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Special Envoy Said Djinnit meets with Resident Coordinators for greater coordination of UN efforts around peace and security in the Great Lakes region.

Nairobi, 13 July 2017 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, convened a coordination meeting with UN Resident Coordinators from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, and with regional heads of UN agencies

14 Jul 2017

Regional experts consult on ways to curtail illegal trade of natural resources in Africa’s Great Lakes region

Nairobi, 5 July 2017 – Experts from Africa’s Great Lakes region arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for consultations on how to tackle illegal trade of natural resources in the region.

05 Jul 2017