The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an inter­ governmental organization composed of 12 Member States  (MSs) from the Greater GLR, which  was set up in 2006 with  the assistance of the African  Union  (AU), United Nations (UN) and  bilateral donors. ICGLR Member States include Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo,  Republic of Congo,  Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

The ICGLR is headed by the Summit of the Heads of State and Government, and assisted by the Regional  Interministerial Committee (RIMIC) composed of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 12 Members States·

The ICGLR aims to implement the Pact on Security, Stability and Development (PACT) which sets an ambitious agenda ”to transform the region into a space  of …(Click here for more details)