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Working with and aligning social work in Africa with the work of the African Union is an easier way of making it more localised and relevant. This can be achieved by (1) commemorating days designated by the AU (2) teaching the structures, laws and programs of the African Union, including but not limited to Agenda2063 which contains Aspirations of the African people. The AU has many social programs and therefore employs or uses the services of social workers and development workers. There are many opportunities for continental social work.

  • Purpose of the AU
  • Departments
  • Holidays or Commemorative Days
  • AU Organs
  • Selected Divisions
    • Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
    • Structure of the Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) Division of AU
  • Regional Programs and Agreements
  • Treaties, Conventions, Protocols and Charters
  • Join AU on social media

Purpose of the AU

  • To promote the unity and solidarity of the African States;
  • To coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa;
  • To defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity and independence;
  • To eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa; and
  • To promote international cooperation, having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Holidays or Commemorative Days

The AU celebrates several key holidays or commemorative days as listed below:. We have highlighted those we recommend social work educational institutions to promote.

  • Commemoration of the African Day of Peace and Reconciliation 31 January
  • African Day of School Feeding 1st March  
  • Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day 3rd March
  • African Union Day of Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda 7th April
  •  Day of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale 23rd April
  • Africa Day 25th May
  • Africa Border Day 7th June
  • Africa Child Day 16th June
  • African Refugee Day/ World Refugee Day 20th June
  • African Public Service Day 23rd June
  • Day of Africa ‘s Scientific Renaissance 30th June
  • African Integration Day 7th July 
  • African Anti-Corruption Day 11th July
  • Africa Day of Seas and Oceans 25th July
  • Africa’s Women Day 31st July
  • Africa Day of Decentralisation and Local Development 10th August
  • Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day 10th August
  • African Traditional Medicine Day 31st August
  • African Union Day 9th September
  • Africa Human Rights Day 21st October
  • Africa Food Security and Nutrition Day 30th October
  • Africa Youth Day 1st November
  • African Statistics Day 18th November
  • Africa Industrialisation Day 20th November
  • Africa Telecommunications and ICT Day 7th December
  • Day of African Sport 14th December

AU Organs

  • The Assembly of Heads of State and Government
  • The Executive Council
  • The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC)
  • Specialised Technical Committees (STCs)
  • the Peace and Security Council and
  • The African Union Commission
  • Pan-African Parliament
  • Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC)

Organs on judicial, legal matters and human rights issues

  • African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
  • African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR)
  • AU Commission on International Law (AUCIL)
  • AU Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC)
  • African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
  • The AU is also working towards the establishment of continental financial institutions:
    • The African Central Bank
    • The African Investment Bank
    • African Monetary Fund

Departments

  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
  • Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETTIM)
  • Education, Science, Technology & Innovation (ESTI)
  • Infrastructure and Energy
  • Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS)
  • Health, Humanitarian Affairs & Social Development (HHS)
  • Women, Gender and Youth
  • Civil Society and Diaspora
  • Legal Affairs

Selected Divisions

Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)

  • The Department of Agriculture and Food Security
  • Rural Economy
  • Rural Development
  • Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Directorate

Structure of the Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) Division of AU

  • The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) works to promote the
  • Humanitarian Affairs Division
  • The AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) Secretariat
  • Directorate of Social Development, Culture and Sports
  • Labour Employment and migration Division
  • Social Welfare, Drug Control and Crime Prevention Division
  • Culture and Sport Division

Regional Programs and Agreements

  1. Agenda2063 implemented by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
  2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa,
  3. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Peer Review Mechanism are also key bodies that that constitute the structure of the African Union.

Treaties, Conventions, Protocols and Charters

Constitutive Act of the African Union
OAU Charter, Addis Ababa, 25 May 1963
General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
African Civil Aviation Commission Constitution (AFCAC)
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa
Constitution of the Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme
Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa
Cultural Charter for Africa
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI)
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community
Protocol to the African Charter on Human And Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Pan-African Parliament
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
African Youth Charter
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
Charter for African Cultural Renaissance
Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)
African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration
African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development
African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation (Niamey Convention)
Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights
Protocol on the Establishment of the African Monetary Fund
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons
Road Safety Charter
Statute of the African Science Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC)
Statute of the Pan African Intellectual Property Organization (PAIPO) 
Revised Statute of the Pan-African University (PAU)
Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Right of Establishment
Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area
Statute of the African Institute for Remittances (AIR)
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa
Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security

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