The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region holds a retreat to strategize on how to better deliver its mandate
From 19 to 21 March 2023, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region organized a retreat aiming to identify a set of priorities for the office and establish a stronger working relation…
Photo: Penangnini Toure / OSESG-GL
THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT COMMITTEE OF THE PEACE, SECURITY AND COOPERATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE DRC AND THE REGION HOLDS ITS 33RD MEETING IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Nairobi, 1 3 April 2023 - The 33 rd meeting of the Technical Support Committee of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region took…
Special Envoy Huang Xia briefing the Security Council on 19 April 2023. UN Photo, Eskinder Debebe
SPECIAL ENVOY XIA TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL ‘FRAGILE CEASEFIRE’ HOLDING IN EASTERN DR CONGO
Speaking at the 9307th meeting of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Great Lakes region on Wednesday , 19 April , the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told the Council that the region is…
2023 Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
Special Envoy Huang Xia took part, along with hundreds of stakeholders and development partners engaged in the fight against the illicit exploitation and trade of natural resources in the Great Lakes region, in the 2023 Forum…
Paving the way for a regional summit on peace and security in the Great Lakes region
Heads of State and Government from the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will meet in Bujumbura, Burundi, on 6 May 2023 for the…
UN OSESG-GL / Penangnini Toure: Secretary-General António Guterres addressing the 11th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.
11th Regional Oversight Mechanism Meeting Reviews Progress and Challenges in Great Lakes Africa Region
Heads of State and Government from the Great Lakes Africa region, the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, and representatives from the United Nations led by Secretary-General António Guterres, gathered…
Participants pose for a group photo following the official opening of the regional workshop on promoting women and youth participation in the mining sector in the Great Lakes region. (Photo: Michael Wangusa, UNRCO Uganda).
Promoting Women and Youth Participation in the Mining Sector in the Great Lakes Region
Kampala, Uganda, 9 June 2023 – The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region in collaboration with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and with the financial…
Participants at the meeting of Political Affairs Officers and Peace and Development Advisors of UN presences in the Great Lakes region. From left Ms. Fatou Thiam, Director of the Political Affairs unit in the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, and Mr. François Grignon, Director of MONUSCO Political Affairs Division. Photo: Penangnini Toure
The Office of the Special Envoy brings together UN stakeholders and independent experts from the region for a political coordination meeting
Nairobi, 12 July 2023 - From 5 to 6 July 2023, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region organized a two-day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together United Nations (UN) actors…
Participants at the High-table of the RCNR meeting: Ambassador João Samuel CAHOLO ICGLR Executive Secretary (l) with other panelists during the meeting on the fight against the illegal exploitation of natural resources, held on 25 - 27 in Luanda, Angola
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region holds its 26th meeting on the fight against illegal exploitation of natural resources
The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region attended the 26 th meeting of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) regional committee on the fight against the…
ICGLR-UNHCR study finds long-term refugees at risk of statelessness in the Great Lakes region.
A new study by the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, highlights risks of statelessness for refugees who have spent more than 20 years outside their…
Participants of the 7th Statutory meeting of the Forum of Parliaments of ICGLR member states’ Committee on Economic Development, Regional Integration and Natural Resources, pose for a photo after the official opening of the meeting. Photo © Office of the Deputy Speaker, Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.
7th Statutory meeting of the Forum of Parliaments of ICGLR Member States' Committee on Economic Development, Regional Integration and Natural Resources held on 31 July and 1st August 2023 in Kampala, Uganda
The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region was invited to brief on the promotion of women and youth in sustainable management of natural resources in the region during the seventh statutory…
Participants during the "Strategic Minerals' Meeting" held in Lusaka Zambia, 8-10 August. Photo, Liz Guantai, OSESG-GL
Empowering women and youth in the Great Lakes Region's Mining Sector
The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region convened a workshop on strategic minerals in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, on 8-10 August 2023. Organized in partnership with the International…