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Nairobi, 11 August 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region organised a virtual meeting to discuss challenges women face in dealing with domestic violence.
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Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, addressing the roundtable on the prevention of violence against women in the Great Lakes region.
Participants listening to the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia (with glasses on the right-bottom), during the 12th session of the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region.
The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, briefed the Security Council members on the latest developments in the Great Lakes region and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in the region
UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia (second from right) and ICGLR Executive Secretary Zachary Muburi Muita (far left) attending the videoconference along with the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Aniefiok Johnson (second from left), and the Director of Political Affairs, Donata Garrasi (far right)
The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes organized the 7th Political Coordination meeting in Nairobi on 5-6 March (UN Photo/Penangnini Toure)
Senior Gender Advisor Nene Bah, middle, from the Office of the Special Envoy for the Secretary General for the Great Lakes region meeting with Burundian women in Bujumbura, Burundi