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UN Envoy Said Djinnit meets with EU partners on the political and socio-economic situation in the Great Lakes region

Nairobi, 9 October 2017 – Stability and security are coming slowly to the Great Lakes region, albeit with some major challenges still to overcome.

09 Oct 2017

Under the UN initiative, leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes region undertake a field visit to assess progress in the neutralization of negative forces in eastern DRC

Nairobi, 11 September 2017 – Under the leadership of the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, representatives of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework agreement, namely from the African Union (AU), the International Confer

11 Sep 2017

The United Nations Office in Nairobi calls for calm and restraint in the country’s elections

Nairobi (Kenya), 11 August 2017 – Kenyans went to the polls on 7 August to elect their president in the country’s general elections.

12 Aug 2017

Special Envoy Said Djinnit meets with President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo on matters of security in the Great Lakes region

Brazzaville (Rep. of Congo), 2 August 2017 – Said Djinnit, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region met with President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, for discussions on security matters in the region.

03 Aug 2017

UN, regional and civil society organizations strengthen their partnership in early warning and conflict prevention in Central African states

Libreville (Gabon), 1 August 2017 - Representatives of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the Secretariat of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met on 31 July and 1 August 2017 at a workshop in Libreville, Gabon, aiming to enhance the participa

02 Aug 2017

Special Envoy Said Djinnit meets with Resident Coordinators for greater coordination of UN efforts around peace and security in the Great Lakes region.

Nairobi, 13 July 2017 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, convened a coordination meeting with UN Resident Coordinators from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, and with regional heads of UN agencies

14 Jul 2017

Experts and stakeholders conclude consultations on Natural Resources Governance in Africa's Great Lakes region - JPR20 - 06.07.2017

Nairobi (Kenya), 6 July 2017 - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes (O/SESG-GL) convened on 5 and 6 July in Nairobi, Kenya, a “Regional Experts

07 Jul 2017

Regional experts consult on ways to curtail illegal trade of natural resources in Africa’s Great Lakes region

Nairobi, 5 July 2017 – Experts from Africa’s Great Lakes region arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for consultations on how to tackle illegal trade of natural resources in the region.

05 Jul 2017

Illegal armed groups pose 'persistent threat' to Africa's Great Lakes region – UN envoy

12 April 2017 – The United Nations envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region encouraged today the countries of the region, and the UN Security Council, to help strengthen the fight against illegal armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its neighbours, particularly as elements

13 Apr 2017

Africa’s Great Lakes youths meet in Goma, eastern DRC, to promote peace in the region

Goma (eastern DRC), 10 April 2017 – The 10th Multifunctional Youth Forum of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) took place on the shores of Lake Kivu in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 6-10 April 2017.

11 Apr 2017

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