Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 1 March 2020 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region is on a campaign trail to mobilize resources to attract business and investment in the Great Lakes, thereby contributing to the development efforts in the region
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Mr Huang Xia's Office is supporting the organization of two strategic actions in the Great Lakes region, namely the Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference in March and a meeting of Heads of State of the Regional Oversight Mechanism for the Framework agreement planned this year in Kinshasa. (UN Photo/Penangnini Toure)

26th meeting of the Technical Support Committee, Nairobi, 3-4 February, 2020 where delegates discussed non-military measures to rein in negative forces in eastern DRC (UN Photo/Penangnini Toure)

Huang Xia addressing a group of African diplomats and Chinese private investors in Beijing during a roadshow organized for the Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference in Africa’s Great Lakes region

Special Envoy Huang Xia (center) addressing an audience of about 150 participants from the private sector

Richard Ngatia, Chair of the ICGLR Private Sector Forum and President of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the opening session of the meeting. UN Photo/Penangnini Toure

UN Photo / Kim Haughton | Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, addresses the Security Council (October 2019)