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Special Envoy Djinnit engages in several diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York

22 September 2016 - Special Envoy Saïd Djinnit was on official mission to New York from 19 to 23 September for consultations on new developments in the Great Lakes region.

22 Sep 2016

Call for inclusion of women in peace processes

Nairobi, 7 September 2016: “Together, we must ensure that the next generation knows a region founded on sustainable peace, development and gender equality,” Jebbeh Forster, UN Women’s Chief Advisor on Peace and Security said at the launching of the Global Study on th

07 Sep 2016

UN condemns 'appalling' attack on civilians in eastern DR Congo

Source: UN News Centre

15 Aug 2016

Africa’s Great Lakes region determined to eradicate all negative forces in eastern DRC

Nairobi, 20 July 2016 – Ministers of Defense from the Great Lakes region met in Nairobi on 20 July 2016 to review progress on the neutralization of negatives forces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region, as well as to further refine the common strategy

20 Jul 2016

Said Djinnit: there is a critical need to find lasting solutions to the root causes of conflict in the Great Lakes region

Goma, 12 July, 2016 – The Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region met in Goma, eastern DRC, on 11-12 July 2016 to strengthen its role in the implem

12 Jul 2016

Experts from the African Great Lakes region meet in Entebbe to fight impunity in gender based violence

Entebbe, 9 July 2016 – The Government of Uganda, with support from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the African Union (AU), hosted on 7-9 July 2016 a symposium on access to justice and the fight against impunity for Sexual and Gender-B

09 Jul 2016

Local integration: a viable solution to displacement

Nairobi, 7 June 2016 - Government delegations from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, hosts to over 3.4 million displaced persons from the Great Lakes region, met on 6-7 June 2016 to share experiences on initiatives to promote lo

07 Jun 2016

German Ambassador Jutta Frasch pays a courtesy visit to the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region

Nairobi, 3 June 2016 – The German Ambassador to Kenya, Jutta Frasch, met today in Nairobi with the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit. The Special Envoy briefed Amb.

03 Jun 2016

The “Guarantors” of the PSC Framework agreement visit eastern DRC, reaffirm their support for the FARDC/MONUSCO joint military operations against negative forces

Beni, 24 May 2016 – Senior officials representing the “Guarantors” of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community (

24 May 2016

Leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes region meet in Lusaka, Zambia, to assess progress in the implementation of the peace process for the DRC and the region

Lusaka, 13 May 2016 - The Republic of Zambia, in its capacity as signatory to the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) agreement for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region is hosting today the 13th meeting of the Technical Support Committee.

13 May 2016

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