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Nairobi, 20 August 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes convened a virtual meeting on 20 August 2020 to explore ways of ensuring women’s effective participation and contribution to decision-making processes with respect to prevention, management and resolution of c
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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Kenya.
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)