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UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
The UN Women Liaison Office to the African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) engages with the AU and its various organs, the United Nations system particularly ECA, regional CSOs and international NGO, as well as the diplomatic community and in particular, delegations to the African Union. Through the office, UN Women provides technical support to member states, the AU and ECA in the adoption, implementation and monitoring of commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) at the regional level, and in accordance with its mandate. Furthermore, the Ethiopia Country Office (ECO) will represent UN Women in the UN Liaison Team and contributes to gender mainstreaming in UN System in the context of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) Africa to advance the GEWE agenda on the continent.
UN Women through its Liaison function to the AU and ECA aims at providing technical assistance to the African Union Commission through the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) to effectively mainstream gender issues in AU’s programs and policy processes. UN Women also collaborates with relevant departments of the AUC for gender responsive development and implementation of regional initiatives. In addition, the Liaison Office continues to establish and strengthen strategic partnerships with relevant UN agencies, INGOs and CSOs to implement catalytic initiatives in supporting the continental GEWE agenda.
In 2022, with the establishment of the Liaison portfolio as a full-fledged presence, UN Women Liaison Office set out to develop a Strategic Note to define its key development results and management/operational results for the next four years. The Strategic Note will be aligned with the global UN Women Strategic Plan (2022-2025), the AU GEWE Strategy (2018-2028), Agenda 2063 and other key GEWE, peace and development frameworks of Africa as well as global normative frameworks.
To support this process and ongoing collaborations with AU and other regional stakeholders, the Liaison Office proposes to engage Communication and Coordination Intern who will be part of the core Liaison Office program team. The Intern who will support program implementation, advocacy and visibility efforts of the office.
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