ICGLR JOURNALIST AWARD 2025
Thank You!The ICGLR Secretariat sincerely thanks all journalists who submitted their entries for the ICGLR Journalist Award.
Submissions are now under review by the Jury.
News and Events
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
Livingstone, Zambia. 07th January 2026 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) will hold an Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Defence on 10 January 2026...
PRESS STATEMENT ON SUDAN’S PEACE INITIATIVE PRESENTED AT UNPSC
Bujumbura, Burundi. 1st January, 2026. The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) welcomes the peace initiative presented by the Transitional Government of...
Newsletter – December 2025
We are thrilled to announce the release of our December 2025 Newsletter featuring highlights from the 9th ICGLR Summit of Heads of State and Government held on November 15 in Kinshasa. 👉 Read the...
MEDIA ADVISORY
Members of the media are invited to cover the meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in preparation for the Ad hoc Summit under the International Conference on the Great...
Member States
Legend
Chair of the ICGLR
Executive Secretary
Deputy Executive Secretary
"Peace and security, stability and development"
Programs
Peace and Security
The heads of state and government of the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region at the signing of the security pact…
Democracy and good governance
The heads of state and government of the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region at the signing of the security pact…
Economic development and regional integration
The heads of state and government of the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region at the signing of the security pact…
Humanitarian, social, and environmental issues
Cross-cutting issues
The heads of state and government of the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region at the signing of the security pact…
Gender, Women, and Children
The heads of state and government of the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region at the signing of the security pact…
The ICGLR Structure
The Summit held in Nairobi in 2007 established the Regional Follow-up Mechanism to facilitate the implementation of the Pact. These include the Summit of Heads of State and Government, the Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee, the Conference Secretariat, the National Coordination Mechanisms, the Collaborative Mechanism, and other specific structures or forums, as appropriate, to ensure the implementation of the Pact.
Summit of Heads of State
The Troika
Regional Interministerial Committee
Ad hoc Groups
Conference Secretariat
National Coordination Mechanism