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The 2016 campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence kicks off

25 Nov 2016

UN Special Envoy calls on Congolese political stakeholders to demonstrate flexibility and readiness for compromise to facilitate peaceful election process - PR36 - 25.11.2016

Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 25 November 2016 - Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, concluded today a four-day visit to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

25 Nov 2016

Said Djinnit: the time has come to act together to overcome the cycles of violence caused by years of impunity in the Great Lakes region - PR35 - 11.11.2016

11 Nov 2016

Prosecutors and legal experts from Africa’s Great Lakes region lay the foundation for a Regional Judicial Cooperation Network to fight impunity in criminal activities

Nairobi (Kenya), 11 November 2016 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes seek to follow up on existing recommendations made to facilitate the administratio

11 Nov 2016

UN envoy calls for concerted efforts to avoid rolling-back of gains in Africa’s Great Lakes

2 November 2016 – The United Nations envoy for the Great Lakes region today highlighted the challenges posed by armed groups which continue to threaten the region’s stability and called for concerted efforts to avert any reversal of the commendable gains it has achieve

02 Nov 2016

Leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes convene in the Angolan capital to review regional political and security developments, and make headway on peace processes

Luanda, 26 October 2016 - Heads of State and Government of Africa’s Great Lakes met today in Luanda, Angola, under the chairmanship of Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos in his capacity as chairman of the International Conference on

26 Oct 2016

UN Staff Day 2016 Celebration in Nairobi

Nairobi (Kenya), 25 October 2016 - As an expression of his deep appreciation for the tireless work, effort and contribution of all UN staff members around the globe, Secretary-General Ban Ki

25 Oct 2016

United Nations experts and external partners meet in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss ways to respond to development challenges in the Great Lakes region

Kampala (Uganda), 21 October 2016 - The United Nations Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, and the Chair of the Regional United Nations Development Group (R-UNDG) and Director for Africa of UN Development Programme, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, convened a meeting

21 Oct 2016

Heads of State and Government of signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region to meet in Luanda to review political and security developments in the Great Lakes - PR34 - 14.10.2016

Nairobi, 14 October 2016 - The Heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region will hold the seventh high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight

14 Oct 2016

Government officials of the Great Lakes region note progress in the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement, agree to redouble efforts to overcome remaining obstacles

The 14th Technical Support Committee (TSC) meeting for the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region took place in Nairobi, Kenya, on 7 October 2016.

07 Oct 2016

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