Central Africa: UN Envoy Calls for Concerted Efforts to Avoid Rolling-Back of Gains in Africa's Great Lakes

2 November 2016

The United Nations envoy for the Great Lakes region today highlighted the challenges posed by armed groups which continue to threaten the region's stability and called for concerted efforts to avert any reversal of the commendable gains it has achieved thus far.

Briefing the Security Council on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - also known as the Framework Agreement - the UN Special Envoy for Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit further highlighted efforts to address these challenges, including through joint operations by the DRC's armed forces and the UN stabilization mission in the country (MONUSCO).

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