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Special Envoy Huang Xia addresses the media following his meeting with Claude Ibalanky (l), head of the National Oversight Mechanism of the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement.

UN Envoy for Great Lakes region Huang Xia takes office following his appointment in January this year

Special Envoy Said Djinnit (L) with Manuel Augusto, Angolan Minister of External Relations, Luanda, Angola,12 March 2019

Participants at the experts meeting on refugees in the Great Lakes region (Photo: UN/Penangnini Toure)

Participants at the 23rd Technical Support Committee. From L to R: Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; and Basile Ikouebe, AU Special Representative for the Great Lakes region.

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Statement by the Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General: The UN Secretary-General grateful to Special Envoy Said Djinnit

I’ve been asked about theappointment of the new envoy for the Great Lakes region — you may recall that on 22 January, the Secretary-General announced the appointment of Ambassador Huang Xia of

26 Jan 2019

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