Organized Crime in Wildlife, Gold and Timber, Worth Over One Billion USD, Further Fuels Conflict in Eastern DR Congo — UN Report
Nairobi, 16 April 2015 - Organized crime and the illegal trade in natural resources continues to increasingly fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , according to a new report from the United…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit seeking to build strong partnerships with the leaders of the Great Lakes
Nairobi, 2 April 2015 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, met on 2 April 2015 with the Kenyan Foreign Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed, in a bid to revitalize regional dialogue and…
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region Said Djinnit (left), meets President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi in the capital Bujumbura on 27 April 2015. Photo: UN Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB)
Burundi: Ban condemns election-related violence after President nominated as candidate
28 April 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today condemned the outbreak of violence in Burundi following the nomination of President Pierre Nkurunziza as the presidential candidate of the country’s…
Convening of the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework
Sixty women leaders from the Great Lakes region gather in Goma around the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region Goma, 15 May, 2015 – A three-day meeting of the Women's…
Assistant Secretary-General Modibo I. Toure (right) addresses the forum of civil society organizations during the opening ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda. 29 April 2015. Photo: UN/OSESG-GL
Great Lakes: civil society actors gather in Entebbe to assess the Addis Ababa Agreement
Entebbe, 29 April 2015 – The regional consultation framework bringing together delegates from civil society organizations in the Great Lakes region opened on Wednesday, 29 April, in Entebbe, Uganda. The meeting aimed to…
PRESS STATEMENT - 10 JUNE 2015
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, and members of the facilitation team that joined and supported the dialogue between the Burundian parties, met today in Bujumbura with…
Paving the way for a Private Sector Investment Conference in the Great Lakes region in Kinshasa
New York, 23 June 2015 - With a population of over 370 million, the Great Lakes region of Africa represents an increasingly educated, youthful, fast growing, and urbanized middle class segment of the continent’s population…
Participants at the Women’s Platform meeting in Goma, eastern DRC, 14 May 2015. Photo: UN/OSESG-GL/Penangnini Toure
The Women’s Platform of the Addis-Ababa Peace agreement meets in Goma
Goma, 15 May, 2015 – A three-day meeting of the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region was held in Goma, North Kivu…
Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region. Photo: OSESG-GL/UN/Penangnini Toure
Burundi: The priorities for peacebuilding and development, as emphasized by Said Djinnit
New York, 25 June 2015 - In an interview with UN Radio, Saïd Djinnit, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, has specifically revisited the situation in Burundi, after the violent incidents experienced…
The leaders of the Great Lakes launch a Private Sector Investment Conference
The leaders of the Great Lakes launch a Private Sector Investment Conference to strengthen economic development and integration Kinshasa, 7 July 2015 - Under the auspices of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF…
Special Envoy Djinnit, MONUSCO and ICGLR encourage the repatriation of FDLR combatants
Kisangani, 8 July 2015 – In his ongoing visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 6 July, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Saïd Djinnit, went to Kisangani this Wednesday…
The Special Envoy, Mr. Said Djinnit and the Executive Secretary of ICGLR, Prof. Ntumba Luaba were granted audience by President Joseph Kabila
The Special Envoy, Mr. Said Djinnit and the Executive Secretary of ICGLR, Prof. Ntumba Luaba were granted audience by President Joseph Kabila. On the Agenda were the situation in the region and in DRC as well as the Private…