The United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) Commission have announced a renewed partnership to align their development goals and strengthen peace efforts across Africa.
The collaboration seeks to merge the AU’s Agenda 2063, aimed at achieving a peaceful and prosperous continent, with the UN’s Agenda 2030 for sustainable development.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the partnership creates a unified framework for peace and security, enhancing cooperation from early conflict warning to post-conflict recovery.
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A key focus of the initiative is the AU’s Silencing the Guns campaign, though both organisations acknowledge the complexity of ongoing crises, including the escalating conflict in Sudan.
Guterres voiced concern over reports of mass atrocities in el-Fasher, urging an end to hostilities, the halt of external arms flows, and immediate humanitarian access.
AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf noted that while ending all conflicts by 2030 may be ambitious, the shared strategy reinforces long-term efforts to address the root causes of instability.
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The partnership also advances Africa’s push for greater representation in global decision-making. Both leaders reiterated calls for a permanent African seat on the UN Security Council a move Guterres described as essential to correcting an “intolerable injustice” and ensuring the continent’s voice is fully heard in shaping global peace and governance.
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