

Constitutive Act

The AU Constitutive Act solemnises the declaration by Africa’s leaders to uphold the ideals of the founding fathers of the OAU and AU and generation...

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Agenda 2063 Popular Version

We, the people of Africa and her Diaspora, united in diversity, young and old, men and women, girls and boys from all walks of life, deeply consciou...

Publications

AU Handbook 2023

On behalf of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, it gives me great pleasure to introduce the 2023 edition of the African Union H...

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AU ECHO 2024

The AU ECHO is produced by the Directorate of Information and Communication of the African Union. The views expressed by contributing external autho...