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The International Contact Group commits to support international and regional mediation efforts in DRC, Burundi

Stockholm, 4 May 2016 - Special Envoy Said Djinnit participated in a meeting by the International Contact Group (ICG) for the Great Lakes Region in Stockholm, Sweden, on 4 May 2016.

04 May 2016

High-Level Delegation from UN, AU, ICGLR and SADC Urge for a Resumption of Military Action against Armed Groups in the Great Lakes Region, Press for a Speedier Repatriation of ex-M23 Fighters

Kinshasa, 29 April 2016 – A group of senior representatives from the United Nations Organization (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) known as the Guarantors of the Peac

29 Apr 2016

Private Sector Investment Conference (PSIC) for the Great Lakes region of Africa, 24 - 25 February 2016, Kinshasa, DRC

Kinshasa, 24 February 2016 - The Private Sector Investment Conference for the Great Lakes region kicked off this Wednesday in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa.

24 Feb 2016

Forum of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises under the auspices of the United Nations Office for the Great Lakes region of Africa

Nairobi, 17 October 2015 - A regional forum of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) took place in Nairobi on 16 and 17 October 2015.

17 Oct 2015

Special Envoy Djinnit advocates for a full implementation of the Addis Ababa peace agreement

Nairobi, 27 August 2015 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, travelled to Kigali on 19-22 August 2015 to have discussions with government officials on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) agreement, esp

27 Aug 2015

OSESG & CEPGL meet to strategize on ways to reinforce economic cooperation in eastern DRC

Gisenyi, 13 August 2015 - A team from the Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (OSESG-GL) and a delegation of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (in French CEPGL - Communauté économique des Pays des Grand Lacs) met on 3-4 August 2015

13 Aug 2015

Burundi: The priorities for peacebuilding and development, as emphasized by Said Djinnit

New York, July 3, 2015 - While in New York in June the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, gave an interview to the UN Radio.

03 Jul 2015

Burundi: The priorities for peacebuilding and development, as emphasized by Said Djinnit

New York, 25 June 2015 - In an interview with UN Radio, Saïd Djinnit, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, has specifically revisited the situation in Burundi, after the violent incidents experienced by the country following the

25 Jun 2015

The Women’s Platform of the Addis-Ababa Peace agreement meets in Goma

Goma, 15 May, 2015 – A three-day meeting of the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region was held in Goma, North Kivu, from 13 to 15 May 2015.

15 May 2015

Burundi: Ban condemns election-related violence after President nominated as candidate

28 April 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today condemned the outbreak of violence in Burundi following the nomination of President Pierre Nkurunziza as the presidential candidate of the country’s ruling party, and appealed to all Burundians to “safeguard t

28 Apr 2015

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