Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have given to the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.

The UK engages the African Union's Peace and Security Council (AU PSC), on issues of interest to the UK and the UN Security Council, when invited to its open sessions, and through regular contact with AU PSC Permanent Representatives. The UK also provides technical support to the AU PSC Secretariat, through Amani Africa (£110,000 funding over 2 years). UK support (£2,103,570 over 2018-2021) to the African Union Commission's Political Affairs and Peace and Security Departments includes technical assistance for the AU's Continental Early Warning System, which informs AU PSC procedures and decision-making. The UK also supports the AU's Peace Support Operations Division, enabling it to respond to AU PSC direction e.g. we have provided significant levels of financial, political and training support for the African Union Mission in Somalia since it first deployed in 2007.