UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit (left), with President Denins Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo. Brazzaville, 2 August 2017
Special Envoy Said Djinnit meets with President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo on matters of security in the Great Lakes region
Brazzaville (Rep. of Congo), 2 August 2017 – Said Djinnit, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region met with President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital…
The United Nations Office in Nairobi calls for calm and restraint in the country’s elections
Nairobi (Kenya), 11 August 2017 – Kenyans went to the polls on 7 August to elect their president in the country’s general elections. In order to encourage an all-peaceful process, the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON)…
MONUSCO Photo/Tresor Pendeki
Under the UN initiative, leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes region undertake a field visit to assess progress in the neutralization of negative forces in eastern DRC
Nairobi, 11 September 2017 – Under the leadership of the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, representatives of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit (1st left) meets with members of the EU diplomatic corps in the Great Lakes region (Photo UN/Penangnini Toure)
UN Envoy Said Djinnit meets with EU partners on the political and socio-economic situation in the Great Lakes region
Nairobi, 9 October 2017 – Stability and security are coming slowly to the Great Lakes region, albeit with some major challenges still to overcome. It is in this context that Said Djinnit, Special Envoy of the United Nations…
Heads of State and Government of signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region to meet in Brazzaville, and review political and security developments in the region - PR40
Nairobi, 14 October 2017 – The Heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will hold the Eighth…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit talking to the media after the 8th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 19 October 2017 (Photo UN/Penangnini Toure)
Leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes region agree to vigorously tackle the issue of illegal armed groups in the region and speed up the repatriation process of disarmed FDLR combatants
Brazzaville, 19 October 2017 – The Eighth Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region was held in…
Experts of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network (Photo by O/SESG-GL, Valery Super)
Experts from the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network meet in Khartoum and join forces against cross-border crime
Khartoum, 6 November 2017 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) with support from the United Nations Office for the Great Lakes region and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)…
UN Special Envoy Said Djinnit (left) and ICGLR Executive-Secretary Zachary Muburi-Muita meet in Bujumbura, 16 November 2017
Towards greater collaboration on issues of security and development between the Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the ICGLR
Bujumbura, 23 November 2017 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, and the Executive-Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Zachary Muburi-Muita, met…
UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region (center) addressing the Peacebuilding Commission at the United Nations headquarters, New York, 27 November 2017 (Photo UN/Richard Bajornas)
UN Office for Africa’s Great Lakes working closely with Country Teams and ICGLR in addressing root causes of conflict and instability in the region
New York, 27 November 2017 - In the morning of the 27 November 2017, the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, briefed the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) at the United Nations…
Participants at the Coordination meeting between the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and UN Resident Coordinators and Regional Directors of the Great Lakes region. Nairobi, Kenya, 22 January 2018 (Photo UN/Penangnini Toure)
The Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region meets with UN Resident Coordinators and Regional Directors to review political and security issues affecting the region
Nairobi, 22 January 2018 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, convened a coordination meeting on 22 January 2018 with UN Resident Coordinators and Regional Directors to review…
Participant at the Principal-level meeting on displacement. Nairobi, Kenya, 22 January 2018 (Photo UN/Penangnini Toure)
UN partners meet in Nairobi to review the refugee and IDP situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa
Nairobi, 22 January 2018 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and representatives of UN agencies, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations…
Participants at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York, 29 January 2018
Africa’s Great Lakes Youth participate in the 2018 UN ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York
Nairobi, 15 February 2018 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Youth Forum participated in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum that took place at the United Nations…