Nairobi, 15 August 2016 – United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Said Djinnit, condemns the massacre of at least 36 people, including women, in the area of Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Delegation of Great Lakes region ministers of Defense and representatives, as well as UN, AU, ICGLR and SADC officials arriving at the meeting venue in Nairobi, Kenya, 20 July 2016 (Ph. Penangnini Toure)
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Members of the Women’s Platform, Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 11 July 2016 (Photo: Alain Kyalemaninwa Wandimoyi)
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Workshop participants meeting in the Kenyan capital
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Special Envoy Said Djinnit (Left) and German Amb. to Kenya Jutta Frasch (Center)