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Nairobi (KENYA), 15 May 2019 - Fighting impunity and promoting human rights and justice is at the core of the commitments that leaders of the Great Lakes region included in the International Conference on the Great Lakes…
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.
Kinshasa (DRC), 16 April 2019 - The United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 14-17 April and met with the highest authorities of the country. He…
Brazzaville (Rep. of Congo), 5 April 2019 – Judicial experts under the umbrella of the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network met in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, on 4-5 April 2019. This was the fourth meeting of the…
UN Envoy for Great Lakes region Huang Xia takes office following his appointment in January this year
Nairobi, 2 April 2019 – The newly-appointed United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, took office on 1 March 2019. The UN Secretary-General appointed Mr. Xia of the People’s Republic of China on 22…
New York, 26 March 2019 – Said Djinnit, the outgoing United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region on 26 March made his last presentation to the Security Council on the situation in the Great Lakes region. “Since…
Special Envoy Said Djinnit (L) with Manuel Augusto, Angolan Minister of External Relations, Luanda, Angola,12 March 2019
Luanda (Angola), 12 March 2019 – Just days before the end of his term, Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy, has been touring the Great Lakes to attend meetings and to have one-on-one discussions with the leaders of the…
Participants at the experts meeting on refugees in the Great Lakes region (Photo: UN/Penangnini Toure)
Kampala (Uganda), 6 March 2019 - Government experts from the Great Lakes region concluded today a meeting in Kampala, Uganda, to review and agree on concrete recommendations for comprehensive and durable solutions on the…
Women of the Great Lakes region meet in Nairobi, advocate for more vigorous measures to make their participation in political and dialogue processes a reality Nairobi (Kenya), 13 February 2019 - The Women’s Platform for the…
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.
Experts of the Great Lakes region meet in Nairobi to discuss security and political issues pertaining to the region Nairobi (Kenya), 25 January 2019 - The Technical Support Committee of the Peace, Security and Cooperation…
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I’ve been asked about the appointment 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 the People's Republic of China…
Mr. Huang Xia of the People’s Republic of China - Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Huang Xia of the People’s Republic of China as…
Nairobi, 17 December 2018 Biannual Partners’ meeting with Special Envoy Said Djinnit The biannual Partners’ meeting was opened by Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes…