European Commission and High Representative of the Union 19 June 2013, JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION

52013JC0023 JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION /* JOIN/2013/023 final */ A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION I. Summary Conflict in the Great Lakes region, centred on the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has persisted over the past twenty years because of a failure to tackle the root causes of the problem.