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Nairobi, 7 September 2016: “Together, we must ensure that the next generation knows a region founded on sustainable peace, development and gender equality,” Jebbeh Forster, UN Women’s Chief Advisor on Peace and Security said…
A member of FIB stands guard in the Beni region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the UN backed the FARDC in an operation (March 2014). Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti
Source: UN News Centre 15 August 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined his envoys from the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today in strongly condemning the killing of…
Delegation of Great Lakes region ministers of Defense and representatives, as well as UN, AU, ICGLR and SADC officials arriving at the meeting venue in Nairobi, Kenya, 20 July 2016 (Ph. Penangnini Toure)
Nairobi, 20 July 2016 – Ministers of Defense from the Great Lakes region met in Nairobi on 20 July 2016 to review progress on the neutralization of negatives forces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the…
Members of the Women’s Platform, Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 11 July 2016 (Photo: Alain Kyalemaninwa Wandimoyi)
Goma, 12 July, 2016 – The Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region met in Goma, eastern DRC, on 11-12 July 2016 to…
Entebbe, 9 July 2016 – The Government of Uganda, with support from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the African Union (AU), hosted on 7-9 July 2016 a symposium on access to justice…
Workshop participants meeting in the Kenyan capital
Nairobi, 7 June 2016 - Government delegations from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, hosts to over 3.4 million displaced persons from the Great Lakes region, met on 6-7 June…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit (Left) and German Amb. to Kenya Jutta Frasch (Center)
Nairobi, 3 June 2016 – The German Ambassador to Kenya, Jutta Frasch, met today in Nairobi with the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit. The Special Envoy briefed Amb. Frasch on his mandate…
Arrival of the delegation in Beni (Photo: Myriam Asmani)
Beni, 24 May 2016 – Senior officials representing the “Guarantors” of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit (L) at the opening of the meeting
Lusaka, 13 May 2016 - The Republic of Zambia, in its capacity as signatory to the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) agreement for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region is hosting today the 13th…
Stockholm, 4 May 2016 - Special Envoy Said Djinnit participated in a meeting by the International Contact Group (ICG) for the Great Lakes Region in Stockholm, Sweden, on 4 May 2016. The Special Envoy gave an overview of…
Kinshasa, 29 April 2016 – A group of senior representatives from the United Nations Organization (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African…
Dignitaires présents à la Conférence sur l’investissement du secteur privé, organisée à Kinshasa le 24 février 2016
Kinshasa, 24 February 2016 - The Private Sector Investment Conference for the Great Lakes region kicked off this Wednesday in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. Both the President Joseph Kabila and the United Nations Secretary…