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View of the lobby of the DR Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa.
Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 – While on official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Special Envoy Huang Xia visited the National Institute for Biomedical Research.
Huang Xia with Francois Muamba, DR Congo’s National Coordinator of the Presidential Council for Strategic Intelligence.
Kinshasa, 30 September 2020 - Mr. Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and Mr. François Muamba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo met in Kinshasa on 30 September 2020. Mr.
Special Envoy Huang Xia (L) meets with Guillaume Manjolo, DR Congo’s Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and the Francophony.
Kinshasa, 28 September 2020 – Special Envoy Huang Xia met on 28 September in Kinshasa with Guillaume Manjolo, Congolese Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and the Francophony.
Special Envoy Huang Xia (R) and Alain Tribert Mutabazi, Burundi Minister of National Defense and Veteran Affairs.
Bujumbura, 19 September 2020 – During a short visit to the Burundian capital Bujumbura, Special Envoy Huang Xia met with the country’s minister of National Defe
Special Envoy Huang Xia (L) meets Guillaume Manjolo (C), DRC Minister of International Cooperation, Regional Integration and the Francophony.
Nairobi, 18 September 2020 – The Great Lakes region has made great strides towards achieving peace, security and stability in the past two years.
Special Envoy Huang Xia (3rd from R); Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (3rd from L); Fodé Ndiaye, UN Resident Coordinator for Rwanda (2nd from R); and their respective delegations
Kigali, 18 September 2020 - Huang Xia, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region met in Kigali with Mr. Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Maj. Gen.
A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Kenya.
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
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.
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.
Nairobi, 4 July 2020 –The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Government in support of the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Con
Nairobi, 28 July 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region convened virtual consultations with women entrepreneurs, business leaders, experts and regional stakeholders to explore ways of how women can be agents of change for socio-economic transformatio