1. Regional Programme of Action for Peace and Security

Programme:

Regional Programme of Action for Peace and Security

Projects:

1.1 Sub-Programme of Action for Joint Security Management of Common Borders ...

1.1

Joint Security Management of Common Borders (General Project Concept)

1.1.1

Disarmament and Repatriation of All Armed Groups in Eastern DRC

1.1.2

Disarmament of Armed Nomadic Pastoralists and the Promotion of Sustainable Development in Zone 3

1.1.3

Development of Border Zones and Promotion of Human Security

1.1.4

Demining and Mine Action in the Great Lakes Region

1.2 Sub-Programme of Action for Promotion of Inter-State Cooperation on Peace and Security

1.2.1

Coordination of Activities and Reinforcement of Capacities in the Sub-Region to Fight the Illicit Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons

1.2.2

Fighting Transnational Crime and Terrorism

Protocols:

Protocol on Non-Aggression and Mutual Defence in the Great Lakes Region

2. Regional Programme of Action for the Promotion of Democracy and Good Governance

Programme:

Regional Programme of Action for the promotion of Democracy and Good Governance.

Projects:

2.1.1

Regional Centre on Democracy, Good Governance, Human Rights and Civic Education

2.1.3

Regional Initiative for the Prevention and the Curbing of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Crime Against Genocide, and for the Fight Against Impunity in the Great Lakes Region 

2.2.2

Regional Initiative Against Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources

2.4.1

Establishment of a Regional Information and Communication Council

Protocols:

Protocol Against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources

Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance

Protocol on Judicial Cooperation

Protocol on Management of Information and Communication

Protocol for the Prevention and the Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity and all forms of Discrimination

3. Regional Programme of Action: Economic Development and Regional Integration

Programme:

Regional Programme of Action: Economic Development and Regional Integration

Projects:

3.1.1

Establishment of a Regional Micro-Finance Support Facility

3.1.2

Transborder Development Basins (TDBs)

3.1.3

Regional Project on Food Security

3.2.1

Revival of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries and its Specialized Institutions (GLE1, SINELAC2, IRAZ 3ET BDGLE4)

3.2.2

Regional Mechanism for Certification of Natural Resources Proposal

3.3.1

Northern Corridor: Programme for Improving Transport Infrastructure and Facilities

3.3.2

Trans-African Highway: Mombasa - Lagos

3.3.3

Lobito Corridor Project (Prefeasibility Study)

3.3.4

Southern Corridor (Great Lakes Region Railway) Project Prefeasibility Study – Terms of Reference

3.3.5

Pre-feasibility Study on the Northern Corridor Railway Extension

3.3.6

Feasibility Study on the Rehabilitation and Navigability of the Congo River Basin

3.3.7

Rehabilitation and Connectivity of INGA Dam

3.3.8

Feasibility Study on the Regional Oil Pipeline

3.3.9

Methane Gas Project (Kivu Regional Pipeline Project) Feasibility Study

3.3.10

East African Submarine Cable System Project (EASSy)

Protocols:

Protocol on the Specific Reconstruction and Development Zone (SRDZ)

4. Regional Programme of Action on Humanitarian and Social Issues

Programme:

Framework for Durable Solutions to the Humanitarian, Social and Environmental Issues in the Great Lakes Region

Projects:

4.1 Sub-Programme 1 : Framework for Disaster Preparedness, Protection and Assistance to IDPS and their Environment

 4.1.1

Compliance with International and Regional Instruments on Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Issuance of Identity Documents to Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees, and Stateless Persons

4.1.2

Protection, Assistance and Search for Durable Solutions for Displaced Populations (Refugees and IDPS) and Communities that Host Them

4.1.3

Legal Framework on Issues Related to the Recovery of Land and Properties by Returning Refugees and IDPS

4.1.4

Environmental Assessment and Restoration and Rehabilitation of Human Settlements, Particularly in and around Refugee/IDP Camps and Settlements

4.2 Sub-Programme 2 : Resumption of Basic Social Services, Provision of Health Care and Psychosocial Support to Groups with Special Needs

4.2.1

Fight against HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIS), Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Great Lakes Region

4.2.2

Prevention and Fight against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Gender-Based Violence and Assistance to the Victims

4.2.3

Promotion of the Use of Kiswahili as a Working Language in the Great Lakes Region

Protocols:

Protocol on the Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons

Protocol on the Property Rights of Returning Persons

Protocol on the Prevention and Suppression of Sexual Violence against Women and Children