UN GREAT LAKES ENVOY KICKS OFF REGIONAL VISIT WITH MEETINGS IN DR CONGO

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UN GREAT LAKES ENVOY KICKS OFF REGIONAL VISIT WITH MEETINGS IN DR
CONGONew York, Apr 29 2013 5:00PMMary Robinson, the
Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of
Africa, began her week-long visit to the region today by meeting with
the senior leadership of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
and of the United Nations mission there.

This is the first visit for Mrs. Robinson in her new capacity, and it
follows the signing in February of the "Peace, Security and
Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the
region," which seeks to end the recurring cycle of conflicts and
crisis in the eastern DRC and to build peace and development.

In the DRC capital of Kinshasa today, the Special Envoy met with
President Joseph Kabila, Prime Minister Augustin Matata, and Foreign
Affairs Minister Raymond Tshibanda.

She commended the Government's role in forging the agreement and its
expressed commitment to its implementation, according to a statement
issued to the press. She said she was looking forward to working with
Mr. Kabila and all signatories of the 11-nation agreement to translate
the framework into concrete plans and actions for peace.

Mrs. Robinson said the agreement offered renewed hope and a new
opportunity to resolve the conflict and its causes, and to bring a
peace dividend to the countries and peoples of the Great Lakes.

"That is why I call it a framework of hope, and I hope it will be
implemented in that spirit of progress moving forward for the peoples
of the region," she told reporters.

She also met with the leadership of the UN peacekeeping mission, known
by its French acronym MONUSCO, the UN Country Team and members of the
diplomatic corps, as well as with civil society groups, including
women's organizations and religious groups.

Tomorrow she visits the eastern city of Goma, her last stop in the DRC
before continuing on to Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, South Africa, and the
African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mrs. Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights, was appointed in March. The current
visit is intended to initiate discussions with leaders and officials
from the region on how to translate the framework agreement into
tangible actions and cooperation to end the recurrent cycles of
violence plaguing eastern DRC.

In a related development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has
<"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2013/sga1402.doc.htm">appointed
Modibo Touré of Mali as Special Adviser to Mrs. Robinson. Since
January of this year, Mr. Touré has been serving as the UN Resident
Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative ad
interim of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), in Nairobi, Kenya.Apr
29 2013 5:00PM
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