The Heads of States Mid-year coordination meeting ends in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭. COMESA SG H.E Chileshe Kapwepwe played a key role in the deliberations. The meeting reviewed modalities of strengthening coordination between AU and RECs.

We are pleased to announce the kick of a 3 day Sensitization Workshop for Cross- Border Traders on Human Rights, Justice, Entrepreneurship & the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime #KenyaUgandaTraders 📍Busia Border

Are you a cross-border trader along the Busia Uganda border and beyond? What are some of the challenges you face, and what recommendations do you have for COMESA to support the same? #KenyaUgandaBorderTraders

The Cross-border Traders were drilled on understanding the COMESA Charter for the Minimum Standards 4 the Treatment of Small-Scale Cross-Border Traders & the Identification of workable strategies towards the implementation of the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime at the Busia border

What is the role of Trade Information Desk Officers, Cross-Border Traders Associations & Joint Border Committees? and how important are they in the facilitation of Cross-Border Trade and Cooperation? Do women need to mind their dressing when in need of services at border points?

ESA Regional Programmes & COMESA Governance, Peace and Security are partnering to strengthen the capacity of CSOs and National Human Rights Institutions to address the CAAC agenda. This initiative aims to enhance awareness, improve coordination & foster a network to safeguard vulnerable children. #Accountability4CAAC

Elizabeth Mutunga from COMESA states that our focus on conflict management must include conflict resolution and development. Ignoring root causes means a 50% chance of conflict recurrence, worsening the plight of children affected by armed conflict. #Accountability4CAAC

Session 1 📊, presented by COMESA expert Raymond Kitevu, provided a comprehensive overview of the Peace and Security Context within the COMESA Region, analyzing the current crisis landscape in Somalia 🇸🇴, Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Sudan 🇸🇩, and the DRC 🇨🇩. #Accountability4CAAC

1/2- COMESA_GPS held a workshop in #Collaboration with ESA Regional Programmes in Kampala 🇺🇬 from 29th July - 2nd August 2024, set to sensitise CSOs & NHRIs on the Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC) Agenda in the COMESA region. It’s time to achieve #Accountability4CAAC!

On 1-2 August, in Kampala 🇺🇬, COMESS_GPS and the OHCHR ESRO organised a training of Eastern Africa CSOs on COMESA Conflict Early Warning tools and NHRIs strategies to enhance their engagement with COMESA on Conflict Early Warning. #ConflictEarlyWarning

#COMESA_GPS participated in the #ESAAMLG 48th Task Force of Senior Officials from 23-29 Aug 2024. The meeting deliberated on mechanisms and strategies to sustain regional AML/CFT/CPF resilience and enhance cooperation among member countries in line with #FATFNews standards.

We are pleased to present you the latest co-authored paper by COMESA Governance, Peace and Security, published by ACCORD on the Evaluation of the #AUPSC interrogating its 20-year impact whilst providing recommendations for the future. Take a read via the link below👇 accord.org.za/publication/ev…