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 the UN Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict…
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 share views on the UN Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention…
The UN undertakes a strategic review of the Great Lakes region in Africa for peace consolidation, conflict prevention and conflict resolution
Nairobi, 18 September 2020 – The Great Lakes region has made great strides towards achieving peace, security and stability in the past two years. Examples of such progress include the smooth transition of power following the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in December 2018…
Special Envoy Huang Xia of the Great Lakes region visits several countries to discuss matters of peace, security and development
8 October 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, undertook from 28 September to 8 October a series of missions in the region and met with several officials, including Presidents João Lourenço of Angola, Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi of…
Special Envoy Huang Xia briefs UN Security Council, seeks Council members continued support for the Great Lakes region
Nairobi, 13 October 2020 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, today briefed the Security Council on recent developments in the region. The Special Envoy emphasized the region's leaders continued efforts to improve political, security, and economic cooperation, in…
Huang Xia: I will spare no effort to ensure the future of a peaceful, inclusive, prosperous, and resilient region for all the people and communities in the Great Lakes
Nairobi, 24 October 2020 – I join my voice to the global campaign celebrating the 75 th Anniversary of the United Nations (#UN75). Since the signing of the groundbreaking and visionary United Nations Charter in 1945, the Organization has been committed to bringing the world together in pursuit of…
A new Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution to guide UN engagement in the Great Lakes region
Nairobi, 14 January 2021 – As the United Nations marked its 75th anniversary last year (2020), a new United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes region was also launched at the request of Secretary-General António Guterres. The…
Eight years on, the Framework agreement for the DRC and the region still a crucial instrument in achieving lasting peace and stability in the Great Lakes
Nairobi (Kenya), 3 March 2021 – The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marked its eighth anniversary on 24 February 2021. In recognition of this milestone, the signatory institutions to…
Great Lakes Region ‘on the right track’ to tackling political and other challenges
Source: UN News Governments and people across the 13 nations continue to show resilience and determination in the face of the global crisis, Special Envoy Huang Xia said, while congratulating those who have begun vaccinations through the global solidarity initiative, COVAX. “These vaccination…
UN Special Envoy Huang Xia and President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania meet to discuss regional security and development issues
Nairobi, 5 May 2021 - Huang Xia, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, met with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Nairobi, Kenya, on her first official visit to the country. During the meeting, Special Envoy Xia took the opportunity to congratulate President Hassan on her…
Press Release, OSESG-B Closure, 31 May 2021
Bujumbura, 31 May 2021 – Today, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi (OSESG-B) officially closed, after more than four years of operations in the country. The official ceremony was presided over by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region…
A new chapter for Burundi as the UN Office for the country closes
Bujumbura, 31 May 2021 – The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, presided over the ceremony that saw the official closing of the Office of the Special Envoy for Burundi on Monday, 31 May. Several officials, including from Government and other…