AU Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security underway in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, May 9, 2022 (FBC) – The Fourteenth Ordinary Meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Defense, Safety and Security has started in Addis Ababa.

The 17th Ordinary Meeting of the African Chiefs of Defense Staff and Heads of Safety and Security Services will also be held on 11 May 2022.

African Ministers of Defense, Internal Affairs, and Heads of National Institutions in Charge of Safety and Security, High Official Representatives from AU Member States, as well as from the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms are participating on the meeting.

Meeting has discussed on report of the Chairperson of the AU Commission which outlines the Commission’s continued effort in the enhancement of the African Standby Force (ASF) and deployment of Peace Support Operations, to address conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism as well as broader peace and security challenges in the continent.

It will also consider the memorandum of understanding between the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms on the African Standby Force.

The draft Policy on Child Protection in African Union Peace Support Operations (PSOs) and draft Policy on Mainstreaming Child Protection in African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) will also be considered by the meeting.