Au commissioner for peace and security launches the inter departmental task force on libya. Peace and security council psc african union peace. Strengthening the unau partnership in conflict prevention and. The defense and security division dsd is part of the peace and security department within the african union commission. Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming africa into the global powerhouse of the future. Pdf this article traces the evolution of the african union as a successor.
Peace fund manual setting out legal, financial rules. Protocol relating to the establishment of the peace and. It has 15 members, elected by the au executive council on regional basis three from central africa. Communique of the 906th meeting of the au psc on the situation in sudan. Article 3 objectives the objectives for which the peace and security council is established shall be to. Peacekeeping operations and political affairs were merged as part of the secretarygenerals. The 910th meeting of the au peace and security council psc on ebola and coronavirus outbreak africa. It is patterned somewhat after the united nations security council. Protocol relating to the establishment of the peace and security council of the african. Peace and security council documents archives search results filter by year.
The union has established a continentwide peace and security architecture. Aupscpsc african union peace and security councilpeace and security council. Psod responds to peace support operations psos matters within the peace and security department. The peace and security council psc is the standing decisionmaking organ of the au for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. Pdf the role of the african union in continental peace and. It is the strategic framework for delivering on africas goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the panafrican drive for unity, selfdetermination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under panafricanism and african. The peace and security council psc is the organ of the african union in charge of enforcing union decisions. January 28, 2020 press release of the 29th meeting of the military operations.
Peace and security department african union,peace and. February 05, 2020 communique of the 906th meeting of the au peace and security council on the situation in sudan. The peace and security council shall be supported by the commission, a panel of the wise, a continental early warning system, an african standby force and a special fund. Peace and security council documents archives search. Both the united nations security council and the african union peace and. And while the security council ultimately has primacy in peace and. Relating to the establishment of the peace and security council psc protocol, the au. It is a collective security and early warning arrangement intended to facilitate timely and efficient responses to conflict and.
Au peace and security council concludes a threeday field mission to the republic of south sudan. This report was commissioned by the african unions peace and security department and was subsequently adopted by the third meeting of the chief executives and senior officials of the au, recs and rms on the implementation of the mou on cooperation in the area of peace and security, held from 410 november, 2010, zanzibar, tanzania. The african unions selfconception as a peace actor. It is a collective security and early warning arrangement intended to facilitate timely and efficient responses to conflict and crisis situations in africa.
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