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To provide parliamentary support for implementing the ICGLR Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, fostering regional cooperation through democratic governance and legislative harmonization.
Our focus spans peace-building, security enhancement, democratic governance, institutional capacity building, and sustainable development initiatives across the Great Lakes Region.
Parliamentary diplomacy, legislative harmonization, regional agreement oversight, capacity building programs, democratic governance promotion, and cross-border collaboration facilitation.
The structure includes the Plenary Assembly (supreme decision-making body), Executive Committee (strategic oversight), specialized thematic committees, and the General Secretariat (operational management).
The FP-ICGLR comprises 12 member states: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
The Plenary Assembly holds ordinary sessions annually, with extraordinary sessions convened as needed to address urgent regional parliamentary matters and strategic decisions.
The Executive Committee provides strategic oversight, implements decisions from the Plenary Assembly, coordinates between sessions, and ensures effective governance of the Forum's operations.
Parliamentarians participate through their national delegations, committee memberships, working groups, capacity building programs, and regional parliamentary exchanges facilitated by the Forum.
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