Participative deliberations at workshop on the implementation of the UN Strategy for the Great Lakes region offer insights on the way forward
Kinshasa, 10 June 2021 – On 9-10 June, the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region organized a workshop in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to draw an action plan for the implementation of the UN Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and…
Countries of the Great Lakes region organize to better neutralize negative forces in eastern DRC
Bujumbura (Burundi), 6 July 2021 – Heads of intelligence and security services of the Great Lakes countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania, met on 5-6 July in the Burundian capital to review and adopt an action plan of the Contact and…
Joint delegations from the UN Office for the Great Lakes and ICGLR undertake a joint mission to Sudan to lay the groundwork for a workshop on natural resources
Khartoum (Sudan), 3 July 2021 - A joint team of made of representatives from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) travelled to Khartoum, Sudan, from 29 June to 3 July 2021 to discuss preparations…
Africa’s Great Lakes countries meet to identify concrete actions to curb the illegal exploitation and trade of natural resources in the region
Khartoum (The Sudan), 2 September 2021 - The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), in partnership with the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), organized from 31 August to 2 September…
Joint Press Release - Great Lakes countries agree on collective actions to curb the financing of negative forces linked to the illicit exploitation and trade of natural resources
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region and the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) co-organized, from 31 August to 2 September 2021, a high-level workshop on natural…
Africa’s Great Lakes women reinforce their mediation and negotiation skills to better contribute to preventative diplomacy and mediation efforts in the region
Kigali (Rwanda), 10 September 2021 - The Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation, better known as ‘FemWise-Africa’, has concluded a week-long training in Kigali, Rwanda, to enhance the mediation and negotiation skills of the Network’s members, and thereby strengthen their…
UN’s top envoy warns Great Lakes Region is ‘at a crossroads’
Source: UN News 20 October 2021 - Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday [20 October], the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassadors that the countries concerned now stand “at a crossroads”. For Mr. Xia, the main…
Right of reply from the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region
The Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region would like to refer to the article published by Jeune Afrique on 18 October 2021 and titled “Great Lakes: Felix Tshisekedi under pressure from the United Nations”. The article is about ongoing…
Launch of the Great Lakes Women Entrepreneurs’ Network
Nairobi, 2 December 2021 - On 2 December 2021, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, and the Private Sector Forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) launched the Great Lakes Women Entrepreneurs’ Network in Nairobi. This…
Security experts from the Great Lakes discuss innovative ways to tackle insecurity in the region
Goma (eastern DRC), 17 December 2021 - Security experts from the Great Lakes region, namely from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda met this week in Goma, eastern DRC, to agree on the course of action vis-à-vis the implementation of the Action Plan of…
Leaders of the Great Lakes meet in Kinshasa to assess progress in the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region
Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 24 February 2022 - The Heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region held their 10 th meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism on…
East African countries strive for greater partnership in trade and investment
Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), 25 January 2023 - The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) in collaboration with the East African Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (EACCIA) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Private Sector Forum…