International Envoys Call for Restraint and Urge Resumption of Dialogue in Burundi
Nairobi, 12 August 2015 - The ongoing political impasse and instability in Burundi call for restraint, leadership, and vision from all concerned citizens of Burundi to prevent further violence. We condemn the recent attacks…
Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region. Photo: UN Photo
Burundi: The priorities for peacebuilding and development, as emphasized by Said Djinnit
New York, July 3, 2015 - While in New York in June the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, gave an interview to the UN Radio. The weekly magazine Escale, where he was speaking, was…
Special Envoy Djinnit calls for renewed commitment to neutralize all negative forces in the Great Lakes region
Kigali, 24 August 2015 – As part of his consultations with the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) agreement for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region, Special Envoy Said…
Towards the operationalization of a Youth Forum in the Great Lakes region
25 August 2015 - Special Envoy Saïd Djinnit today convened a regional stakeholders’ meeting in support of the Youth Forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). Representatives of the ICGLR…
Participants in the 3-4 August 2015 meeting in Gisenyi, Rwanda
OSESG & CEPGL meet to strategize on ways to reinforce economic cooperation in eastern DRC
Gisenyi, 13 August 2015 - A team from the Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (OSESG-GL) and a delegation of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (in French CEPGL - Communauté économique…
Team of International Envoys and Representatives on the Great Lakes of Africa Statement on Burundi
Geneva, 28 August 2015 - Deeply concerned by the worsening political, economic, and security situation in Burundi, the Envoys, following their meeting today in Geneva, call for the immediate resumption of an inclusive…
Statement of the Team of International Envoys and Representatives for the Great Lakes region of Africa on Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 September 2015 The Team of International Envoys for the Great Lakes of Africa, following its meeting in Geneva on 28 August, emphasizes its support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in its path towards historic…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit (5th from left with UNHCR cap) at Mahama camp, which currently hosts 74,349 refugees, mostly women and children, from Burundi
Special Envoy Djinnit advocates for a full implementation of the Addis Ababa peace agreement
Nairobi, 27 August 2015 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, travelled to Kigali on 19-22 August 2015 to have discussions with government officials on the implementation of the Peace…
Forum of Small & Medium Enterprises to galvanize support for the Great Lakes Private Sector Investment Conference
Nairobi, 17 October 2015 - A regional forum of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) took place in Nairobi on 16 and 17 October 2015. The Forum is part of a series of upstream activities leading to the Great Lakes Private…
ASG Modibo Toure of the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (left) making his opening remarks at the Forum for Small & Medium Enterprises in Nairobi, 16 October 2015 (Photo: United Nations/Penangnini Toure)
Forum of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises under the auspices of the United Nations Office for the Great Lakes region of Africa
Nairobi, 17 October 2015 - A regional forum of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) took place in Nairobi on 16 and 17 October 2015. The Forum, which is part of the implementing activities of the Peace, Security and…
The Team of International Envoys urges for determined actions to preserve regional stability
Kigali, 15 December 2015 - United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) European Union (EU), United States (US) Envoys accredited to the Great Lakes region of Africa conducted a regional tour from 9-15 December 2015. They visited…
The Team of international Envoys express the urgency for an unconditional and inclusive dialogue to end the crisis in Burundi
Kampala, 10 December 2015 - The Team of United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) European Union (EU), United States (US) Envoys for the Great Lakes region of Africa visited Kampala, Uganda, as first stop of their regional tour…