Publication:

Communiqué of the 1229th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council held on 21 August 2024 to an Open Session on the theme: “Inclusive Education in Conflict Situation”.

The Council expressed deep concern over the adverse effects of armed conflict on education, particularly on children’s personal, social and cognitive development and emphasized the need for enhanced protection of children in conflict situations and also the need for the promotion of children's rights in AU peace, security and development agendas. Further, the Council reiterated the request for the Chairperson of the Commission to expeditiously appoint a Special Envoy on Children in Situations of Conflict pursuant to Decision [Assembly/AU/Dec.718 (XXXII)] adopted by the 32nd Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held from 10 to 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa, to ensure that particular attention is paid to issues of children’s rights and welfare in conflict and crisis situation in Africa. Lastly, the Council Decided to regularize the Open Session as an annual event of Council.