Supporting a Common Vision with the African Union

This project contributes to improving the management capacity of the African Union Commission (AUC) and to advancing continental integration and collaboration to reduce poverty in Africa priority sectors for Canada such as: trade; climate change; governance; and gender equality. The African Union Commission is the secretariat for the African Union (AU). The AU is Africa’s premier political organization and leading decision-making body for Africa’s political social and economic development. The project strengthens the planning capabilities of the AUC enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness and improve financial management and internal controls. By strengthening the AUC’s administrative operations this project contributes to the AUC’s efforts to promote peace and development through regional integration and collaboration. The project also supports selected departments of the AUC to elaborate and implement strategies and programs which promote trade integration address climate change and promote good governance human rights and gender equality on the continent.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved management capacity and service delivery of the AUC in support of its efforts to promote peace and development on the continent; and (2) advanced continental integration and collaboration to reduce poverty in Africa in priority sectors such as empowerment of women and girls governance and human rights renewable energy and climate change and trade integration and sustainable resource management.