1. BACKGROUND
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an intergovernmental organization established under the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, signed by Member States in 2006. The ICGLR provides a regional framework for conflict prevention, management and resolution, while promoting peace, security, stability, sustainable development and peaceful coexistence among its Member States. The Secretariat, based in Bujumbura, Burundi, implements the decisions of the Summit of Heads of State and Government and the Council of Ministers.
Within the ICGLR Secretariat, the Peace and Security function supports the implementation of the ICGLR mandate and the decisions of its policy organs by facilitating regional cooperation on conflict prevention, management and resolution. This includes supporting early warning and early response, preventive diplomacy, mediation and negotiation, strengthening regional peace and security mechanisms, facilitating information-sharing and joint analysis, and coordinating the implementation of relevant ICGLR protocols, decisions and programmes. In carrying out these functions, the Peace and Security Directorate works closely with the ICGLR peace and security mechanisms and structures, including the Extended Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM), the Joint Intelligence Fusion Centre (JIFC) in Goma, the ICGLR Pool of Mediators, the Specialised Committee of Defence Experts, the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Forces/ Staff (CDF/S), the Committee of Ministers of Defence, the Regional Coordination Committee (RCC) of Chiefs of Intelligence and Security Services and other relevant technical and political mechanisms established under the Pact and its Protocols. The Directorate also supports Member States and ICGLR policy organs in addressing emerging and protracted conflicts and …(Click here for more details)
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