The UN SG, Ban Ki-moon, travels to the Great Lakes Region with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

21 mai 2013

The UN SG, Ban Ki-moon, travels to the Great Lakes Region with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

After concluding his visit to Mozambique on 22 May, the Secretary-General will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which will be the first leg of a three day joint visit with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim to the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

The aim of the joint visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, is to support the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, following the signing of the Framework in Addis Ababa on 24 February, by these three countries and eight others. The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Mary Robinson, will be part of this joint visit.

During their stay in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, the Secretary-General and World Bank Group President will meet with Congolese Government officials, including President Joseph Kabila and Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo.

They will then travel to Kigali, Rwanda, where they will meet with Rwandan Government officials, including President Paul Kagame.

On Friday 24 May, the Secretary-General and World Bank Group President will travel to Entebbe, Uganda, where they will meet with Ugandan Government officials, including President Yoweri Museveni.

The joint visit to the Great Lakes Region of Africa will conclude on 24 May.
Subsequently, the Secretary-General will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will participate in an African Union Summit to mark the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). He will also hold meetings on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.

The Secretary-General will depart Addis Ababa to New York on 26 May.

New York, 20 May 2013