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Goma, 2 February 2017 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, with support from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and UN Women…
Nairobi, 17 January 2017 – Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, and Maman Sidikou, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), had multiple…
Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 1 December 2016 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) organized a workshop for the Great Lakes region youth forum in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the…
Oslo, 28 November 2016 – Special Envoy Said Djinnit travelled to Norway on 27-28 November to meet with several authorities, including stakeholders in the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement for the…
25 November 2016 – Wrapping up a visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region, a United Nations envoy today [25 November 2016] urged stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) electoral process to do more to help…
From 25 November through 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence aim to raise public awareness and mobilizing people everywhere to bring about change. In 2016, the UNiTE campaign…
Nairobi (Kenya), 11 November 2016 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes seek to follow up on existing recommendations made to…
2 November 2016 – The United Nations envoy for the Great Lakes region today highlighted the challenges posed by armed groups which continue to threaten the region’s stability and called for concerted efforts to avert any…
Luanda, 26 October 2016 - Heads of State and Government of Africa’s Great Lakes met today in Luanda, Angola, under the chairmanship of Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos in his capacity as chairman of the International…
Nairobi (Kenya), 25 October 2016 - As an expression of his deep appreciation for the tireless work, effort and contribution of all UN staff members around the globe, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has dedicated 25 October 2016…
Kampala (Uganda), 21 October 2016 - The United Nations Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, and the Chair of the Regional United Nations Development Group (R-UNDG) and Director for Africa of UN…
Nairobi, 7 October 2016 - The 14 th Technical Support Committee (TSC) meeting for the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the…