- The Pan-African Parliament is convening under the African Union's theme, with South Africa hosting the headquarters and Cyril Ramaphosa scheduled to address the opening session.
- The Pan-African Parliament has been tasked with finding sustainable solutions for African migration and discussing potential reforms to the United Nations Security Council.
- African institutions, including the Pan-African Parliament and African Union, are calling for continental unity and greater representation in the UNSC.
Failure to ratify conventions is hindering continental goals of the African Union and Pan-African Parliament.
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Updated Jul 30
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What happened
Failure to ratify conventions is hindering continental goals of the African Union and Pan-African Parliament.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Mai Aman spoke on behalf of civil society regarding a convention and co-convened a high-level dialogue involving the AU Commission and Pan-African Parliament.Sub-event
Institutional failure to ratify conventions is hindering continental goals.1 source
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African institutions, including the Pan-African Parliament and African Union, are calling for continental unity and greater representation in the UNSC.Also in this story
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The entities involved
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Pan-African Parliament
legislative arm of the African Union
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African Union
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