Some key Peace and Security priorities such as the protection of civilians in conflicting situations will be featured on the program of the AU Peace and Security Council during the month of May.
“Some of the peace and security priorities we have identified this month include: financing Africa’s peace through the AU peace fund; protection of civilians in conflict areas by encouraging more African countries to endorse the Kigali Principles on Protection of Civilians in conflict situations; addressing security impediments to free movement of people; as well as promoting and reporting the role of women in peace and security in Africa” said Tumukunde.
Rwanda will also preside over a Ministerial session on the security situation in the Sahel region. The objective is to ensure that there is harmonization and ownership of initiatives by African countries in the Sahel region. The session will also discuss security and migration in Africa.
The PSC is a vital organ of the African Union and is mandated to take decisions on matters of peace and security on the African continent. Last month, the PSC designated 7th April as the AU day of Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Each member of the Council holds the chairmanship on rotational basis for the month. Rwanda will take over from Nigeria, which chaired the PSC in April. Rwanda was re-election for another two years to the PSC in January 2018.
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