ICGLR Executive Secretary commended

By UGAMEDIA

Delegates at the National Coordinators meeting preparing the ICGLR 4th ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Special session on Sexual Gender Based Violence have commended the work done by Ambassador Liberata Mulamula as her term as the Executive Secretary of this regional inter-government organization come to an end.

Uganda’s Permanent Secretary who is also the country’s national coordinator on SGBV, Ambassador James Mugume, said Her Excellency Mulamula’s term in office has increased the organisation’s visibility both in the region and the outside word.

“Ambassador Mulamula has been instrumental in promoting development, peace and stability in the region,” Ambassador Mugume said. “She has been able to reach out to all the constituencies right from the lower level to the Heads of State,” he added.

Ambassador Mugume’s commendation was echoed by various delegates from all the countries’ delegation that attended the meeting at the Speke Resort Hotel, Munyonyo, on the Lake Victoria shores near Kampala.

Ambassador Mulamula thanked the ICGLR member countries that have made her work and of the team at the Secretariat a success. She however, noted that there are still challenges that have to be overcome if this regional body is to achieve its mission and objectives.

“I wish in a special way to recognize the tireless efforts made by the Gender Ministry and Foreign Affairs teams in close collaboration with the ICGLR Secretariat in organising the hosting of this year’s Great Lakes Region Summit in Kampala and ensuring its success,” Ambassador Mulamula said.

She paid tribute to UNWOMEN, Norway, Sweden, Swiss Development Cooperation, USA government for their valuable financial contribution to ICGLR. The Executive Secretary presented to the meeting the summary report on the work of the ICGLR in the last five years she has been in office.

“To the national coordinators, you have been my strength and inspiration,” the Executive Secretary observed. “I thank you for making me what I am today, for allowing me to serve you and the membership with gratifying sense of accomplishment, however, modest”. 


She also thanked the Ugandan government for the unwavering support to the work of the Secretariat since its establishment.

She expressed solidarity with the peoples of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the post electoral period and called for calm to allow the democratic electoral fruits to reach its people.

Uganda’s Minister for Gender, Labour and Social development, Hon. Syda Bbumba said, as leaders, they have made significant efforts I the areas of policy and legislation. She however, noted that research, media reports and the leaders’ assessment is that there are wide gaps between policy and legislation on one hand and the actual reality on other.

“To this I pose the questions” Have these wonderful laws suffered ‘infant mortality’ or is it a case of chronic still births? Clearly, the gap between commitments and implementation must be closed,” Hon. Bumba said.