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Kigali (Rwanda), 27 November 2018 - The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the regions of Africa that continues to suffer from recurring cycles of violence and insecurity, negatively impacting on…
Issues of gender, peace and security in the Great Lakes region at the centre of discussions in Entebbe, Uganda Entebbe (Uganda), 23 November 2018 - Ministers of Gender of the Great Lakes region met today in Entebbe, Uganda…
Senior officials from the UN, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Republic of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi at the coordination meeting on ‘Delivering Peace and Prosperity in the Great Lakes region’, Entebbe, Uganda.
Key actors in the Great Lakes region meet to discuss new initiatives to quell armed groups in the region Entebbe (Uganda), 20 November 2018 – Representatives from the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the…
Third meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network Kampala, 13 November 2018 - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes…
Third meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network Kampala, 13 November 2018 - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes…
New York, 11 October 2018 - Said Djinnit, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, presented the recent report of the Secretary General on implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic…
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 12 October 2018 – Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, attended a high-level workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” organized by the African Union (AU) on…
Kampala (Uganda), 8 October 2018 - The heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region held their 9 th…
Follow up Mechanism field trip to M23 camps in Rwanda in eastern DRC, 10-14 September 2018 (Ph. anonymous)
In the second week of September 2018, five new elements of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) signed up for voluntary repatriation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where they have been…
Experts Meeting on the Great Lakes region, Nairobi , 3rd September 2018 (Photo : Abdikarim Said)
Four experts met in Nairobi on 3 September with the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes to reflect on the evolution of the political and security situation in the Great Lakes region and discuss how the Office of…
Participants in the 21st Technical Support Committee meeting: Donata Garrasi, Director of Political Affairs in the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; and Moudjib Djinadou, Director of Political Affairs in MONUSCO. Nairobi, Kenya, 26 June 2018. UN Photo/Aaron Kakunza
Nairobi, 27 June 2018 – The Technical Support Committee of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region held its 21 st meeting on 26-27 June 2018 in…
Participating in the 2nd Follow-up Mechanism meeting were Saïd Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region (left), and Basile Ikouébé, AU Special Representative for the Great Lakes region and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Burundi. UN Photo/Aaron Kakunza
Nairobi, 25 June 2018 – Members of the Follow-up Mechanism for the repatriation of ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region met on 25 June in Nairobi to review progress on a decision by heads of State last year to “complete…