The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Meets with Partners, Discuss Ways to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact on Region’s Economies
Nairobi, 18 June 2020 - As part of its ongoing efforts to map out response plans to COVID-19, the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes organised a virtual roundtable discussion on 18 June to mobilize…
UN Security Council meets to discuss best ways to tackle illegal trade in Africa’s Great Lakes region mineral wealth to boost peace, security and development
Nairobi, 15 July 2020 – Security Council members held a virtual meeting to discuss illegal trade in natural resources in the Great Lakes region and map strategies of improving transparency to help consolidate peace and…
Consultative meetings explore ways of how women in the Great Lakes region can become agents of change in the face of COVID-19
Nairobi, 28 July 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region convened virtual consultations with women entrepreneurs, business leaders, experts and regional stakeholders to explore ways of how women…
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Norwegian Government partner to further peace and development in the region
Nairobi, 4 July 2020 –The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Government in support of the implementation of the Peace, Security and…
Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, addressing the roundtable on the prevention of violence against women in the Great Lakes region.
Virtual meeting tackles challenges women in the Great Lakes region face in dealing with violence
Nairobi, 11 August 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region organised a virtual meeting to discuss challenges women face in dealing with domestic violence. The event, part of a series of three…
A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Kenya.
Office of the UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes discusses women’s participation and contribution to peacebuilding in the region
Nairobi, 20 August 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes convened a virtual meeting on 20 August 2020 to explore ways of ensuring women’s effective participation and contribution to decision-making…
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia (L) with Dr. Muyembe-Tamfum, Managing Director of the Congolese Institute for Biomedical Research.
Special Envoy Huang Xia happy to meet Dr. Muyembe-Tamfum, the Congolese expert to first raise the alert on the Ebola virus in the DRC
Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 – Mr. Huang Xia, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region on 30 September 2020 met with Dr. Muyembe-Tamfum, the current Managing Director of the Congolese Institute for Biomedical Research…
View of the lobby of the DR Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa.
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia visits Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research
Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 – While on official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Special Envoy Huang Xia visited the National Institute for Biomedical Research. Built in 1975, the National Institute for…
Huang Xia with Francois Muamba, DR Congo’s National Coordinator of the Presidential Council for Strategic Intelligence.
Huang Xia holds “edifying” exchange with D.R. Congo’s official on the promotion of peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region
Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 - Mr. Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and Mr. François Muamba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo met in Kinshasa on 30 September 2020. Mr. Muamba is a Congolese…
Special Envoy Huang Xia (L) meets with Guillaume Manjolo, DR Congo’s Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and the Francophony.
Huang Xia and D.R. Congo’s Minister of International Cooperation exchange views on matters of peace and development
Kinshasa, 28 September 2020 – Special Envoy Huang Xia met on 28 September in Kinshasa with Guillaume Manjolo, Congolese Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and the Francophony. The two officials…
Special Envoy Huang Xia (R) and Alain Tribert Mutabazi, Burundi Minister of National Defense and Veteran Affairs.
The UN envoy for the Great Lakes and Burundi’s minister of National Defense and Veteran Affairs meet, share views on the prospects for strengthened security cooperation in the region
Bujumbura, 19 September 2020 – During a short visit to the Burundian capital Bujumbura, Special Envoy Huang Xia met with the country’s minister of National Defense and Veteran Affairs, Alain Tribert Mutabazi, to brief him on…
Special Envoy Huang Xia (3rd from R); Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (3rd from L); Fodé Ndiaye, UN Resident Coordinator for Rwanda (2nd from R); and their respective delegations
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia meets with Rwandan officials to share views on the UN strategic review in the Great Lakes region
Kigali, 18 September 2020 - Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region met in Kigali with Mr. Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Maj. Gen. Albert Murasira, to…