Participants at the Advisory Board meeting of the Women’s Platform for Peace and Security. From right to left: Sahle-Work Zewde, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi; Catherine Samba-Panza, former head of Central African Republic Transitional Government; Ndeye Bineta Diop, AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security; Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; and Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, Uganda former Vice-President.
Said Djinnit: despite progress in women’s active participation in political and peace processes in the Great Lakes, we must ensure that our strategic work can also be translated into qualitative output in our deliberations
Nairobi, 22 February 2018 – The Advisory Board of the Women’s Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region met in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 and 22…
Said Djinnit: despite progress made and women’s active participation in political and peace processes in the Great Lakes, there is still need for more strategic action - PR41 - 23.02.2018
Nairobi, 23 February 2018 - The Advisory Board of the Women’s Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region met in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22…
Moussa Faki Mahamat, African Union Chairperson (left), and Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region
Five years on, progress has been made in the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region, but challenges still remain
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 27 February 2018 – On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region…
Five years on, the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region remains central to achieving lasting peace, JPR21 27.02.2018
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 27 February 2018 – On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region…
MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
THE SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Nairobi, 8 March 2018 As we mark the International Women’s Day on 8 March, another opportunity presents to reflect…
Participants at the ICGLR Multifunctional Youth Forum (from left to right: Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; Eugene Wamalwa, Kenya Minister of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs; and Zachary Muburi Muita, ICGLR Executive-Secretary.
ICGLR Youth Forum hosts a workshop on the role of the youth in sustainable development in the Great Lakes region
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Youth Forum – Kenya Chapter hosted a one-day workshop on the “Role of Youth towards Sustainable Development Goals and United Nations Security Council Resolution…
A participant at the East & Southern Africa Regional Symposium on Women, Peace and Security
The UN Office for the Great Lakes region takes part in the East & Southern Africa Regional Symposium on Women, Peace and Security in Nairobi
Nairobi, 23 March 2018 – UN Women of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) convened a symposium on Women, Peace and Security in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22-23 March 2018. The two-day symposium was a follow up to…
Press statement on the situation in the Great Lakes region - 10 April 2018
The members of the Security Council met on 10 April 2018 to discuss the situation in the Great lakes region, five years after the signature of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of…
UN Security Council urges an end to recurring cycles of instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called for an end to the recurring cycles of violence and instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region, as a senior UN official reported that some armed groups are continuing…
Visit of UN Special Envoy Said Djinnit to Walungu transit camp in eastern DRC, 10 September 2017. MONUSCO Photo/Trésor Pendeki
A Closer Look: The Special Envoy on the Great Lakes Region
Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, is set to brief the Security Council today, 10 April on his work. The Special Envoy will be presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report…
12th OECD forum, Paris, 17-19 April 2018 (Photo Hervé Cortinat)
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…
Participating in the launch of the Follow-up Mechanism for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement, Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (2nd from left) with AU, ICGLR and Rwandan representatives (Photo: Michael Ali)
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…