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Participants at the preparatory meeting for the 2nd Private Sector Investment Conference
Nairobi, 20 June 2018 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) convened in Nairobi, Kenya, a consultative meeting with high…
Participants at the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 13-14 June 2018
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), 14 June 2018 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the United Nations Office on…
On 7 May 2018, Nairobi, Kenya - Special Envoy Djinnit convened the first OSESG-GL partners’ briefing of the year 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. In attendance were representatives from donor countries contributing to OSESG-GL Trust…
Participating in the launch of the Follow-up Mechanism for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement, Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (2nd from left) with AU, ICGLR and Rwandan representatives (Photo: Michael Ali)
Goma (Eastern DRC), 24 April 2018 - Representatives of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda, as well as the Guarantors of the Addis Ababa Framework agreement, of which MONUSCO, the United…
12th OECD forum, Paris, 17-19 April 2018 (Photo Hervé Cortinat)
Paris, 20 April 2018 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, attended the 12 th Forum of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Responsible Mineral Supply…
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called for an end to the recurring cycles of violence and instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region, as a senior UN official reported that some armed groups are continuing…
Visit of UN Special Envoy Said Djinnit to Walungu transit camp in eastern DRC, 10 September 2017. MONUSCO Photo/Trésor Pendeki
Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, is set to brief the Security Council today, 10 April on his work. The Special Envoy will be presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report…
A participant at the East & Southern Africa Regional Symposium on Women, Peace and Security
Nairobi, 23 March 2018 – UN Women of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) convened a symposium on Women, Peace and Security in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22-23 March 2018. The two-day symposium was a follow up to…
Participants at the ICGLR Multifunctional Youth Forum (from left to right: Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; Eugene Wamalwa, Kenya Minister of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs; and Zachary Muburi Muita, ICGLR Executive-Secretary.
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Youth Forum – Kenya Chapter hosted a one-day workshop on the “Role of Youth towards Sustainable Development Goals and United Nations Security Council Resolution…
THE SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Nairobi, 8 March 2018 As we mark the International Women’s Day on 8 March, another opportunity presents to reflect…
Moussa Faki Mahamat, African Union Chairperson (left), and Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 27 February 2018 – On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region…
Participants at the Advisory Board meeting of the Women’s Platform for Peace and Security. From right to left: Sahle-Work Zewde, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi; Catherine Samba-Panza, former head of Central African Republic Transitional Government; Ndeye Bineta Diop, AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security; Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; and Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, Uganda former Vice-President.
Nairobi, 22 February 2018 – The Advisory Board of the Women’s Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region met in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 and 22…