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Joint Communique on United Nations-African Union Memorandum of Understanding on Peacebuilding

On 18 September 2017, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, and the United Nations (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ) Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-AU partnership in Peacebuilding at the AU Permanent Observer Mission in New York, on the margins of the 72nd session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ General Assembly.

The purpose of the MoU is to provide a framework and strengthen cooperation in support of peacebuilding and sustaining peace efforts in Africa.

The MoU is a concrete step towards the implementation of the ¡°Joint Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ¨CAU Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security¡± signed on 19 April 2017 by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat. The MoU will further strengthen coordination of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-AU efforts and contribute to a more predictable and strategic partnership in the areas of conflict prevention, political dialogue, national reconciliation, democratic governance and human rights.

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