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
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Youths gathering in Goma, eastern DRC, on the occasion of the 10th ICGLR Regional Multifunction Youth Forum (Ph. MONUSCO)
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Meeting of Heads of UN presences in Central Africa, Libreville, Gabon, 23-24 March 2017 (Ph. Norbert Ouendji/UNOCA)
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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.
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Participants at the Global Open Day event in Goma, eastern DRC, 31 January 2017 (Ph. MONUSCO/Alain Wandimoyi Kyalemaninwa)
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Meeting with South Sudanese ex-combatants at Munigi Camp, eastern DRC, 12 January 2017 (Photo: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani)
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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.
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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)