As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) stands in solidarity with the millions of refugees across the Great Lakes region and the world. We honour their resilience, dignity,...
Bujumbura, 22 July 2026 – Today the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Dr Mubita Luwabelwa, participated in the United Nations Security Council High-Level Open Debate on "Natural Resource Governance as a Foundation...
The Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Dr Mubita Luwabelwa, has called for stronger regional and international action to transform the Great Lakes Region's vast mineral wealth into a catalyst for peace, security and...
Bujumbura, 13 July 2026 – Today, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Dr Mubita Luwabelwa, served as a principal briefer at an informal United Nations Security Council Arria-formula meeting held at the United...
The ICGLR Secretariat is inviting applications for two senior positions: 🔹 Director of Administration & Finance🔹 Coordinator, Technical Unit on Natural Resources Member States are encouraged to submit qualified candidates (maximum two per country, including at...
7th May 2026, Bujumbura – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) expresses its deep concern and strongly condemns the drone attacks that targeted strategic civilian infrastructure on May 4, 2026, including Khartoum International Airport, in the...
Photo credit: IMPACT/Glody Tebende The updated Regional Guidelines for the Formalization of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector builds on the original version developed by the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in 2022. Our special...
Bujumbura, Burundi, April 18, 2026 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) commends the significant strides made in the Doha Peace Process between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March...
Bujumbura, Burundi – 08th April 2026 – The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) hosted today H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, former President of Botswana and one of the five members of the Panel of Facilitators supporting the African...
From 28 March to 1 April 2026, the ICGLR Secretariat, in collaboration with partners, conducted a joint mission to Uganda aimed at assessing progress in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda under Regional Action Plan II (RAP II) and...