Abstract

This article aims to examine the role of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in peacebuilding in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) by focusing on its conflict transformation approach to peacebuilding. The region is made up of a complex network of political and economic resources that have had tremendous effects on peace and security. The region has experienced many atrocities, caused by heavy violations of human rights and the violation of the state sovereignty principle. This has opened avenues for illegal armed groups from within and outside the region, encouraged illegal mining, and led to conflicts becoming intractable in nature. The GLR has also registered intercommunal conflicts in Uganda and South Sudan which continue to compromise peace and security, affecting the safety and livelihoods of people. These intractable intercommunal conflicts do not affect the GLR alone but also the entire continent. This has led scholars, non-governmental organisations, international organisations, and intergovernmental organisations such as the ICGLR to seek to end the conflict in the region. This article finds that conflict persists because the ICGLR's structures are ineffective. Furthermore, despite the strides made in areas such as the illegal exploitation of mineral resources, human rights violations, sexual gender-based violence, and democracy, there are factors that hamper progress, including understaffing and unqualified personnel, coupled with a lack of political consensus in decision making and implementation, which has led to malfunctioning in the ICGLR.

摘要

本文旨在探讨大湖区国际会议 (ICGLR) 在大湖区 (GLR) 建设和平中的作用，重点关注其建设和平的冲突转型方法。该地区由复杂的政治和经济资源网络组成，对和平与安全产生了巨大影响。由于严重侵犯人权和侵犯国家主权原则，该地区经历了许多暴行。这为该地区内外的非法武装团体开辟了道路，助长了非法采矿，并导致冲突变得棘手。GLR 还在乌干达和南苏丹记录了社区间冲突，这些冲突继续危及和平与安全，影响人们的安全和生计。这些棘手的族群间冲突不仅影响 GLR，而且影响整个大陆。这导致学者、非政府组织、国际组织和政府间组织（如 ICGLR）寻求结束该地区的冲突。本文发现冲突持续存在是因为 ICGLR 的结构无效。此外，尽管在非法开采矿产资源、侵犯人权、基于性别的性暴力和民主等领域取得了长足进步，但仍有阻碍进展的因素，包括人员不足和人员不合格，以及缺乏政治共识在决策制定和实施中，导致 ICGLR 出现故障。这导致学者、非政府组织、国际组织和政府间组织（如 ICGLR）寻求结束该地区的冲突。本文发现冲突持续存在是因为 ICGLR 的结构无效。此外，尽管在非法开采矿产资源、侵犯人权、基于性别的性暴力和民主等领域取得了长足进步，但仍有阻碍进展的因素，包括人员不足和人员不合格，以及缺乏政治共识在决策制定和实施中，导致 ICGLR 出现故障。这导致学者、非政府组织、国际组织和政府间组织（如 ICGLR）寻求结束该地区的冲突。本文发现冲突持续存在是因为 ICGLR 的结构无效。此外，尽管在非法开采矿产资源、侵犯人权、基于性别的性暴力和民主等领域取得了长足进步，但仍有阻碍进展的因素，包括人员不足和人员不合格，以及缺乏政治共识在决策制定和实施中，导致 ICGLR 出现故障。本文发现冲突持续存在是因为 ICGLR 的结构无效。此外，尽管在非法开采矿产资源、侵犯人权、基于性别的性暴力和民主等领域取得了长足进步，但仍有阻碍进展的因素，包括人员不足和人员不合格，以及缺乏政治共识在决策制定和实施中，导致 ICGLR 出现故障。本文发现冲突持续存在是因为 ICGLR 的结构无效。此外，尽管在非法开采矿产资源、侵犯人权、基于性别的性暴力和民主等领域取得了长足进步，但仍有阻碍进展的因素，包括人员不足和人员不合格，以及缺乏政治共识在决策制定和实施中，导致 ICGLR 出现故障。