Support to African peace support operations

Since its establishment, many of the peace support operations (PSOs) established by the African Union have received support—whether financial, logistical or both—from the United Nations. The Security Council can authorize regional arrangements such as the African Union to take action to deal with matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, though it has also—as in the case of AMISOM—authorized African Union PSOs to take action under Chapter VII.

African Union peace support operations
African Union PSOs are mandated by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC), and responsibility for resource mobilization, accountability, oversight and management rests with the African Union Commission. All African Union PSOs, past and present, are listed below. Current missions are denoted in bold.

In addition, a number of missions have been authorized by the AUPSC but are not managed by the African Union Commission.

Financing

 * A/63/666–S/2008/813 Report of the AU-UN panel on modalities for support to AU peacekeeping operations (Prodi Report)
 * A/64/359–S/2009/470 Support to AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the UN
 * A/71/410–S/2016/809 Report of the joint AU-UN review of available mechanisms
 * S/2017/454 Options for authorization and support for AU peace support operations

Cooperation with the AU
As requested in S/PRST/2014/27, the Secretary-General submits an annual report to the Security Council on strengthening the partnership between the UN and the AU on issues of peace and security in Africa, including on the work of UNOAU.
 * S/2019/759
 * S/2018/678
 * S/2017/744
 * S/2016/780

Relevant Security Council decisions
The Security Council has taken a number of decisions regarding United Nations support to African Union PSOs, including the following:

Options for support to specific PSOs
Reports in which the Secretary-General proposed options to support specific African Union PSOs are provided below and should be read in conjunction with the above Security Council decisions.


 * AMISOM
 * S/2008/804 Somalia: next steps for the military/peacekeeping track (see paragraphs 7 and 8)
 * S/2009/60 Details of support to be provided to the African Union Mission in Somalia
 * S/2011/591 Letter dated 21 September 2011 from the Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council
 * S/2012/74 Special report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (see section V on support implications; proposed reimbursement for contingent-owned equipment)
 * S/2015/762 Letter dated 7 October 2015 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (paragraph 38 proposes reimbursement for self-sustainment)


 * G5 Sahel Joint Force
 * S/2017/869 Report on the G5 Sahel Joint Force (see section V on options for United Nations support)