The Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) concluded today at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following two days of high-level deliberations by African Heads of State and Government. The Session was held under the outgoing Chairmanship of H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola…
The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at a Glance Water security is a strategic, development, peace, and climate issue Against the backdrop of statistics that show that 400 million people on the African continent lack water for their daily livelihood, and that over 800 million lack basic hygiene services, African…
At the opening session of the 48th AU Executive Council, AUC Chairperson H.E. @ymahmoudali underscored “the urgency of institutional reform, & the imperative of peace and development on the continent” ahead of the 39th AU Assembly. On #Water & sanitation; this year’s theme, he stressed that it “must be protected as a shared resource &…
The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent’s pressing challenges. The two-day meeting, comprising foreign ministers from AU member…
What: On the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, women leaders, convened under the auspices of African Women’s Leaders Network (AWLN), will mobilize around a high-level advocacy agenda to accelerate women’s full, equal, and effective participation in leadership and decision-making. The programme opens with the 9th Empowering Women in Agriculture…
Restored Cheonggyecheon at night, Seoul. Renan Gicquel | Moment Open | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi plunged as much as 5% Friday, leading another weak session in Asia markets after a tech-led rout on Wall Street. The South Korean index pared losses and was last down 3.65%; the small-cap Kosdaq was also down 3.65%. Index…
The 51st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) kicked off today, ahead of the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 39th Summit of the African Union, scheduled to take place on 14 -15 February 2026, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking while opening the PRC session, the Chairperson of the AU…
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1314th meeting held on 21 November 2025, which was dedicated to an Open Session on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts. The Peace and Security Council, Recalling Decision [Assembly/AU/Dec.753(XXXIII)] adopted by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union…
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) took place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet.” OCP Group joined representatives from governments, international organizations, academia, civil society, and the private sector to…
Geneva, Switzerland — The Boards of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) convened to further strengthen collaboration and accelerate progress toward shared goals: reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children with critical vaccines and achieving polio eradication.Dr. Omar Abdi (Vice Chair, Gavi Board) and Dr. Chris Elias (Chair, Polio Oversight Board…
