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…
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…
Participants at the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 13-14 June 2018
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…
Participants at the preparatory meeting for the 2nd Private Sector Investment Conference
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…
Participating in the 2nd Follow-up Mechanism meeting were Saïd Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region (left), and Basile Ikouébé, AU Special Representative for the Great Lakes region and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Burundi. UN Photo/Aaron Kakunza
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…
Participants in the 21st Technical Support Committee meeting: Donata Garrasi, Director of Political Affairs in the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; and Moudjib Djinadou, Director of Political Affairs in MONUSCO. Nairobi, Kenya, 26 June 2018. UN Photo/Aaron Kakunza
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…
Experts Meeting on the Great Lakes region, Nairobi , 3rd September 2018 (Photo : Abdikarim Said)
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…
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…
Follow up Mechanism field trip to M23 camps in Rwanda in eastern DRC, 10-14 September 2018 (Ph. anonymous)
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…
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…
Outstanding Issues Must Be Resolved Before D.R. Congo Elections, Said Djinnit Tells Security Council [A report from the UN Security Council]
New York, 11 October 2018 - Said Djinnit, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, presented the recent report of the Secretary General on implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic…
3rd meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network
Third meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network Kampala, 13 November 2018 - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes…