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Illegal armed groups pose 'persistent threat' to Africa's Great Lakes region – UN...
Africa’s Great Lakes youths meet in Goma, eastern DRC, to promote peace in the region
Heads of United Nations entities in Central Africa meet in Libreville, Gabon, to address cross-...
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region of Africa, Said Djinnit, and...
Special Envoy Djinnit: on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, I recommit for an active...
Swiss government and United Nations in joint initiative for peace and security in the Great Lakes...
The leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes meet in Nairobi, make fresh proposals to tackle security...
Women’s Participation in Political and Peace Processes in the Great Lakes Region - JPR18 - 06.02....
2017 Global Open Days event held in Goma, eastern DRC
Communique of the third meeting of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC)...

Illegal armed groups pose 'persistent threat' to Africa's Great Lakes region – UN envoy

12 April 2017 – The United Nations envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region encouraged today the countries of the region, and the UN Security Council, to help strengthen the fight against illegal armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its neighbours, particularly as elements

13 Apr 2017

Africa’s Great Lakes youths meet in Goma, eastern DRC, to promote peace in the region

Goma (eastern DRC), 10 April 2017 – The 10th Multifunctional Youth Forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) took place on the shores of Lake Kivu in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 6-10 April 2017.

11 Apr 2017