Special Envoy Said Djinnit attends OECD 12th forum, briefs OIF Secretary-General on the political situation in the Great Lakes region
Paris, 20 April 2018 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, attended the 12 th Forum of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains organised jointly with the International Conference on the Great Lakes…
Launch in Goma of the repatriation process for foreign ex-combatants
Goma (Eastern DRC), 24 April 2018 - Representatives of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda, as well as the Guarantors of the Addis Ababa Framework agreement, of which MONUSCO, the United Nations Mission in the DRC, and the Office of the United Nations Special…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit meeting with the donor community for a briefing on peace and security and his engagements in the Great Lakes Region
On 7 May 2018, Nairobi, Kenya - Special Envoy Djinnit convened the first OSESG-GL partners’ briefing of the year 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. In attendance were representatives from donor countries contributing to OSESG-GL Trust Fund, including, Ambassadors of Belgium, Norway and Switzerland in Kenya as…
Communiqué of the launch and field visit of the Joint Follow-Up Mechanism on the repatriation of the disarmed FDLR and ex-M23 combatants - 15 May 2018
1. On 24 April in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in line with the decision of the Eighth high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework Agreement for the DRC and the region to “Complete the repatriation without…
The Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network meets in Dar es Salaam, TZ, to better coordinate efforts against cross-border crime in the region
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), 14 June 2018 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), organized a meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial…
UN, ICGLR and regional partners of the private sector meet in Nairobi, to pave the way for the second Private Sector Investment Conference in Rwanda
Nairobi, 20 June 2018 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) convened in Nairobi, Kenya, a consultative meeting with high-level representatives of the private sector to plan for the second edition…
Concrete steps underway for the repatriation of ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region
Nairobi, 25 June 2018 – Members of the Follow-up Mechanism for the repatriation of ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region met on 25 June in Nairobi to review progress on a decision by heads of State last year to “complete the repatriation without preconditions of the FDLR disarmed combatants and…
21st meeting of the Technical Support Committee of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework
Nairobi, 27 June 2018 – The Technical Support Committee of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region held its 21 st meeting on 26-27 June 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting adopted the following agenda points: (i) Overview…
Peace and security in the Great Lakes region: what the experts say
Four experts met in Nairobi on 3 September with the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes to reflect on the evolution of the political and security situation in the Great Lakes region and discuss how the Office of the Special Envoy and other partners can best respond to the existing…
United Nations, African Union and International Conference on the Great Lakes Region in partnership for a joint solidarity mission for women in the region
Nairobi (KENYA), 10 August 2018 – The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the African Union (AU), through their respective platforms and forums on women, and UN-Women, are undertaking…
Progress in the repatriation process of ex-combatants in the great lakes region: 27 repatriated in total
In the second week of September 2018, five new elements of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) signed up for voluntary repatriation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where they have been cantoned over the years since the 1994 genocide, to Rwanda, their country of…
Silencing the guns in Africa by 2020
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 12 October 2018 – Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, attended a high-level workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” organized by the African Union (AU) on 11-12 October 2018 in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The Special Envoy…