In accordance with the standards of the Regional Certification Mechanism (RCM) and the Rules and Regulations of the ICGLR Audit Committee, the 25th meeting of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Audit Committee was held from 30th October 2024 to 1st November 2024 at Pyramid continental Hotel in Juba, Republic of South Sudan.
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat for the Great Lakes (ReDSS GL) and the United High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with funding from the European Union (EU), co-organized the peer learning event on comprehensive Durable Solutions for Refugees in the Great Lakes region from 31st January to 1st February 2023 hosted by …
La Table ronde régionale conjointe (TRRC) sur l’éducation à la paix et la médiation interne pour la région des Grands Lacs s’est tenue du 14 au 15 juin 2022 à Bujumbura, au Burundi. Elle a été organisée par la Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (CIRGL), en collaboration avec le gouvernement de la République du Burundi et plusieurs partenaires. Elle a été financée par la Coopération Allemande et l’Union Européenne. La TRRC a été le point culminant d’une série de tables rondes nationales sur le projet d’éducation à la paix organisées dans les quatre pays pilotes, notamment la République du …
The Joint Regional Round Table (JRRT) on peace education for the Great Lakes Region was held from 14th – 15th June 2022 in Bujumbura, Burundi. It was organized by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Burundi and several partners. It was financed by the German Cooperation and the European Union. The JRRT was a culmination of a series of National Round Tables on the Peace Education project organized in the four pilot countries notably the Republic of …
This study deals with the challenges posed by mineral flows that may lack all of the requisite export and sourcing documentation, or that may before or during the process of mining and export financially benefit rebel groups, militias, or military groups in some way. This is, quite evidently, a controversial topic. However, the intent of this paper is not name names, assess responsibility or lay blame. There other highly competent researchers and institutions pursuing those important tasks. Freed of that responsibility, this research has the more felicitous task of simply seeking solutions. The study is thus intended solely for research and policy purposes. It is a forward-looking report, aimed at providing solutions for the set of problems afflicting un-tracked mineral flows within and from the Great Lakes region. It is not a legal document, nor could it or should it form the basis of any legal claims concerning mineral flows in the African Great Lakes region. In light of this, some reviewers have suggested that the names of the various nations of the region should be replaced with labels (i.e. A, B, C) in order to eliminate even the slightest possibility of impugning the reputation of any of the countries
