Peace and Security Council

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organ of the African Union peace and security body standing decision-making body

The Peace and Security Council is the African Union’s standing decision-making body responsible for conflict prevention, management, and resolution across the continent.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Peace and Security Council of the African Union 0 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf organ of the African Union →
peace and security body →
standing decision-making body →
adoptedBy Assembly of the African Union →
cameIntoForce 2004 →
canAuthorize peace support operations →
canImpose sanctions recommendations to the Assembly →
canRecommend intervention in member states in grave circumstances →
dateEstablished 2004 →
hasAbbreviation PSC →
hasDecisionMakingMethod consensus →
two-thirds majority voting →
hasMandateArea peace →
security →
stability in Africa →
hasMembershipStructure 10 members elected for two-year terms →
5 members elected for three-year terms →
hasMemberType African Union member states →
hasNumberOfMembers 15 →
hasParentBody African Peace and Security Architecture →
surface form: African Union Peace and Security Architecture
hasRole conflict management →
conflict prevention →
conflict resolution →
crisis diplomacy →
early warning response →
mediation support →
peace support operations authorization →
peacebuilding →
post-conflict reconstruction and development oversight →
sanctions recommendation →
language Arabic →
English →
French →
Portuguese →
Spanish →
legalBasis Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union →
locatedIn Addis Ababa →
Ethiopia →
meetsAt Addis Ababa →
oversees implementation of AU peace and security decisions →
partOf African Union →
regionServed Africa →
reportsTo Assembly of the African Union →
Executive Council of the African Union →
worksWith African Standby Force →
African Union Commission →
Chairperson of the African Union →
surface form: Chairperson of the African Union Commission

Continental Early Warning System →
Panel of the Wise →
African Peace Fund →
surface form: Peace Fund

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assembly of the African Union → delegatesTo → Peace and Security Council →
this entity surface form: Peace and Security Council of the African Union
African Peace and Security Architecture → hasComponent → Peace and Security Council →
African Union → hasOrgan → Peace and Security Council →
AU → hasOrgan → Peace and Security Council →
subject surface form: African Union
African Peace and Security Architecture → monitoredBy → Peace and Security Council →
this entity surface form: Peace and Security Council of the African Union