African Union definition

African Union or “AU” means the union established by the Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted on July 11, 2000.

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African Union or «Union» or «AU» means the African Union established by the Constitutive Act adopted on 11 July 2000 and which entered into force on 26 May 2001;

African Union or “Union” means the African Union established under Article 2 of the Constitutive Act;

Examples of African Union in a sentence

• The Parties support, in particular, the integration processes based on the SACU Agreement, the SADC Treaty, and the Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted on 11 July 2000, as well as the development policies and political objectives related to such processes.

• The Parties agree to establish a Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Harmonisation Committee) chaired by a representative of the International Community [IMF, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), African Union, European Union, International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF)], which will be responsible for harmonising customs norms and structures as well as macro-economic data.

• The Parties support in particular the integration processes and related development policies and political agendas, based on the Southern African Customs Union Agreement signed on 21st October 2002, the Southern African Development Community Treaty signed on 17 August 1992 and the Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted on 11 July 2000.

• The Parties acknowledge the need to prevent and tackle cybercrime, including online child sexual exploitation and abuse, by cooperating and exchanging best practices to fight cybercrime offences, building on existing international norms and standards, including those of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection.

• The Parties shall support regional and continental integration in Africa as effective ways to achieve peace and prosperity, and to deliver on the priorities of this Protocol, taking into consideration the objectives of Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU) and other relevant regional frameworks.

• WE the Heads of State and Government or duly authorised representatives of the Member States of the African Union have signed and sealed this Agreement in four original texts in Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese languages, all texts being equally authentic.

• The Parties acknowledge the need to prevent and tackle cybercrime, including online child sexual exploitation and abuse, by cooperating and exchanging best practices to fight cybercrime offences, building on existing international norms and standards, including those of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, done at Budapest on 23 November 2001, and the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, done at Malabo on 27 June 2014.

• The dialogue in this context shall fully involve the relevant ACP regional organisations and the African Union, where appropriate.

• Membership of the Organization shall be open to the States members of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa or the African Union.

• The Parties call on ECOWAS, the UN, the African Union and the International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL), to use their good offices and best efforts to ensure that the spirit and content of this Peace Agreement are implemented in good faith and with integrity by the Parties.

More Definitions of African Union

African Union or “AU” means the union established through Article 2 of the Constitutive Act.

African Union or the “Union” means the union established as regional entity by the Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted on July 11, 2002.

African Union or “AU” means the legal entity established through Article 2 of the Constitutive Act.

African Union or “Union” means the African Union established under Article 2 of the Constitutive Act; "Assembly" means the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Union;

African Union. We welcome the signing of the agreement for the export of grain and agricultural products through the Black Sea under the auspices of President ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and UN Secretary- General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇." US: "The United States welcomes this step. We thank UN Secretary-General ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Turkish President ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for their diplomatic leadership in reaching this agreement." UK: "It is vital that Ukraine's grain reaches the international food market. We applaud Turkey and the Donetsk regions, shook Europe’s security and peace order. While the rise in oil and gas prices negatively affected global supply chains, many EU countries dependent on Russian gas, especially Germany, fundamentally changed their energy and economic policies (Bilgin Yıldız, 2022). Turkey took a clear stance in principle against Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian territory and maintained diplomatic relations with Russia to end the war. Turkey’s basic approach in crises in which it is affected and cannot remain unresponsive or in which it is involved in some way is to observe principles and international norms even when taking sides. This policy has strengthened Turkey’s policies and increased trust in Turkey (Öztop, 2022). The messages issued by some unions and countries showed how important Turkey’s diplomatic policy was in overcoming the food crisis1. Since the beginning of the crisis, intensive diplomacy has been carried out by Turkey. On March 10, 2022, Russian Foreign Minister ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Ukrainian Foreign Minister ▇▇▇▇▇▇ met at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Subsequently, Turkish Foreign Minister ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ visited Lavrov and Kuleba in Moscow and Lviv. On March 29, 2022, the negotiating delegations of both sides met in Istanbul and held inter-delegation talks (Euronews, 2022). Turkey’s visit to Lviv was also necessary for Ankara’s traditional balance policy in the context of the Ukraine-Russia war. In Sochi, Russia and United Nations Secretary-General for their efforts in securing this agreement." Italy: "The agreements signed in Istanbul by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN are excellent news for the entire international community."

African Union means the organisation established under Article 2 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union;