Nairobi, 5 July 2017 – Experts from Africa’s Great Lakes region arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for consultations on how to tackle illegal trade of natural resources in the region.
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Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Said Djinnit addresses the Security Council on the situation in the area. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Youths gathering in Goma, eastern DRC, on the occasion of the 10th ICGLR Regional Multifunction Youth Forum (Ph. MONUSCO)

Meeting of Heads of UN presences in Central Africa, Libreville, Gabon, 23-24 March 2017 (Ph. Norbert Ouendji/UNOCA)

The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region of Africa, Said Djinnit, and his staff mark a moment of silence in solidary with the People of Syria.

Participants at the Global Open Day event in Goma, eastern DRC, 31 January 2017 (Ph. MONUSCO/Alain Wandimoyi Kyalemaninwa)

Meeting with South Sudanese ex-combatants at Munigi Camp, eastern DRC, 12 January 2017 (Photo: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani)

Participants of the Great Lakes youth forum standing on the site offered by the DR Congo authorities for the construction of the youth center, Goma, eastern DRC, 29 November 2016.

Special Envoy Said Djinnit (left) meets with Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende, Oslo, Norway, 28 November 2016 (Photo courtesy: Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs)