The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an inter-governmental organization composed of 12 Member States (MSs) from the Great Lakes Region, which was set up in 2006 with the assistance of the African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and bilateral donors. ICGLR Member States include Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
The ICGLR is headed by the Summit of the Heads of State and Government, and assisted by the Regional Interministerial Committee (RIMIC) composed of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the 12 Members States. The ICGLR Secretariat headquarters is based in Bujumbura (Burundi) with Regional Centres in Kampala (Uganda), Lusaka (Zambia) and Goma (DRC).
The ICGLR aims to implement the Pact on Security, Stability and Development which sets an ambitious agenda "to transform the region into a space of sustainable peace and security and development. Key Programs of ICGLR include: (i) Peace and Security; (ii) Democracy and Good Governance; (iii) Economic Development and Regional Integration; (iv) Gender, Women and Children; (v) Humanitarian and social issues and (vi) cross-cutting issues.
Regional Training Facility (RTF)
The Regional Training Facility (RTF) in Kampala was established in 2014 to implement the 2011 Declaration of Heads of State " to prevent, end impunity and provide support to the victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in compliancy with the Protocol on Prevention and Suppression of Sexual and Gender Based Violence".
The Regional Training Facility (RTF) seeks to recruit a Training Specialist based in Kampala, Uganda.
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