📍New York | #UNGA81 The #ICGLR is participating in the 3rd Africa Minerals Strategy Group High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa. In his intervention, the ICGLR Executive Secretary underscored that Africa’s mineral wealth must translate into peace and shared prosperity, stressing the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining, responsible and traceable supply chains, and stronger partnerships to ensure artisanal miners are not left behind. 📖“What we ask of @AMSGDialogues, is partnership in financing formalization, in sharing technology for traceability, and in ensuring artisanal miners are not left behind”, said Dr @mubitaluwa.

The #ICGLR Secretariat joins partners and key voices at the High-Level Side Event on the margins of #UNGA81 to advance the #WomenPeaceSecurity Agenda in the Great Lakes Region. As the Region continues to confront complex peace and security challenges, today’s dialogue is an opportunity to amplify women’s voices, connect community peace efforts with regional processes, and strengthen collective action towards lasting peace and security.

At #UNGA81 in New York, the ICGLR Conference Secretariat is highlighting how the #WPS Agenda can be translated into concrete peace and security mechanisms. Through #EJVM+, women’s experiences and community realities can help strengthen how ceasefire implementation is understood on the ground. #WomenPeaceSecurity #EJVM #EJVMPlus

🤝Financial Experts from the 12 #ICGLR Member States are meeting in Bujumbura from 21–22 September 2026 to strengthen the financial governance, accountability and sustainability of the ICGLR. 🎯The Experts are expected to formulate recommendations to strengthen financial oversight and the sustainable financing of the ICGLR, which will be submitted for consideration by the Regional Interministerial Committee and the Summit.

Happening Now | New York 🇺🇳 On the margins of #UNGA81, the ICGLR is participating in the High-Level Event “Together for Peace”, focused on advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in peace efforts across the Great Lakes Region. The discussions spotlight women’s leadership, inclusive peace processes and stronger regional cooperation as essential to sustainable peace. #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity #UNGA81 #TogetherForPeace

📢 PRESS RELEASE | The #ICGLR welcomes the successful completion of two #EJVMPlus field verification missions in Minembwe and Masisi, eastern #DRC. The missions mark an important step in operationalising the Ceasefire Monitoring and Verification Mechanism and advancing efforts to build trust and support a lasting ceasefire. 🔗 Read the full press release: icglr.org/wp-content/uploads…

📢 COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE La #CIRGL salue la réussite de deux missions de vérification du #MCVEPlus à Minembwe et Masisi, dans l’est de la #RDC. Ces missions constituent une étape importante dans l’opérationnalisation du Mécanisme de surveillance et de vérification du cessez-le-feu et dans les efforts visant à renforcer la confiance et à soutenir un cessez-le-feu durable. 🔗 Lire le communiqué : icglr.org/wp-content/uploads…

📢 ANÚNCIO DE VAGA – REPUBLICAÇÃO A CIRGL está a recrutar um(a) Coordenador(a) da Unidade Técnica sobre Recursos Naturais, com posto em Bujumbura, Burundi. 🌍 Para efeitos de equilíbrio regional no recrutamento, apenas cidadãos dos seguintes Estados-Membros são elegíveis: Angola, República Centro-Africana, Congo, República Democrática do Congo, Quénia, Ruanda, Sudão do Sul, Sudão e Uganda. 📩 Os candidatos que preencham os requisitos devem apresentar as suas candidaturas através dos respetivos Ministérios dos Negócios Estrangeiros/Relações Internacionais/Integração Regional. 📅 Prazo: 14 de outubro de 2026 👩🏾 As candidaturas de mulheres são fortemente encorajadas. 🔗 Mais informações: icglr.org/wp-content/uploads…

La CIRGL recrute un(e) Coordonnateur(trice) de l’Unité Technique sur les Ressources Naturelles, basé(e) à Bujumbura, Burundi. 🌍 Aux fins d’équilibre régional dans le recrutement, seuls les ressortissants des pays suivants sont éligibles : Angola, République centrafricaine, Congo, RDC, Kenya, Rwanda, Soudan du Sud, Soudan et Ouganda. 📩 Les candidats qualifiés sont invités à soumettre leur candidature à leur Ministère respectif des Affaires étrangères/Relations internationales/Intégration régionale. 📅 Date limite : 14 octobre 2026 👩🏾 Les candidatures féminines sont vivement encouragées. 🔗 Détails : icglr.org/wp-content/uploads…

📢 VACANCY REANNOUNCEMENT The ICGLR is recruiting a Coordinator of the Technical Unit on Natural Resources, based in Bujumbura, Burundi. 🌍 For purposes of regional balance in recruitment, only citizens of the following ICGLR Member States are eligible to apply: Angola, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. 📩 Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications through their respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs/International Relations/Regional Integration. 📅 Deadline: 14 October 2026 👩🏾 Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. 🔗 Full details: icglr.org/wp-content/uploads…

The #WPSAgenda is central to building sustainable peace in the #GreatLakesRegion. At #UNGA81, ICGLR joins partners in advancing the conversation on how to strengthen women’s meaningful participation in peace processes and translate commitments into concrete action across the region. #WPSAfrica

🌍 ICGLR Member States strengthen coordination at the United Nations. Meeting in New York, Permanent Representatives exchanged on regional peace and security challenges and reaffirmed a key message: 🎯African problems require African solutions. The discussions highlighted the need to strengthen existing regional mechanisms and collective action in support of peace and stability in the Great Lakes Region. 🔗 Read more: icglr.org/icglr-strengthens-… #ICGLR #GreatLakesRegion #UNGA81

The Third AMSG High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa will bring together senior African political leaders, regional institutions, investors, development finance institutions, industry leaders and strategic partners to advance a more coordinated approach to the continent's critical-minerals future. Among the distinguished regional voices contributing to this strategic conversation is: Dr. Mubita Luwabelwa Executive Secretary International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (@_ICGLR_ ) Appointed Executive Secretary of the ICGLR in November 2025, Dr. Luwabelwa brings more than 25 years of experience in national, regional and international engagements. His leadership comes at a particularly important moment for the Great Lakes Region, where responsible management of natural resources is increasingly being recognised as both a security imperative and a pathway to sustainable development, regional integration and economic transformation. As Dr. Luwabelwa has emphasised, the region's critical minerals should not be remembered as drivers of conflict, but as engines of industrialisation, regional integration and shared prosperity. This perspective speaks directly to the broader African minerals agenda. Under the theme: FROM RESOURCES TO WEALTH, the Third AMSG High-Level Roundtable will advance dialogue around four strategic priorities: Mineral Value Addition Data Sovereignty Innovative Financing Critical Minerals Security The participation of regional institutions such as the ICGLR reinforces the importance of cross-border cooperation, responsible mineral supply chains, transparency and regional value creation in shaping Africa's critical-minerals future.

📡LIVE from Nairobi: Opening of the Intergovernmental Experts’ Meeting on REST-GLR! The gathering convened by @UNDPResilience @_ICGLR_ @Jumuiya @COMESHQ @UN_greatlakes brings intergovernmental experts to validate a single regional transformation framework linking trade, governance, & peace. #RESTGLR

Senior experts from 9 Great Lakes countries gather in Nairobi (10–11 Sept) to validate the REST-GLR Programme Document! This initiative targets border economic transformation. #RESTGLR #GreatLakesRegion 🔗Read full press release: icglr.org/wp-content/uploads… @UNDPResilience @UNDPAfrica @Jumuiya @COMESHQ @UN_greatlakes @UNDP @AUC

The ICGLR Executive Secretary, accompanied by the Deputy Executive Secretary, led a delegation on a courtesy call to H.E. the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan, H.E Mohi Aldeen Salem. The engagement reaffirmed the ICGLR’s commitment to strengthening dialogue, cooperation and collective efforts towards peace, security and stability in the Great Lakes Region. It also exemplified the critical role that Member States like Sudan play in actualizing the mandate of the organisation. #ICGLR #Sudan #PeaceAndSecurity #GreatLakesRegion

📡 LIVE | Zambia General Election 2026 Follow the live delivery of the Preliminary Statements by international and regional Election Observation Missions, including the ICGLR, SADC, African Union–COMESA, and ECF. The statements present the missions’ preliminary findings and observations on Zambia’s electoral process. 🔴 Watch live: facebook.com/share/v/1DNqmyQ… @ICGLR_LMRC @FPCIRGL #ZambiaElections2026 #ElectionObservation #ICGLR #SADC #AfricanUnion #COMESA

#IndependenceDay2026 À l’occasion de la célébration de la fête de l’Indépendance de la République du Congo en 2026, le Secrétariat de la CIRGL adresse ses chaleureuses félicitations à Son Excellence Monsieur le Président de la République, au Gouvernement ainsi qu’au peuple congolais. Cet important anniversaire est une occasion de renouveler l’engagement en faveur d’une croissance durable, d’une bonne gouvernance et de la solidarité régionale. Puissent les efforts nationaux continus contribuer à consolider la stabilité et à élargir les perspectives pour les générations futures. @PR_Congo @SassouNGuesso_ @DiploBrazza

ICGLR Observes Zambia’s 2026 Elections 🇿🇲 On Election Day, the ICGLR Election Observation Mission is on the ground observing voting at polling stations, including Takanado Primary School and Lusaka Golf Club. Our observers are also deployed across Lusaka, Central and Southern Provinces, monitoring the voting process and engaging with stakeholders. The Mission continues to observe the elections independently, impartially and objectively, in accordance with Zambia’s electoral framework. @FPCIRGL @ICGLR_LMRC #ZambiaVotes2026 #ICGLR