Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes

UN Special Envoy Commends President Faure Gnassingbé’s Role in Great Lakes Peace Efforts

Lomé, Togo, 4 August 2025 – Mr.

07 Aug 2025

Living better together: a call from UN Special Envoy Huang Xia to end hate speech in Africa's Great Lakes region

The Great Lakes region can be proud of its cultural and human diversity, including its abundant natural resources.

28 Jul 2025

Leaders of the Great Lakes Region Convene in Kampala to Review the Political and Security Situation in Eastern DRC

Kampala, Uganda – On 28 May 2025, Heads of State and Government from the signatory countries of the 2013 Addis Ababa Peace, Security, and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region gathered in Kamp

12 Jun 2025

Technical working group session on women, peace and security

The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, UN Women and other partners facilitated a technical-level working group meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 and 3 April 2025, to support the inclusion of gender and civil societ

05 May 2025

Regional Forum of Women held in Bujumbura, Burundi on 22 and 23 August 2024

President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, in his capacity as the current Chairperson of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Region (PSC-Framework) convened a Regio

03 Mar 2025