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August-Newsletter.Pdf Peace and Security No 03 Vol. 3 Aug 2011 news The monthly newsletter of the Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the African Union Commission In this issue: 2 AUC Chair’s visit to Somalia 7 AU welcomes new member 3 AU holds talks on Libya crisis 8 MoU on AMISOM support 4 One Africa - One Voice 9 PSD drafts Roadmap for Against Hunger APSA AFRICAN UNION 5 Peacekeeping during a 10 AU expresses solidarity with www.au.int humanitarian crisis Ivorians 6 Change of guard at AMISOM 11 PSD in pictures Giving Aid in the Eye of a Storm Somalia: Peacekeeping during a humanitarian crisis The devastating famine currently and citizens. The Deputy Chairperson ravaging a large part of the Horn of of the African Union Commission Africa, an area comparable to the (AUC), Mr. Erastus Mwencha, after a size of Western Europe, is the most recent visit to Mogadishu, stressed severe humanitarian crisis in the the severity of the drought crisis in world today. The UN estimates that Somalia saying, “this is one of the 12.4 million people are in need of most challenging environments for humanitarian assistance, 3.7 million humanitarian assistance intervention. in Somalia alone, over half of the This is why the presence of the AU country’s total population. mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is vital in creating an enabling environment Despite huge pledges of assistance for humanitarian aid operations in the from states and organisations country.” around the world, the latest being a $350 million aid package from the The African Union currently has a 9,000 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, strong peacekeeping force, known as the UN states that aid was only AMISOM stationed in Somalia who reaching around 20 percent of are working with forces from the Somalis who require assistance. This Transitional Federal Government is largely due to the presence of Al- (TFG) of Somalia “First to secure and Shabaab that has created an insecure protect the food aid convoy, and to environment in the country, thereby protect the camps and stabilize the preventing the normal !ow of aid city, and "ght banditry and looting”, to those desperately in need of it besides terrorising Somalia’s cities Continues on page 5 Peace and Security A word from the Editor resh and revamped, ‘Peace and Security News’ returns, now published The AU extends monthly instead of quarterly due to increasing demand from readers Ffor more frequent news updates on activities of the Department. It its best wishes of continues to cover a wide range of topics and issues a#ecting the African peace, security and continent to date. prosperity to both This month comes with several challenges to the African continent. The devas- Sudan and South tating drought situation in the Horn of Africa, the worst in 60 years, contin- ues to a#ect the lives of around 12.5 million fellow Africans. The African Union Sudan as well as Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) continues to play a very crucial role in the distribu- all its neighbours. tion of humanitarian aid to those a#ected. This issue focuses on the AU’s move to strengthen its peace operations in Somalia and the unfolding developments in the Libyan con!ict. This month, the African Union has taken signi"cant posi- tive steps in post-con!ict reconstruction and peace-building e#orts in countries emerging from con!icts, including Cote d’Ivoire. Yet despite these challenges, the inauguration of South Sudan into the African Union as its youngest and 54th member was a great cause for joy and celebration. Kambudzi Adomore Mupoki, Editor in Chief AUC Chair visits Mogadishu n 20 August, 2011, the Sheikh Hassan, the Speaker of the Chairperson of the Transitional Federal Parliament, and OCommission, Dr. Jean Prime Minister Abdweli Mohammed Ping, visited Mogadishu to assess Ali. The Chairperson expressed the recent developments on the ground AU’s commitment to expanding its and achievements made by the support to the people and institutions African Union Mission in Somalia of Somalia. (AMISOM) and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces of Somalia, He also informed them about the particularly the extension of their then upcoming Pledging Conference control to areas previously under AUC Chairperson Jean Ping inspects a Guard of scheduled for 25 August, 2011, in Honour at AMISOM headquarters in Mogadishu Al-Shabaab. Addis Ababa for the victims of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, He was accompanied by the commitment and courage. The dele- particularly in Somalia. Dr. Jean Ping Commissioner for Peace and Security, gation visited Hawalwadag IDP camp, emphasized the need to strengthen Ramtane Lamamra, and his Special where it met with drought-a#ected the reconciliation process and expe- Representative for Somalia, Boubacar Somalis, as well as the AMISOM hospi- dite the implementation of the pend- Gaoussou Diarra. The Chairperson paid tal, where Somali civilians receive free ing transitional tasks, in line with the glowing tribute to the TFG forces and medical treatment. The delegation Djibouti Agreement and the Kampala AMISOM leadership and troops, for their also met with President Sheikh Sharif Accord P2P2 No. 03, Vol. 3, Aug 2011 AU meets on Libya PSC calls for All-Inclusive Transitional Government s a follow-up to the meet- ers’, relevant international organiza- ing of the AU High-Level ad tions and bilateral partners to support Ahoc Committee on Libya held e#orts aimed towards the stabiliza- The meeting stressed AU’s on 25 August 2011, the Peace and tion of the situation, the promotion commitment to work with Security Council of the African Union of democracy and the reconstruction the United Nations, the (AU) convened its 291st meeting on of their country, to enable the Libyan Libya at the level of the Heads of State people to freely choose their lead- League of Arab States, the and Government, on 26 August 2011, ers. Moreover, the meeting lauded Organization of the Islamic at the AU Commission, in Addis Ababa. the sustained e#orts made by the ad hoc Committee in pursuit of a lasting Cooperation, the European The meeting deliberated on the political solution to the con!ict, within Union and NATO, continued su#ering of the Libyan the framework of the AU Roadmap as well as with relevant people as a result of the "ghting which adopted by the 265th meeting of the began in February 2011. The meet- Peace and Security Council, held on 10 bilateral partners, to ensure ing also stressed the formation of an March 2011. a coordinated support to the inclusive transitional Government that would be welcome to occupy the seat Since the start of the Libyan crisis, Libyan people of Libya in the AU, as well as the estab- the AU has made sustained e#orts to lishment of a constitutional and legis- achieve a peaceful political solution lative framework for the democratic to the crisis by facilitating dialogue holders in Libya to come together transformation of Libya. The Council between the Libyan parties. The and agree on a process that will lead conveyed the AU’s commitment African Union stands with the people to sustainable democracy and lasting to work with all Libyan stakehold- of Libya, and encourages all the stake- peace in the country Post-Con!ict Reconstruction: Towards an African Solidarity Initiative n view of the implementa- advise on the steps to be taken, expected to enhance the e#ective- tion of the recommendations in coordination with the inter- ness of the AU’s policy on post con!ict Iof the multidisciplinary and national partners, taking into reconstruction by encouraging contri- technical assessment missions to account the priorities identi"ed butions in the form of African exper- the Democratic Republic of Congo during the technical meeting of tise and resources, as well as increasing (DRC), Burundi, Sierra Leone, Liberia, 2-3 June 2011; and, awareness of post-con!ict reconstruc- Central African Republic, and Sudan, a tion issues on the continent. Technical Support Team of experts was provide an updated report to deployed in August 2011, to follow- the Commission and recom- The Conference will also look beyond up on the implementation process mend follow-up measures to be ‘traditional’ donors’ for contributions with the governments concerned. The taken. and involve the participation of the Technical Support Team was amongst African private sector as well as taking others, mandated to: In relation to these missions, the into consideration pledges in the form Directorate of Peace and Security will of human resources. Review what has been done in hold a Conference in October 2011 to each country with regard to the launch the African Solidarity Initiative A follow-up mechanism to ensure recommendations of the previous to generate resources for post-con!ict that the pledges are honored will be multidisciplinary missions; reconstruction. The Conference is established P3 Peace and Security One Africa – One Voice against Hunger AU holds Pledging Conference of their children during the long trek to the refugee camps. “We met one woman carrying a severely malnour- ished child, and she told us that two of her other children had died along the way.” Long-Term Strategies The Pledging Conference also called for renewed focus on medium to long-term crisis-mitigation strat- egies to prevent the cyclic recur- rence of such kind of disasters on Left: AU High Representative for Somalia, Jerry Rawlings, and AUC Chairperson Dr. Jean Ping, during a sensitization meeting: One Africa-One Voice against Hunger, on August 15, 2011 the continent. In his call to African countries to show solidarity towards the cause, the n response to the humanitarian the continent to play their part in AUC Chairperson, Dr.
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