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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

Special Envoy Said Djinnit seeking to build strong partnerships with the leaders of the Great Lakes

Nairobi, 2 April 2015 – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, met on 2 April 2015 with the Kenyan Foreign Cabinet Secretary, Amina Mohamed, in a bid to revitalize regional dialogue and cooperation as envisioned by the Addis Ababa peace agreeme

02 Apr 2015

Regional Consultation Conference on the Private Sector Investment Opportunities in the Great Lakes

17-18 December 2014 - The

Regional Consultation Conference on the Private Sector Investment Opportunities in the Great Lakes Region held in Luanda, Angola.

24 Dec 2014

Special Envoy Djinnit confers with President Kabila and encourages ongoing efforts

20 December 2014 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Mr. Said Djinnit, visited Kinshasa from 19-20 December and met with the President of the Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, H.E Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange.

20 Dec 2014

The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes takes part in the celebration of World AIDS Day

Nairobi, 1 December 2014 – The UN staff in Nairobi representing different offices and agencies took part in the commemoration of World AIDS through a 5 k-Run organized at the UN headquarters.

01 Dec 2014

The FDLR must be disarmed along with all the other negative forces in eastern DRC

Nairobi, 13 November 2014 – The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, met in Nairobi today with the Kenya-based representatives of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement.

13 Nov 2014

DR Congo: amid fresh violence, ‘presence without action, undermines our credibility’ – UN envoy

27 October 2014 – Amid continuing flare-ups of deadly violence and a tenuous humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) in the vast African na

27 Oct 2014

Said Djinnit takes up office as new UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region

21 August 2014 - The UN Secretary-General announced in July 2014 the appointment of Said Djinnit of Algeria as his new Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, succeeding Mary Robinson of Ireland, who took the responsibilities of UN Special Envoy fo

21 Aug 2014

Ban appoints Algerian diplomat Said Djinnit as envoy for Great Lakes region

17 July 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that he has appointed Said Djinnit of Algeria as his special envoy for

17 Jul 2014

Ban appoints former Irish President Mary Robinson as Special Envoy for Climate Change

14 July 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed former Irish President Mary Robinson as his Special Envoy for Climate Change to mobilize political will and action ahead of the climate summit that the United Nations chief will convene in September.

14 Jul 2014

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