Press Releases – REGIONAL TRAINING FACILITY (RTF)

ICGLR- RTF Statement on the Commemoration of the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against GenderBased Violence Theme: “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls!”

As we join the global community to commemorate the 2025 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLRRTF) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholding the rights, dignity, protection, and wellbeing of all women and girls across the Great Lakes Region and beyond. This year’s theme, “UNiTE to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls!“, highlights a growing global concern. Digital violence-including online harassment, cyberstalking, harmful misinformation, non-consensual [...]

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ICGLr-RTF Training on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Peace Building (PB) Burundi 2025

ICGLr-RTF Training on Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Peace Building (PB) from 17th to 20th March 2025 at Garden Hotel in Bujumbura, Burundi. @IcglrR training on the integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Peace building kicked off today in Bujumbura and will run until February 20. The opening session was graced by the ICGLR Deputy Executive Secretary @YasirIbrahimAM2 and the ICGLR National Coordinator for Burundi. “We commend the organization of this important workshop, knowing that [...]

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Central African Republic Training on MHPSS and Peace Building -Photos

Central African Republic Training on MHPSS and Peace Building 1st to 4th April 2024 at Kitika Hotel, Bangui.

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ICGLR-RTF Statement on the Adoption of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) heartily congratulates the African Union on the adoption of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls which was adopted during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 15 to 16 February 2025. Adoption of this Convention marks a pivotal milestone and turning point in our collective efforts [...]

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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 25/11/2024 – 10/12/2024

In solidarity with ICGLR Member States, Partners in the region and worldwide, the ICGLR Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) on the Prevention and Suppression of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence joins the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence to demand accountability, invest in prevention, and build a future free from violence against women and girls. This is line with the ICGLR-RTF mandate, which is to train and sensitize professionals, including judicial officers, police officers, social workers, doctors and other [...]

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ICGLR-RTF Report on The Symposium for Affiliated Trainers and Experts on Interventions taken to “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress” taking into account Prevention and Response to Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024 held on March 12, 2024

Participants/Venue: Attended by 52 Affiliated Trainers and Experts (38 participated virtually and 15-physically attended the Symposium at the ICGLR-RTF offices located in Kampala, Uganda. Program: The Program commenced at 11:00 am and ended at 2:30pm. It included: Welcome Remarks by the ICGLR-RTF Regional Director – Hon. Dr. Janvière Ndirahisha; Opening Remarks by the National Coordinator – Uganda represented by Amb. Phillip Rukikaire; Key Note Address by the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development represented by Ms. Doreen Bakeiha; Presentations from ICGLR Member States; Plenary [...]

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International Women’s Day, 2024 – ‘Invest in Women – Accelerate Progress’ taking into account prevention and response to Sexual and Gender Based Violence

The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) takes this opportunity to wish all women in the Great Lakes Region and the World in general a Happy International Women’s Day. Why invest in women and girls? Investigating in women and girls has capacity to accelerate progress, prevents Sexual and Gender Based Violence and increases the capacity of response mechanisms to effectively rehabilitate victims/survivours of SGBV via provision of the requisite medical, psychosocial, legal and socio-economic [...]

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The Regional Training Facility on Prevention and Suppression of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Great Lakes Region and Huffine Global Solutions sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Partnership Cooperation

Washington DC – March 5th, 2024 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region-Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) on Prevention and Suppression of Sexual and Gender based violence in the Great Lakes Region, and Huffine Global Solutions (HGS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Partnership Cooperation. Whereby both parties agree to work jointly to fulfill ICGLR-RTF’s mandate to train and sensitize judicial officers, police units, social workers, medical officers and other categories of persons who handle cases of [...]

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COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY 23 STATEMENT BY THE HON. DR. JANVIERE NDIRAHISHA REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ICGLR-RTF

Observed annually on March 8, International Women’s Day serves as a focal point for the women’s rights movement and raises awareness of topics including gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. The day is celebrated by both state and non-state actors based on an annual theme derived from a pertinent trend or issue influencing the livelihood of women and girls based on the aforementioned parameters. According to UNWOMEN, the theme for the 2023 women’s day is “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for gender [...]

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UNITAR SIGNS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GREAT LAKES REGION – REGIONAL TRAINING FACILITY

On 19 August 2021, Geneva, Switzerland (Virtual) – UNITAR’s Division for Peace is excited to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  with  the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) with the goal of contributing to international, regional, and local efforts aimed at preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region. UNITAR and the ICGLR-RTF have a strong working relationship, and the signing of this MoU represents the formalisation of the partnership and a recommitment towards comprehensive joint programming. Since its inception in 2014, the ICGLR-RTF has trained over 1500 professionals that manage cases of [...]

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