UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes discusses development and cooperation in the region with Ugandan President
Entebbe (Uganda), 18 February 2020 - The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes, Huang Xia, met with Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, at the country’s State House in Entebbe on 18 February to discuss strategies on how to boost greater development and cooperation…
A wind of hope upon the Great Lakes region
The Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference scheduled for March 18-20, 2020, in Kigali comes at a time when the region is starring at a new dawn. The Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference promises to be a significant regional economic event of the current year. In the context of the…
Building momentum for the Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 1 March 2020 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region is on a campaign trail to mobilize resources to attract business and investment in the Great Lakes, thereby contributing to the development efforts in the region. It is with this…
Advisory board on women, peace and security embarks on Burundi mission ahead of presidential election
Nairobi, March 3, 2020 – The Advisory Board on Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region organized a three-day trip to Burundi on March 2, 2020 as part of its solidarity missions with countries and people preparing for elections. Burundi is due to hold presidential elections in May 2020…
UN 7th Political Coordination meeting reviews situation in the Great Lakes region, seeks new ways to enhance collaboration between UN entities
Nairobi (Kenya), 5 March 2020 - The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes organized its 7th Political Coordination meeting in Nairobi on 5-6 March to review the political and security situation in the Great Lakes and arrive at a shared analysis of recent dynamics and trends in the…
United and determined, we will defeat the COVID-19, says Special Envoy for the Great Lakes
Nairobi, 26 March 2020 - The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Huang Xia, is closely following the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region with concern at the alarming rate at which the Corona virus is spreading. The Special Envoy wishes to express his…
COMMUNIQUE - 7th Meeting of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region 2 April 2020
1. On 2 April 2020, the representatives of the Guarantor institutions of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSC Framework) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region held a consultative meeting via videoconference. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the impact of…
Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Great Lakes region rally behind coordinated efforts to contain COVID-19
Nairobi, 2 April 2020 - Representatives of the Guarantor institutions of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSC Framework) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region held a consultative meeting via videoconference on 2 April to discuss the impact of the…
UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes briefed Security Council on political developments in the region and impact of COVID-19
Nairobi, 22 April 2020 - The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, today briefed the Security Council members on the Secretary-General’s report S/2020/272 of 3 April, 2020, covering the period from 1 September 2019 to 15 March 2020. The briefing…
UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes briefed Security Council on political developments in the region and impact of COVID-19
Nairobi, 22 April 2020 - The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, today briefed the Security Council members on the Secretary-General’s report S/2020/272 of 3 April, 2020, covering the period from 1 September 2019 to 15 March 2020. The briefing…
Coronavirus: the UN calls for support for countries in Africa’s Great Lakes region
APRIL 24, 2020 – Speaking before the Security Council, the UN Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday called on the international community to support countries in the region in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and overcoming its consequences. The coronavirus has not spared the countries…
Economic impact of coronavirus threatens hard-won progress across Africa’s Great Lakes region
Sweeping preventative measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the Great Lakes region of Africa, but the economic impact of the global pandemic threatens hard-won gains made along the long road back to peace and stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the region said on…