THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL

	The Organs of the AU

Communiqué of the 165th Meeting of the

Peace and security Council (ar/en/fr)

Communiqué of the 164th Meeting of the

Peace and security Council (en/fr)

Communiqué of the 163rd Meeting of the

Peace and security Council on Somalia (en/fr)

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Protocol Relating to the Peace and Security Council

Decisions of the 4th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council

List of Member States elected to serve on the Peace and Security Council

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOAQUIM ALBERTO CHISSANO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE & CHAIRMAN OF THE AFRICAN UNION

STATEMENT OF RESPONSE BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SOLEMN LAUNCHING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL, ADDIS ABABA, 25 MAY 2004

STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE SOLEMN LAUNCHING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL, ADDIS ABABA, 25 MAY 2004

REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONTINENTAL PEACE AND SECURITY
ARCHITECTURE AND THE STATUS OF PEACE PROCESSES IN AFRICA

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA, ISSUED BY THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
MEMBER STATES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
OF THE AFRICAN UNION

COMMUNIQUÉ ON THE CONFLICT SITUATIONS IN AFRICA

COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE SOLEMN LAUNCHING OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL

SOLEMN LAUNCHING OF
THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL

AT THE NEW AU CONFERENCE HALL
TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2004

The Protocol Relating to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union entered into force on 26 December 2003, after being ratified by the required majority of Member States of the AU.

Subsequently, the 4th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council that met in Addis Ababa, in March 2004, elected the 15 members of the PSC and adopted the Rules of Procedure of the new Organ. The PSC has since then held several meetings that focused on the conflict situations on the continent.

Furthermore, the 4th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council decided that the PSC be solemnly launched on 25 May 2004, at the level of Heads of State and Government of the Members of the PSC, in the presence of the representatives of the other AU Member States, as well as AU Partners. This date, which coincides with the Africa Day, was chosen for its symbolism and importance to the African people.