Cooperation between the UN and the African Union (AU) - Security Council, 10012th meeting

Complex threats driving conflicts across Africa, Special Representative tells Security Council, amid calls to unleash continent’s potential, enhance voice.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:46:19
• Production Date: 7 October 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: PARFAIT ONANGA-ANYANGA; MOHAMED FATHI AHMED EDREES; MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS; AFRICAN UNION - AU; UNITED NATIONS OFFICE TO THE AFRICAN UNION - UNOAU; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA; AFRICAN UNION SUPPORT AND STABILISATION MISSION IN SOMALIA (AUSSOM)
• Subject Topical: COOPERATION; PEACE AND SECURITY; PARTNERSHIP; CONFLICT; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA; SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: 3462187
• Parent Id: 3460134
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10012 COOPERATION UN AU 07 OCT 2025 AM

Description

From Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, complex, interconnected threats continue to drive conflicts across Africa, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to the African Union told the Security Council today, calling for stronger multilateral cooperation in support of security in one of the world’s youngest and most dynamic continents.

“Africa is a continent of incredible promise and opportunities,” said Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, who also heads the UN Office to the African Union. “Its population is youthful, energetic, innovative and brimming with hope and immense untapped potential.” Introducing the Secretary-General’s latest report, which outlines opportunities for deepening the UN’s strategic partnership with the regional bloc, he said the partnership between the two organizations is already a cornerstone of multilateralism. Moreover, the situation on the continent is largely positive, though notable challenges remain.

Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security

• African Union

Report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the United Nations Office to the African Union (S/2025/532)

• Briefer: Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union
• Briefer: His Excellency Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations
• Briefer: Ms. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
• Statements: All Council members, with Algeria speaking on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

S/2025/532

S/PV.10012