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A new Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution to guide UN engagement in the Great Lakes region

Nairobi, 14 January 2021 – As the United Nations marked its 75th anniversary last year (2020), a new United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes region was also launched at the

15 Jan 2021

Huang Xia: I will spare no effort to ensure the future of a peaceful, inclusive, prosperous, and resilient region for all the people and communities in the Great Lakes

Nairobi, 24 October 2020 – I join my voice to the global campaign celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations (#UN75).

24 Oct 2020

Special Envoy Huang Xia briefs UN Security Council, seeks Council members continued support for the Great Lakes region

Nairobi, 13 October 2020 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, today briefed the Security Council on recent developments in the region.

13 Oct 2020

Special Envoy Huang Xia of the Great Lakes region visits several countries to discuss matters of peace, security and development

8 October 2020 - The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, undertook from 28 September to 8 October a series of missions in the region and met with several officials, including Presidents

12 Oct 2020

Special Envoy Huang Xia happy to meet Dr. Muyembe-Tamfum, the Congolese expert to first raise the alert on the Ebola virus in the DRC

Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 – Mr. Huang Xia, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region on 30 September 2020 met with Dr. Muyembe-Tamfum, the current Managing Director of the Congolese Institute for Biomedical Research. Dr.

30 Sep 2020

UN Special Envoy Huang Xia visits Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research

Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 – While on official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Special Envoy Huang Xia visited the National Institute for Biomedical Research.

30 Sep 2020

Huang Xia holds “edifying” exchange with D.R. Congo’s official on the promotion of peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region

Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 - Mr. Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and Mr. François Muamba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo met in Kinshasa on 30 September 2020. Mr.

30 Sep 2020

Huang Xia and D.R. Congo’s Minister of International Cooperation exchange views on matters of peace and development

Kinshasa, 28 September 2020 – Special Envoy Huang Xia met on 28 September in Kinshasa with Guillaume Manjolo, Congolese Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and the Francophony.

28 Sep 2020