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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A new study by the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, highlights risks of statelessness for refugees who have spent more than 20 years outside their country of origin, and especially for...
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an intergovernmental organization composed of 12 Member States of the Greater Great Lakes Region, which was established in 2006 with the assistance of the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and...
BACKGROUND The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an inter- governmental organization composed of 12 Member States (MSs) from the Great Lakes Region, which was set up in 2006 with the assistance of the African Union...
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...