As part of the European Union’s support program for the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, Transition International and MONUSCO’s Security Section jointly organised a training course aimed at building the capacity of the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM). The course took place in Goma from 22-23 November 2023. This initiative is specifically aimed […]

The 27th meeting of the ICGLR Regional Committee on the Fight Against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources, scheduled from November 27th to 29th, 2023 in Kampala, Republic of Uganda, marks a significant milestone in enhancing regional resource governance and combating illicit mineral resource exploitation. The meeting’s principal organizers include the Conference Secretariat, the ICGLR […]

The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, an annual campaign, serves as a critical platform for raising awareness and action. This year, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region is intensifying its efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence, notably within the mining sector, in partnership with diverse organizations and […]

In a fruitful seminar, delegates from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Member States convened for a pivotal workshop on monitoring the Regional Action Plan, implementing the Women Peace and Security agenda, and quick starting the ICGLR Peace and Security Gender Barometer. The event, which unfolded from November 13th to 15th, 2023, […]

Kinshasa, DR Congo, 15 September 2023 – The Regional Forum on the implementation of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Strategy for Artisanal and Small-Scale mining (ASM) Gold was held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 12-15 September 2023. The meeting brought together representatives from … (read more)

Regional Forum on the Implementation of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Gold Strategy. The ICGLR Secretariat and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are organizing a regional forum on the implementation of the ICGLR ASM Gold Strategy under the theme, “A Regional Mineral […]

A workshop to launch the Project “PROMOTING THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND YOUTH IN THE MINING SECTOR IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION” was held from June 7th to 9th in Kampala, Uganda, at the Speke Resort Munyonyo Hotel. The workshop was organized by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region […]

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Ambassador João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and Ambassador Gilberto Da Piedade Verissimo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Bujumbura, where the ICGLR secretariat Headquarters are located. […]

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