Joint Statement | 8th Annual Consultative Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council and the UN Peacebuilding Commission | 17 Nov 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

On 17 November, the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission held their Eighth Annual Joint Consultative Meeting in Addis Ababa. The session coincided with the AU Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development Awareness Week and Youth Peace and Security Month. It was co chaired by Amb. Churchill Ewumbue Monono, Permanent Representative of Cameroon to the AU and PSC Chair for November 2025, and Amb. Ricklef Beutin, Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN and Chair of the UNPBC. Read the full joint statement in English and French.