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Biannual partners’ meeting with Special Envoy Said Djinnit

Nairobi, 17 December 2018 Biannual Partners’ meeting with Special Envoy Said Djinnit

20 Dec 2018

Experts meet in Kigali, Rwanda, to find ways to end the illicit trade of natural resources in the Great Lakes region

Kigali (Rwanda), 27 November 2018 - The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the regions of Africa that continues to suffer from recurring cycles of violence and insecurity, negatively impacting on the stability of its neighbouring states.

27 Nov 2018

Issues of gender, peace and security in the Great Lakes region at the centre of discussions in Entebbe, Uganda

25 Nov 2018

Key actors in the Great Lakes region meet to discuss new initiatives to quell armed groups in the region Entebbe (Uganda), 20 November 2018 – Representatives from the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great

Key actors in the Great Lakes region meet to discuss new initiatives to quell armed groups in the region

23 Nov 2018

3rd meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network

Third meeting of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network

14 Nov 2018

Outstanding Issues Must Be Resolved Before D.R. Congo Elections, Said Djinnit Tells Security Council [A report from the UN Security Council]

New York, 11 October 2018 - Said Djinnit, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, presented the recent report of the Secretary General on implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region (document S/2018/882) cover

15 Oct 2018

Silencing the guns in Africa by 2020

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 12 October 2018 – Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, attended a high-level workshop on “Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020” organized by the African Union (AU) on 11-12 October 2018 in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

15 Oct 2018

The heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region held their 9th high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism

Kampala (Uganda), 8 October 2018 - The heads of State and Government of the signatory countries of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region held their 9th high-level m

08 Oct 2018

Progress in the repatriation process of ex-combatants in the great lakes region: 27 repatriated in total

In the second week of September 2018, five new elements of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) signed up for voluntary repatriation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where they have been cantoned over the years since the 1994 genocide, to Rwanda, their country

27 Sep 2018

Peace and security in the Great Lakes region: what the experts say

Four experts met in Nairobi on 3 September with the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes to reflect on the evolution of the political and security situation in the Great Lakes region and discuss how the Office of the Special Envoy and other partners can best respond to the existing ten

27 Sep 2018

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