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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

UN Envoy for Great Lakes Visits DRC

Mary Robinson (centre right), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, is greeted by children during her visit to Kiwanja, North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

29 November 2013

29 Nov 2013

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