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International Liaison Office with The African Union

Raising Citizens’ Voices And Enlarging The Space

This is a progress report of the Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OI-AU) formally established through the signing of a Memorandum of Understandin ( MOU) with the African Union and a Host Agreement with the Government of Ethiopia. However, OI-AU started operating informally in 2007 following the sigining of the MOU with the African Union. i

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Contents

Acronyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acknowledgement I.

Introduction

II.

Programs

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Capacity Building and Information Sharing. . . . . . . . . 4

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Understanding the AU Training . . . . . . . . .

ii.

Media and Advocacy Trainings. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

iii. Pan African Professional in Residence (Secondment) Program. . . 6

iv. Internship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Policy Space

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CSO Participation in Annual AU Summits, Experts and Ministerial Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

ii. Civil Society Pre-Summits. . . . . . . . . . .

iii. Regular Policy Briefings to Ambassadors and Interactions with

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Various Policy Organs and Departments of the African Union . 8

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Key Impacts

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III.

Key Priority Areas of Work for the Next 3 years

IV.

Publications

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Acronyms

AfriMAP

Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project

AU

African Union

AUC

African Union Commission

CART

Continental Advisory Research Team

CCP-AU

Centre for Citizens’ Participation in the African Union

CIDO

Citizens and Diaspora Directorate

CSO

Civil Society Organization

DFID

Department for International Development

ECOSOCC

Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union

EU

European Union

FEMNET

African Women’s Development and Communication Network

FES

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IRRI

International Refugee Rights Initiative

ISS

Institute of Security Studies

LRA

Lord’s Resistance Army

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

OGB

Oxfam Great Britain

OI

OI-AU PACJA

Oxfam International Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union

Pan African Climate Justice Alliance

PAP

Pan Africa Program

PSC

Peace and Security Council

REC

Regional Economic Community

SIDA

Swedish International Development Agency

SOAWR

Solidarity for African Women’s Rights

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Acknowledgement

Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union (OIAU) wishes to extend its deepest gratitude to its funding partners for their support and assistance in the past three years, which contributed

towards

the

accomplishments

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you

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read about in this report. Our greatest appreciation also goes to our partners at the African Union Commission, the Member States of the Union, civil society actors and stakeholders from individual organizations and pan-African networks, as well as our colleagues from different affiliates. The OI-AU work would not have been possible without the visionary thinking, leadership, and financial support from the following affiliates: Oxfam GB, Oxfam America, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam Australia, Oxfam Intermon and Oxfam International Secretariat.

A special thank you goes to the Oxfam GB Ethiopia program staff. We would also like to commend the OI-AU staff who have showed a steadfast resolve in delivering on the objectives set for the office.

In closing, we at the Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union- with all who have a stake in our continued success- look forward to continue working together in support of African civil society and citizens to continue their engagement with AU.

DĂŠsirĂŠ Assogbavi Head of Office, Oxfam International Liaison Office with the African Union

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I. Introduction

Our Mandate Oxfam International Liaison office with the AU (OI-AU) works primarily to raise citizens’ awareness of and engagement with the mechanisms of the African Union and its Commission. Well informed citizens are not only prepared to participate in the various policy spaces, but are also equipped to advocate for positive change in the continent and influence the decision making processes as respected stakeholders.

Functioning under Oxfam Pan Africa Program’s Strategic Framework, the OI-AU is mandated to undertake the following : a) Capacity building and support for African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as well as facilitation of access to the African Union organs and decision making forums, b) Engagement and support to the African Union Commission especially the Peace and Security Department, and c) Representation, support and contact management and liaison with the African Union for the three pillars of the Pan Africa program namely; Gender Justice, Democratic governance and Economic Justice and their partner organizations.

Our Theory of Change We recognise that the primary agency for change in Africa lies with Africans and indigenous organisations. To this end, we will continue to support a strong and autonomous pan Africa campaigning force of pan African coalitions, alliances and social movements to articulate their change objectives and work closely with their own members and partners at various levels.

It is the strong belief of the OI-AU office that the vision of a united and stronger Africa can only be realized when its citizens are respected, aware, engaged and encouraged to hold decision makers accountable. Concerted public pressure and united political will is necessary at both continental and national levels to make the AU a reality in the lives of ordinary citizens.

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The Oxfam International Liaison Office as part and parcel of the larger Oxfam Pan Africa Program (PAP) established since 2003 has identified a pan-African campaigning model that demonstrates powerful multi-country coalitions and alliances demanding change around the adoption and implementation of continental policy standards and international agreements that can deliver faster and greater collective success on peace and security issues, climate change, agriculture, gender justice, and health to name a few.

Working through the three key pillars, the Pan African Program Strategic Plan emphasizes strong collaboration and partnerships between Oxfam affiliates, coalitions, alliances and social movements to enhance the realization of human rights and promote respect of fundamental freedoms across the continent.

This report elaborates on the achievements that have been recorded under the sub topics of Capacity Building and Information Sharing; Policy Space with highlights of key Impacts. It also presents the ways forward; and the

“The signing of the agreement is significant as it marks

publications produced by the office.

the formal establishment of the first Non-State Actor’s representation to the African Union.

The establishment of our Liaison Office should be seen as evidence of Oxfam’s commitment to support the AU in creating better conditions for all African people.”

Irungu Houghton Pan Africa Director, Oxfam At the signing of the Host Agreement

H.E. Tekeda Alemu (State Minister, Ethiopia) and Irungu Houghton (Oxfam Pan Africa Director) signing the Host Agreement (July 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

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“The training which was held

II. Programs

in collaboration with Oxfam International through the A) Capacity Building and Information Sharing

Liaison Office with the African Union in Addis Ababa, generated great interest and

When OI-AU started operating, it was evident that African civil soci-

achieved important and

ety, non-governmental organisations and other non state actors were,

valuable results. It increased

and are still showing keen interest on a consistent basis to engage the

CSO understanding of the AU

African Union; but there seemed to be lack of knowledge and adequate

and its structures and

information on the structures and the functioning of the AU and its various

processes among civil

organs.

society. Conversely, it also served to enhance similar

To bridge this gap, and in accordance with the Oxfam Pan Africa Strategic

understanding within the

Framework, OI-AU embarked on supporting and accompanying these na-

Commission and the Union

tional organizations as well as pan-Africa networks to understand and build

at large on the requirements,

their knowledge of the AU and its institutions. This was achieved through

roles and responsibilities of

various capacity building and information sharing activities. A few of the

the civil society and how their

many collaborative and often groundbreaking endeavours are highlighted

activities can support the AU and its Member States to

below.

achieve peace, security and

i.

Understanding the African Union Training

development on the continent.”

A brain child of the OI-AU, this project is one of the main opportunities for fostering knowledge of the African Union key structures, organs and policy

H.E. Jean Ping

space in African civil society, and an additional avenue for collaboration

Chairperson of the African

with the African Union Commission

Union Commission January 2012

Participants of “Understanding the AU” (April 2010, Kampala, Uganda)

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Jointly conducted with the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) as its flagship capacity building activity for the last two consecutive years in Uganda and Nigeria respectively, the trainings have enabled more than 100 participants from all five geographical regions of the continent to understand and highlight issues of historic development and key current challenges of the AU, policy making processes, power dynamics within Member States, key organs of the AU, and current strategic plan (including ongoing internal reforms), CSOs’ entry points (CIDO, ECOSOCC, PAP, Livingstone Formula)- all of which is crucial information needed for those endeavouring to conduct advocacy at the African Union.

Key Result: This training has now become a standing item on the African Union official Annual Calendar. The ultimate objective is for an establishment of an AU summer University which will provide this training every year.

ii.

Media and Advocacy Trainings

CSOs working on advocacy in particular are now confronted with the need to devise effective strategies to influence policy making and public opinion through informed and innovative use of the media. On its part, the media landscape is fast evolving and the emergence of the digital media outside of the mainstream media has opened new opportunities and created demands for new knowledge and skills.

To better address this, OI-AU has facilitated and conducted innovative capacity building activities in partnership with Fahamu- purposely to train African CSOs in the use of media together with

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advocacy techniques. The Media Training was structured with a highly interactive format, involving review of case studies on effective and ineffective use of media based on organizational experiences, expert analyses of key trends and opportunities all geared towards building and strengthening the capacity of 25 African CSO actors in the use of different tools for effective media outreach.

Accordingly, the Advocacy training aimed at building the CSOs’ insight into the process of planning and engaging on effective policy advocacy campaign with the African Union and its organs as well as the Regional Economic Communities(RECs). It further enhanced CSOs’ ability to write and use evidence-based and targeted policy papers and briefs to influence the policy making processes of the continental body and it various organs. The training provided a rare opportunity for experience sharing on advocacy and engagement amongst established, veteran activists’ and currently engaged regional as well as pan-African networks interested to expand their reach and do lobbying at the continental level. Official advocacy visits to the various Addis Ababa based African Missions were organized and gave the trainees real life opportunities to exercise the advocacy skills they learnt, and set the OI-AU office in a very positive light, for organizing this type of interaction between decision makers and African CSOs that have clear demands and work tirelessly for change.

“I had an opportunity, courtesy of Oxfam, to go to the last AU Summit in Addis Ababa. It was a very positive meeting, and I was able to meet with many AU Ambassadors. I took that opportunity to give them information about what is happening in Mogadishu. I was asked by some Ambassadors how I was able to get to Addis Ababa all the way from Mogadishu, I said it

Key Result: Over 25 African CSO actors from all the regions of the continent received advocacy and media training for an effective policy advocacy campaign with the African Union.

was thanks to Oxfam International. They all expressed appreciation to Oxfam for giving such an opportunity to make a CSO representative from Mogadishu available for them. I am grateful to Oxfam for giving me the opportunity to make the case for women and children affected by the conflict in Somalia”.

Fartun Adan Elman Human Rights Group Mogadishu, Somalia

In January 2011, over 25 Oxfam partners had face to face advocacy visits with 20 African Ambassadors. Here pictured is the visit to H.E Mrs. Kouvahe Amoko Virginie- Permanent Representative of the Republic of Togo to Ethiopia and the African Union

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iii.

Pan African Professional in Residence (Secondment) Program

“After spending three months in the OI-AU office, I was able to meet different stakeholders

OI-AU designed and introduced this program in April 2010- with an aim to

who are interested in seeing

enable members of African civil society to enhance their understanding of

our continent move towards a

the African Union, in order to have a more active role in influencing its poli-

solid economic and ultimately

cies and activities. The secondment also provides first hand opportunity to

political integration. I was

interact with both the invited and created spaces for CSO engagement. The

also able to find out differ-

participants of the secondment program have the opportunity to view the

ent avenues through which

process through which these spaces are accessed and how they can be used

members of the civil society

to influence policy, and ultimately gauge the effectiveness of these spaces.

can influence the working of the African Union.�

Since then, our office has successfully hosted three secondments from FAHAMU, Urgent Action Fund-Africa and Africa Network Campaign Education for

Yves Niyiragira

All (ANCEFA). Participants of this program have been beneficiaries of the op-

Programme Officer,

portunity to experience working in Addis Ababa and lobbying the African Union Commission. It is our belief that this first-hand experience will not only initiate or solidify existing working relationships with the continental body, but will also inform the strategic planning and alliance work of the organization for the future. The participants commended the access and support provided by the Oxfam staff during their three months stay in the office. Additionally, they appreciated the high level access and lobbying opportunities facilitated by Oxfam, which allowed for great insight and critical participation in AU policy processes.

In addition, the secondment provided an opportunity for OI-AU staff to learn in-depth about partner organizations and to work closely with other panAfrican professionals coming from different countries and backgrounds.

Key Result: A strong collaboration on projects that both Oxfam, partner organisations and the AU have interest in.

iv.

Internship Program

Our OI-AU office has also been the proud recipient of highly talented interns, and in exchange provided a great working environment for young and inspired African students and professionals as part of its internship program.

A special agreement and collaboration exists between the highly renowned

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AU Monitor initiative of Fahamu

Princeton University (New Jersey, USA) for summer internships, which has so far hosted students from Madagascar, Tunisia, Nigeria, in addition to internships offered to young professionals from Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.

B) Policy Space

i.

CSO Participation in Annual AU Summits, Experts and Ministerial Meetings

OI-AU was the first non-state actor to establish a liaison office with the African Union and thereby opening up the AU and its organs to greater CSO engagement. In our last three years of existence, we have facilitated easy access to AU Summits, Ministerial and Experts meetings at the AU for CSOs and other partners. We do this through providing support to partners seeking accreditation, policy analysis, documentation and financial support. The office also facilitated pre and post summit analysis with allies for future influencing moments.

To date, we have supported a total of more than 200 CSO actors to engage in 6 AU Summits and 12 Expert and Ministerial meetings such as the Annual Finance, Agriculture, Health and Gender Ministers meetings.

More recently OI-AU reached a record of providing support and policy space to 77 CSO representatives from all over the continent to engage their country delegations at the 18th African Union Summit-January 2012.

Key Result: Through OI-AU facilitation and accompaniment, Several CSOs actors are now not only able to engage with greater ease but also have a better understanding of how it works and the limitations imposed by political and administrative policies and procedures.

ii.

Civil Society Pre-Summits

OI-AU was instrunmental in co-organizing and co-funding the AU led CSO’s pre-summit consultation held in Kampala in July 2010 on Maternal and infant health and on conflict issues. The meeting adopted a series of recommendations that were channelled to the AU Summit and the Peace and Security Council. Various supports was also given to the staff of Equality Now, Save the Children, Open Society Initiative, SOAWR, ISS, CCP-AU, IRRI, FEMNET and Zimbabwe Cross Border Traders Association to participate in the 17th and 18th Summit of the AU in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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iii.

Regular Policy Briefings to Ambassadors, and Interactions with Various Policy Organs and Departments of the African Union

OI-AU has supported various organisations to hold face to face lobby and advocacy meetings with Addis Ababa based Ambassadors on various issues including peace and security, economic justice, gender justice and governance. These organisations include; The Darfur Consortium, International Refugee Rights Initiative, Crisis Action, Solidarity for African Women Rights (SOAWR), State of the Union Coalition (SOTU), and the African Forum on Small Arms (AFOnSA), Elman Human Rights Group, including Oxfam affiliates/staff among others.

ings with Addis Ababa based Ambassadors were held.

A few key highlights of our work in detail are as follows: •

OI Liaison Office with the AU accompanied partners to a face to face meeting with six Ambassadors which are members of the Peace and Security Council, briefed prior to the council’s meeting at the Presidential level in Kampala

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In collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 25 policy makers including 13 African parliamentarians brought to Addis Ababa to discuss MPs’ role to ensure implementation of AU decisions at the national level

•

Oxfam and ISS representatives addressed the PSC in Livingston, Zambia and contributed in the discussion leading to the operationalization of Article 20 of the Peace and

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Union, expresses its gratitude to the AU partners who have contributed financially and technically to the implementation of the Year of Peace and Security, in particular...

Oxfam..., for their support in

Key Result: A total of more than 15 face to face lobby and advocacy meet-

“The Assembly of the African

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terms of outreach and communication.”

15th African Union Summit, 2010 Kampala, Uganda

Security Protocol- which deals with CSO engagement with the PSC, entitled the “Livingston Formula” •

A three day program marked the September 21 Peace Day celebrations, including a commemoration of Peace Day, training on the African Peace and Security Architecture for 15 NGO representatives, and deliberations and consensus on current gaps and modalities needed to enhance the civil society-Peace and Security Department relationship and collaboration

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Upon the request of the South African Government, the OI-AU office inducted six South African diplomatic trainees on the African Union and CSOs’ engagement

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Darfur Consortium supported to have a face to face with President Mbeki and his HighLevel Panel on Darfur

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OI-AU supported and accompanied the State of the Union Coalition to address the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa on the need to have Parliamentarians involved in the implementation of AU decisions

•

OI-AU resourced newly elected ECOSOCC’s Peace and Security Cluster members on the Livingstone Formula mechanism in Abuja, Nigeria

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Oxfam International Executive Director- Jeremy Hobbs had a successful briefing meeting with the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Meles Zenawi and the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping

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A consortium of organizations expelled from Sudan including the International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, and Oxfam conducted an advocacy meeting on the issue of access in Sudan with the AUC Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping

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Oxfam and AFOnSA (African Forum on Small Arms) had face to face meetings with 10 Ambassadors and briefed 20 representatives prior to the adoption of the African Common Position on a globally binding Arms Trade Treaty

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OI-AU made initial contact with DFID and SIDA which created an opportunity for 8 million Euro funding for the State of the Union Coalition

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UN Secretary General’s advisor on Africa has periodically solicited OI-AU to take part in its expert meetings that feed into its annual report on conflict in Africa

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Oxfam policy paper on Lord Resistance Army (LRA) used as working document by AU strategy meeting on countries affected by LRA

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OI-AU supported The Pan African Youth Union (PYU) to address the Head of States debate on Youth and Empowerment at the 17thOrdinary AU Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

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OI-AU facilitated an official handover of the State of the Union project document and the “Play for the Union Campaign” to the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission in the recent AU January 2012 Summit

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OI-AU facilitated the launch of a report “Dangerous Delay: The Cost of the Late Response to the Drought in the Horn of Africa” in the presence of Addis Ababa based embassies and CSO representatives

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OI-AU accompanied Oxfam America’s Director- Ray Offenheiser meeting with the Director of the Peace and Security Department and the Head of Humanitarian Division at the African Union

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In response to the development of a new Strategic Concept for AMISOM and the step up in regional military action in Somalia, OI-AU brought a Somalia partner and its Somalia Policy Adviser to meet with key current and future Troop Contributing embassies (including Burundi, Uganda, and Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Rwanda), members of the PSC, as well as key partners (UN and bi-lateral) supporting the work of AMISOM and AU Peace Support Operations in the January 2012 Summit

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OI-AU facilitated the launch of the Africa 2.0 manifesto, co-hosted with President Obasanjo

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OI-AU support and work with the African Union was acknowledged by AU’s Chairperson Report to the 18th African Union Summit

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OI-AU and ISS in collaboration with other partners organized post African Union summit briefings for CSOs representatives, embassies, diplomats, academia and international organizations to reflect on the outcomes and decisions of the African Union

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C) Key Impacts Over the reported three years time, the OI-AU has been enabling, strengthening and accompanying key coalitions, alliances and social movements to realize fundamental freedoms and human rights under the three pillars stated by the strategic framework of the Oxfam Pan Africa Program. The three years concerted effort produced unprecedented impacts on the policy and practices within the African Union as well as on many of our partner organizations and coalitions. Here are some of the key highlights:

For the first time in its history, the African Union has decided to have a strong common position

leading to a globally binding Arms Trade Treaty. Oxfam and partner work and support around this

has resulted in the inclusion of civil society representatives in their official delegations as well as

the adoption of key issues as part of the African Common Position such as key risk

assessment criteria for arms transfer in Lome, Togo in September 2011. They have also

included CSOs in their delegations, ensuring that CSOs played a key role in the process.

Injected NGO and community perspectives on protection during deliberations on

Protection of Civilians by the AUC Interdepartmental Taskforce on the same, in particular by

stressing the need for engagement of communities in peacekeeping contexts.

For the first time, leaders of a number of organizations including the Chairperson of the

Peace and Security Cluster of ECOSOCC had a direct interaction with the Peace and Security

Department of the African Union to discuss issues related to early warning, the African

Standby Force and relationship with CSOs.

Following the Pan Africa Program’s initiative to track the implementation of the AU decisions

and to convene a high level meeting with Ambassadors on the matter, more than 10

countries have raised the issue of implementation of AU decisions as an agenda item of the

AU Summit.

Oxfam and other partners’ support to the work of the AU on the issues of peace and security.

With the OI-AU support, women survivors of conflicts from Sudan, Guinea and DRC gave direct testimonies to the Peace and Security Council of the AU meeting at a special session.

An AU Presidential declaration of the AU summit in Uganda has formally acknowledged

OI-AU’s support and work with the African Union was acknowledged by AU’s Chairperson Report of the 18th African Union Summit

Democratic Governance

Gender Justice

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Economic Justice

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III. Key Priority Areas of Work for the next 3 years

A.

Capacity Building and Support to an African Centred Advocacy •

Identification of partners for intensive and sustained support and accompaniment

•

Continue training around AU based Advocacy and Media

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Pan African Professional in Residence Program(Secondment) Program

•

Mobilizing role and platform for policy discussions by a wider CSOs

•

Information analysis, Policy briefs and Publications for the interest of the advocacy

community targeting key AU departments

B.

Rights in Crisis •

Influencing the on-going policy formulation process and practices at Humanitarians Affairs and Peace and Security Department

•

Systematic engagement of the Peace and Security Council and Member States around

Oxfam International’s Rights in Crisis priority countries and focus on protection of civilians in

peace support operations

C.

Strategic Support to 3 Pan Africa Program Pillars: Gender Justice, Economic Justice

and Democratic Governance

D.

Governance: Continue Strategic Support for the State of the Union Coalition and liaison

with AU and Member States for the implementation of AU policies and standards at the

national level

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IV. Publications

Strengthening Popular Participation in the African Union- A Guide to AU Structures & Processes This guide, a joint publication with AfriMap, is a tool to assist activists to engage with AU policies and programmes. It describes the AU decision-making process and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the various AU institutions. This guide aims to help those organizations that wish to engage the AU but do not currently know where to start by providing an outline of key institutions and processes and suggesting ways to influence them.

The OI-AU Monthly Policy Brief

AU PRC Poster

OI-AU Office has launched and been publishing electronic monthly updates since December 2009. The monthly policy brief helps to inform affiliates and partners on AU related activities and opportunities for engagement. The document also presents a policy analysis on specific issues, makes suggestions of possible advocacy tools, features a partner’s profile and has a section on understanding the AU process and procedures. Currently, more than 1000 affiliates and partners receive the soft copy of this monthly brief through a list serve. This publication has been lauded to be extremely informative and remains to be the only one to be produced among the Oxfam sister advocacy offices and Addis based AU liaison offices.

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ration with the Communication and Information Department of the AUC, the yearly updated AU PRC poster- will enable all African CSO actors, observers and members of the International and local community to familiarise themselves with the distinguished Ambassadors who make up the AU PRC, in order to facilitate the lobbying and advocacy work they plan.

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OI-AU Staff

Desire Assogbavi- Head of Office desire.assogbavi@oxfaminternational.org

Yemisrach Kebede- Pan-Africa Alliance Officer yemisrach.kebede@oxfaminternational.org

Liyu Dereje- Office Administrator Liyu.dereje@oxfaminternational.org

Semiha Abdulmelik- Pan-Africa Policy Officer semiha.abdulmelik@oxfaminternational.org

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