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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Members of the Women’s Platform, Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 11 July 2016 (Photo: Alain Kyalemaninwa Wandimoyi)
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…
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)
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…
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…
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)…
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
UN condemns 'appalling' attack on civilians in eastern DR Congo
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…
Appel à l’inclusion des femmes dans les processus de paix : ONU-Femmes lance une étude mondiale sur la mise en œuvre de la résolution 1325 du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU en Afrique orientale et australe
Nairobi (Kenya), le 7 septembre 2016 : Selon l’étude mondiale sur la mise en œuvre de la résolution 1325 du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité, l’autonomisation des femmes contribue au succès…