Government officials and partners from Africa’s Great Lakes region confirm local integration as a viable solution to displacement
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 2016 to share experiences on initiatives they are taking to promote local…
The PSCF Guarantors welcome resumption of operations against FDLR, encourage strengthening of FARDC-MONUSCO cooperation and urge ex-FDLR to accept to repatriate to Rwanda without preconditions
Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of 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 Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community…
The Representatives of the Guarantors for the Peace, Security, and Cooperation (PSC) Framework Agreement for the DRC and the region urge for determined actions to neutralize ADF in Beni areas
Beni, 24 May 2016 - The representatives of 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 Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC)…
Special Envoy Djinnit and President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo call for renewed commitment to peace and security in the Great Lakes Region
Brazzaville, 20 June 2016 - Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region met with President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo in Brazzaville to discuss issues related to peace and security in the region, including most recent…
The International Contact Group commits to support international and regional mediation efforts in DRC, Burundi
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 current political developments in the Great Lakes region, followed by briefings…
High-Level Delegation from UN, AU, ICGLR and SADC Urge for a Resumption of Military Action against Armed Groups in the Great Lakes Region, Press for a Speedier Repatriation of ex-M23 Fighters
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 Development Community (SADC) known as the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and…
Experts from the African Great Lakes region meet in Entebbe to fight impunity in gender based violence
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 and the fight against impunity for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)…
The Women’s Platform for peace and security in Africa’s Great Lakes region meets in Goma, DRC, call for a greater role in conflict resolution and peace building in the region
Goma, 12 July, 2016 – Members of 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, from 11 to 12 July 2016 to strengthen their potential in the implementation of the Framework…
Said Djinnit: there is a critical need to find lasting solutions to the root causes of conflict in the Great Lakes region
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 strengthen its role in the implementation of the Framework, taking into…
Africa’s Great Lakes region determined to eradicate all negative forces in eastern DRC
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 region, as well as to further refine the common strategy to cut-off their…
Government security officials from Africa’s Great Lakes region determined to eradicate all negative forces in eastern DRC
Nairobi, 20 July 2016 – Ministers of Defense from the Great Lakes region met in Nairobi on 20 July 2016 to review progress and challenges facing the efforts to neutralize negatives forces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region, as well as to further refine and reinforce the…
Said Djinnit: I strongly condemn the recent attack on the civilian population of Beni
Nairobi, 15 August 2016 – United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, condemns the massacre of at least 36 people, including women, in the area of Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The attack, which is believed to have been carried out by the Allied…