La Conference Internationale sur  la Region  des  Grands Lacs (CIRGL) est  une organisation intergouvernementale composee de 12 Etats membres de la region elargie  des Grands Lacs, qui a ete creee en 2006 avec l’aide  de l’Union  africaine (UA), des Nations Unies  (ONU) et de donateurs bilateraux. Les Etats membres de   la  CIRGL  sont   !’Angola,  le  Burundi,  la  Republique  centrafricaine,  la Republique democratique du  Congo,  la  Republique du  Congo,  le  Kenya,  le Rwanda, le Soudan du Sud, le Soudan, la Tanzanie, l’Ouganda et la Zambie.  La CIRGL est pilotee par le Sommet des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement, et assistee par  le  Comite   Interministeriel Regional   (CIMR)  compose des …(CLick here for more details)

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The study, “Refugees from Generation to Generation: Preventing Statelessness by Advancing Durable Solutions in the Great Lakes Region”, focused on Rwandan refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese refugees in Rwanda, and South Sudanese and Congolese refugees in Uganda. It was based on surveys and focus group discussions with refugees, as well as on legal and policy analysis and interviews with government officials where possible.

The study found that most long-term refugees lack any identity document from their country of origin and would face huge challenges in re-establishing nationality if they were ever to return to that country. They identify most closely with the country of asylum, and many – though not all – would like to acquire citizenship there. In practice, however, naturalization is impossible to access, while many refugees struggle even to renew their refugee identity documents. Gaps in nationality laws mean that those born in the country of asylum are at especially high risk of statelessness – above all, if their births were not registered. According to the study, only eight percent of the adult long-term refugees surveyed had a birth certificate. Although birth registration rates have improved significantly for children of refugees born in asylum countries, most notably in Rwanda, only 28 percent of adult refugees born in Uganda, and six percent of adults born in the …(click here for more details)

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• Outcome document of Experts Conference on Eradication of Statelessness And Access to Legal Identity Documentation in the Great lakes Region.

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The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) invites qualified and reputable suppliers, services and goods providers  to submit their proposals for the supply and delivery of the goods and services listed in the table below. The purpose of this request for expression of interest is to select the suppliers of services and goods, registered and fulfilling the relevant qualifications,  to be  considered for contractual purposes to manage the complete  range of the… (click here for more details)

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8^th march 2023

On the occasion of International Women’s  Day 2023, we are happy  to join the world   in   commemorating  and   celebrating   women’s  achievements and contributions to the peace and security efforts in the great lake region. Women are the central caretakers  of families, and everyone  is affected when  they are excluded from decision making processes because they are strong peace makers and change agents. This  year’s  theme  is: Digit   ALL: Innovation and  technology for  gender equality.  This theme is timely and very appropriate in contemporary context when   our  region   is  facing  various   challenges   and …(Click HERE for more details)

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At present, the security situation in eastern DRC remains dire, with armed groups occupying vast areas and seriously threatening the lives and property of the population. Under the current circumstances, the mandate renewal for the UN peacekeeping mission is conducive to regional peace and stability and consistent with the expectations of the DRC government.

The Conference Secretariat of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) also welcomed the resolution that lifts the notification requirements for the import of arms by the DRC government.

Last year , the Chairman of the ICGLR and President of Angola, HE Joao Manuel Gonçalvas Lourenço, has been calling for lifting or adjusting the sanctions measures against some ICGLR member States and the Heads of Security Service known as Regional Coordination Committee of the ICGLR in their last meeting in Khartoum asked to the UN Security Council to adjust and remove in a timely manner the arms embargo against ICGLR member States, such as Sudan, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic, so as to create conditions for those governments to enhance their security capabilities.

The Conference Secretariat is delighted to see that at the critical juncture when the DRC government is combating armed groups and trying to maintain national security, the Security Council responded positively to the demands of the DRC and adopted unanimously the resolution 2667.

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The Mini Summit was attended by His Excellency Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi and current Chair Person of the East African Community (EAC), His Excellency Felix-Antoine Tchisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs of the Republic of Rwanda, representing His Excellency Paul Kagame and His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, Former President of the Republic of Kenya and Facilitator appointed by the EAC for the Implementation of the ….Click here for more details

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The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Condemns the said unacceptable violent acts and calls on the Government of the DRC to take all necessary measures to ensure the security of UN facilities and safety of its staff.

The Secretariat of the International Conference in the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) requests all inhabitants of Goma to refrain from all speech that may incite hatred against MONUSCO or disturb peace and security in the city.

The Conference Secretariat will continue monitoring the situation in Goma closely in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of DRC

Bujumbura, 25^th  July 2022

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To this end, H.E. Amb. Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins, an Angolan Diplomat and former Minister of Finance and of External Trade of the Republic  of  Angola,  has  been  appointed  to  lead  the  Mission.    The Mission, which is scheduled to arrive in Kenya on 22nd July 2022, will also be comprised of officials from the ICGLR Member States, the Conference Secretariat, the Levy Mwanawasa Regional Centre on Democracy and Good Governance (LMRC) as well as the ICGLR Forum of Parliaments.

It is envisaged that in the build up to the elections, the Mission will have a series of meetings with representatives of the Kenyan Executive, Judiciary, Political Parties, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the media, Women and Youth, Civil Society Organizations, among others.

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