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Eric Joyce MP, Chair
WELCOME to the website of The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Great Lakes Region of Africa. This is a political website, but not party political: we are all passionate about the development of a region so vital to the future of Africa. The point of politics isn’t to get elected for its own sake – it’s to drive and influence change for the better. Most people agree that the government is doing a pretty good job on development, but people across the spectrum feel equally strongly about the desperate need for progress in the Great Lakes region. There’s a lot all of us can do to keep pressing for more resources and more development assistance - something that starts with raising awareness of the region as widely as possible in the UK. We try to do that by producing our own reports on the region, by convening working groups like the one below on corporate responsibility, by flagging up latest developments and reports, by lobbying ministers to help effect change.
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House of Lords debate conflict in Eastern Congo |
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Written by Chris Levick
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Friday, 05 February 2010 15:27 |
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On 3 February 2010, APPG member Lord Chidgey led a Question for Short debate in the House of Lords on conflict in eastern Democractic Republic of Congo. Lord Chidgey opened his remarks noting that "30 June will mark the 50th anniversary of Congolese independence...now is surely the time for the Congolese Government, with the support of regional Governments and the international community, to take the necessary steps to bring the conflict to an end once and for all." Other members participating in the debate were Lord Alton, Lord Skeikh, Baroness Cox, Lord Avebury and Baroness Rawlings. The responding minister, Lord Brett, noted some 47 questions during the debate which I would raise with Foreign Office minister, Baroness Kinnock, ahead of her upcoming visit to DRC. He will write to participants to answer all the questions raised. A full transcript of the debate is below. |
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Meeting with Mathilde Muhido |
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Written by APPG Administrator
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Monday, 07 December 2009 12:35 |
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The APPG met with Congoloese Human Rights Defender, Mathilde Muhido, to discuss sexual and gender-based violence. Mathilde was in the UK to receive the Human Rights Watch prize for extraordinary activism which was presented at a dinner in London's Natural History Museum. The award is in recognition of her work on sexual and gender-based violence in eastern DRC. Sexual violence remains endemic in eastern Congo and is accompanied by wide spread impunity. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 December 2009 13:45 |
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Parliamentary Mission to Burundi |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 12:52 |
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Between 8-14 March 2009, the APPG and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office undertook a joint parliamentary strenghtening mission to Burundi. The mission aimed to strenghten relations between the two parliaments and build capacity and understanding on both sides. In addition, the mission focused on key issues in Burundi at the time including political tensions, forthcoming elections and violence against women. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 December 2009 13:02 |
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Meeting with Dr. Francis Deng |
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Written by Chris Levick
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Monday, 07 December 2009 12:19 |
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On 16 November 2009, the APPG hosted a joint event with the APPGs on Genocide Prevention and the United Nations, and in association with the Aegis Trust and United Nations Association UK, with Dr. Francis Deng, UN Special Advisor on Genocide Prevention. |
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Advocacy for the Community: Getting your vioce heard
The OECD Guidelines and the DRC cases (1571)
