The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Huang Xia, and his delegation, meeting Emirati officials
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…
Senior Gender Advisor Nene Bah, middle, from the Office of the Special Envoy for the Secretary General for the Great Lakes region meeting with Burundian women in Bujumbura, Burundi
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…
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes organized the 7th Political Coordination meeting in Nairobi on 5-6 March (UN Photo/Penangnini Toure)
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…
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…
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…
UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia (second from right) and ICGLR Executive Secretary Zachary Muburi Muita (far left) attending the videoconference along with the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Aniefiok Johnson (second from left), and the Director of Political Affairs, Donata Garrasi (far right)
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…
The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, briefed the Security Council members on the latest developments in the Great Lakes region and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in the region
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…
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…
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…
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…
Participants listening to the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia (with glasses on the right-bottom), during the 12th session of the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region.
Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region mobilises support to fight COVID-19
Nairobi (Kenya), 12 May 2020 – The 12th session of the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region was held via video on 12 May 2020 to mobilize regional and international support in the fight…
Burundi election: Joint Statement by the African Union Commission and the Secretariat of the United Nations on the elections in Burundi
ADDIS ABABA, 17 May 2020 – The African Union Commission and the Secretariat of the United Nations have been following the unfolding of the electoral campaign in Burundi and remain concerned about reports of intimidation and…