Marking the 20th Anniversary of the African Union Peace and Security Council #AUPSCat20 #MediateForPeace

Pleased to be selected a member in African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security Roster on #Y4P . A week full of fruitful sessions on best practices along with African Union Youth Ambassadors for Peace. Glad to share my experiences in t/ #AU since 2018 & my current role 🌐Cairo International Center for Peace & its efforts, contributing to t/ #African #Framework on #YPS .

Looking forward to take part in this timely Roundtable on #Peace & #Security in Africa. #CCCPA #AswanForum

🌍World military expenditure rose by 6.8% to $2443 billion in 2023, the highest level ever recorded by SIPRI. In 2023 #MilitarySpending increased in all five geographical regions for the first time since 2009.

Find out more ➡️bit.ly/3w5FW8p

A pleasure to recently receive Amb. Dato’ Bakri, DG Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations 🇲🇾 for rich exchange on #training & #capacitybuilding in international affairs in global landscape witnessing rapid & far reaching changes. So much more potential for #SouthSouth cooperation in this area. #Malaysia 🇪🇬

4 out of every 10 people worldwide live in countries where governments spend more on debt interest payments than on education or health.

Money is flowing in the wrong direction — from the countries who need it to the countries who don’t.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

NEW REPORT! Uncertainties amidst conflict and indebtedness weighs on the outlook for the Middle East & North Africa. GDP in overall MENA region forecast to grow at tepid 2.7% in 2024. Read more: wrld.bg/aEiS50Rilxx

This is a link to a full table of all vetoes cast since 1946:
scprocedure.org/table-4-vetoes…

And find below a summary of all vetoes, including on applications for UN membership ⬇️

A great opportunity to work on communications around cutting edge policy issues and international affairs, while engaging with a broad range of stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels, both in the context of #CCCPA ’s work and the & Aswan Forum.

#CCCPA ’s Yara Ouda | يارا عودة addressed UN ECOSOC President #Youth 2030 #Forum side event “ #Youth in #Evaluation on #SDG16 .” Rich exchange on using evaluation tools to ensure meaningful youth inclusion in #peace & #development . We look forward to building on these discussions at Aswan Forum 4.

As member of #NATO #PTECs , #CCCPA , represented by its Policy Coordinator Mr. Ahmed Sameh, participated in #MSPC 2024 in Sarajevo & in exhibition held on its sidelines where it presented its key training & capacity building courses in a range of
#peace & #security areas.

According to report: “nearly half of the world’s population, around 3.3 billion people, lives in countries where governments spend more on debt interest payments than on health or education.”

Hawa Aw Issifi Boureima African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security Lake Chad Basin Commission Autorité du Liptako-Gourma NUPI Shoko Noda Ahunna Eziakonwa Ahmed Abdel-Latif Njoya Tikum 🇺🇳🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🇸🇳🕊️ Tendai E. Kasinganeti Zinurine Alghali Elvis P. N.TANGEM: Africa Union, Great Green wall Chika Charles Aniekwe | PhD Dr Andrew E. Poku-Yaw Tchie Anab Ovidie Grand Training For Peace UNDP West and Central Africa 🇺🇳 Mamman Nuhu UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Jide Martyns Okeke UNDP Climate Ugochukwu Kingsley Ahuchaogu Marcos Athias Neto Eri Yamasumi Pascal Yaka Blerta Cela African Union Mission to the UN Norway | African Union Session 3 #ClimateSecurity in Stabilization Contexts in the Sahel - towards COP29 AZ

With Cassie Flynn Ahmed Abdel-Latif Elvis P. N.TANGEM: Africa Union, Great Green wall Meriem EL HILALI Chris Fracasetto Sabrina Bobowski @eriyamasumi

10:45AM 8 April 2024

Zoom: undp.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Kigali, 7 Avril 2024 - Discours de Moussa Faki Mahamat Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine à l’Occasion de la Trentième (30ème) Commémoration du Génocide contre les Tutsi au Rwanda : ow.ly/nrxR50R9YVQ

#Kwibuka30
Moussa Faki Mahamat

Join us to learn more from high-level delegation on #climatesecurity + stabilization challenges & opps in the Sahel

Hawa Aw Issifi Boureima African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security Lake Chad Basin Commission Autorité du Liptako-Gourma CCRS NUPI

9-12pm 8 April 2024:
undp.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Director of WFP_AUGO had a productive meeting with #Egypt 's ambassador Amb. Mohamed Gad, discussing the link between conflict & food insecurity, explored PSC engagement strategies & ways to prioritize humanitarian issues in PSC sessions. Committed to enhancing South-South cooperation.

My heartfelt appreciation to #CCCPA ’s #staff for their hard work & dedication resulting in the delivery of such a wide
range of impactful activities & engagements. Grateful to all our #partners whose trust and support are key for the implementation of the Center’s mandate.

Fruitful exchange with Jean Van Wetter CEO Enabel on how #development , #peace & #humanitarian actors can work more effectively together to advance holistic responses to interconnected crises, through scaling up #Nexus & innovative solutions, a key focus of Aswan Forum.

📢Secretary-General's Report on the Peacebuilding Fund 2023
The Peacebuilding Fund approved 93 programmes, amounting to $202 million in 36 countries and territories.
bit.ly/PBFin2023
#PBFresults
#InvestInPeace