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07 Jul 2015 - The leaders of the Great Lakes launch a Private Sector Investment Conference to strengthen economic development and integration
Kinshasa, 7 July 2015 - Under the auspices of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PSCF) agreement which required the Preparation for the...
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23 Jun 2015 - New York, 23 June 2015 - With a population of over 370 million, the Great Lakes region of Africa represents an increasingly educated, youthful, fast growing, and urbanized middle class segment of the continent’s population, providing over US $200 billion purchasing power and a...
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11 Jun 2015 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, and members of the facilitation team that joined and supported the dialogue between the Burundian parties, met today in Bujumbura with members of the diplomatic corps. During this meeting, the...
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15 May 2015 - Sixty women leaders from the Great Lakes region gather in Goma around the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region
Goma, 15 May, 2015 – A three-day meeting of the Women's Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation...
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16 Apr 2015 - Nairobi, 16 April 2015 - Organized crime and the illegal trade in natural resources continues to increasingly fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners.
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16 Jan 2015 - Pretoria, 16 January 2015 – UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Saïd Djinnit concludes a visit in Pretoria today. He held extensive consultations with South African Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Defence, Ms. Noluthando...
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02 Jan 2015 - Nairobi, 02 January 2015 – Today, 2 January 2015, marks the expiration of the six month grace period granted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the full and unconditional surrender and...
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20 Dec 2014 - 20 December 2014 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Mr. Said Djinnit, visited Kinshasa from 19-20 December and met with the President of the Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, H.E Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange.
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29 Nov 2014 - Nairobi, 29 November 2014 – The team of Special Envoys to the Great Lakes region of Africa is outraged and deeply concerned by a spate of civilian massacres that has taken place in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly around the town of Beni, in North...
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25 Nov 2014 - Nairobi, 24 November 2014 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Saïd Djiniit, is deeply concerned by the growing trend of incidents and massacres in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which have claimed the lives of more...
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