The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, supported by Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, along with colleagues from the Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Women, as well as the African Union, the European Union, and others convened an AI-enabled Digital Dialogue on Inclusive Peacebuilding for Eastern DRC and the Great Lakes Region.
This was a live, anonymous, digital dialogue that brought together more than 200 women, youth, civil society representatives, faith leaders, refugees and other conflict-affected communities from the Great Lakes region.
During the session, conducted in English, Swahili and French, the participants were able to share their perspectives on reconciliation, humanitarian needs, human rights, inclusion, natural resources and regional cooperation.
Our colleagues are telling us that today’s dialogue demonstrates how we can use innovative technologies to strengthen inclusive, data-driven and community-grounded peace processes across the Great Lakes region.
The outcomes are expected to support more inclusive, gender-responsive and community-informed approaches to peacebuilding, mediation, ceasefire monitoring and peace agreement implementation for the Great Lakes.
