Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes

Tenth Meeting of The Advisory Board of The Women’s Platform

Women of the Great Lakes region meet in Nairobi, advocate for more vigorous measures to make their participation in political and dialogue processes a reality

14 Feb 2019

Experts of the Great Lakes region meet in Nairobi to discuss security and political issues pertaining to the region

28 Jan 2019

Statement by the Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General: The UN Secretary-General grateful to Special Envoy Said Djinnit

I’ve been asked about the appointment of the new envoy for the Great Lakes region — you may recall that on 22 January, the Secretary-General announced the appointment of Ambassador Huang Xia of the People's Republic of

26 Jan 2019

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appoints Huang Xia of the People’s Republic of China as his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region

Mr. Huang Xia of the People’s Republic of China - Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region

23 Jan 2019

Key actors in the Great Lakes region meet to discuss new initiatives to quell armed groups in the region Entebbe (Uganda), 20 November 2018 – Representatives from the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great

Key actors in the Great Lakes region meet to discuss new initiatives to quell armed groups in the region

23 Nov 2018

3rd meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network

Third meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network

14 Nov 2018

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 9th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism

Kampala (Uganda), 8 October 2018 - 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 9th high-level m

08 Oct 2018

Outstanding Issues Must Be Resolved Before D.R. Congo Elections, Said Djinnit Tells Security Council [A report from the UN Security Council]

New York, 11 October 2018 - Said Djinnit, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, presented the recent report of the Secretary General on implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region (document S/2018/882) cover

15 Oct 2018

Tenth Meeting of The Advisory Board of The Women’s Platform

Women of the Great Lakes region meet in Nairobi, advocate for more vigorous measures to make their participation in political and dialogue processes a reality

14 Feb 2019