CONTINUING PUSH FOR GREAT LAKES PEACE, UN CHIEF IN UGANDA AFTER VISIT TO RWANDA

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CONTINUING PUSH FOR GREAT LAKES PEACE, UN CHIEF IN UGANDA AFTER VISIT
TO RWANDANew York, May 24 2013 12:00PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon
today thanked the Government of Uganda for its contribution to peace
and security in Africa, travelling alongside World Bank President Jim
Yong Kim on a first-of-its-kind visit to support a recent peace accord
and promote economic development in the Great Lakes region.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Ban spoke at a
<"http://www.un.org/sg/offthecuff/index.asp?nid=2828">joint press
conference with Mr. Kim in Kigali, Rwanda, about the message of hope
they are bringing to the region. "The people of the Great Lakes have
endured too much suffering for too long… We are determined to support
lasting peace and rapid development," he said.

He stressed that "there can be no peace without development" such as
education, health care, roads and electricity, as well as human rights
and good governance, "and no development without peace."

Mr. Ban praised Rwanda's progress in the past two decades but stressed
that lasting peace needs the benefits of development to ripple
throughout the region.

The joint visit to the region by Mr. Ban and Mr. Kim is symbolic of
the international community's support for the new peace deal. The
World Bank Group had announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to
help countries in the Great Lakes provide better health and education
services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund hydroelectricity
projects in support of the peace deal.

The UN-brokered Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, which was signed in
February by 11 African leaders including Rwanda and Uganda, aims to
end the cycles of conflict and crisis in the eastern DRC – where, in
the most recent hostilities, rebels from the 23 March Movement (M23)
have been clashing with the DRC national armed forces (FARDC) – and to
build peace in wider region.

It is "the best chance for peace in many years," Mr. Ban has said. "I
am appealing to all leaders to play their part in implementing it and
meeting their commitments."

Mr. Ban and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are due to arrive on Sunday
in Addis Ababa for the first of the regional oversight mechanism
meetings. The meeting coincides with the 50th anniversary of the
Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union.

While meeting with President Kagame last night, Mr. Ban presented him
with the result of the Rwanda post-2015 consultations. He praised the
country for being a "pioneer" in green economy and in helping to
define the sustainable development priorities once the current
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their target date of 2015.

He also commended the commitment of Mr. Kagame and his office for
empowering women and girls, visible in a record 56 per cent of women
in the Rwandan Parliament, "more than any other country."

While in Kigali, Mr. Ban and Mr. Kim visited the One-Stop centre
dealing with gender-based violence and laid the foundation for a new
Centre for Excellence to help end violence against women and girls in
conflict situations.

He and Mr. Kim also visited the Gisozi genocide memorial site, where
they laid wreaths in solemn commemoration of the tragic 1994 event.
Noting that it was his third visit to the site, Mr. Ban said that the
memorial served as both a warning and a symbol of hope.

In addition, Mr. Ban will focus on African development next week when
he attends the 5th Tokyo International Conference on the topic, known
as TICAD V, in Yokohama, Japan.

The UN chief is due to deliver a keynote speech at the Conference's
opening, which will commemorate the 20th anniversary of TICAD and the
50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity.

He will also attend the award ceremony of the Second Hideyo Noguchi
Africa Prize, which recognizes individuals or organisations which have
made outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and
medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa.May
24 2013 12:00PM
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