Preparatory Meeting for the Bujumbura Forum: National Commissions Mobilized to Promote a Culture of Peace in Central Africa

On 9 July 2026, the UNESCO Regional Office for Central Africa organized an online preparatory meeting with the Secretaries General of the National Commissions for UNESCO in Central Africa, ahead of the Forum on Strengthening the Culture of Peace in Central Africa and the Great Lakes Region.

The meeting provided an opportunity to present the main orientations of the Bujumbura Forum, conceived as a regional platform for dialogue, analysis and the joint development of sustainable responses to the security, social, climate and humanitarian challenges affecting the subregion.

The discussions highlighted the urgency of adopting an integrated approach to multidimensional crises, particularly the persistent tensions in the Great Lakes Region, conflicts linked to resources and cross border insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin, as well as threats related to maritime piracy and illicit trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea. The presentation also underscored the humanitarian impact of these dynamics, with nearly 10.4 million people affected by forced displacement across the subregion.

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