17-28 February 2022
The Secretary-General will travel to Germany, where he will attend the Munich Security Conference.
On Friday afternoon, in Munich, he will deliver an address in the opening segment of the Conference with the theme: “Turning the Tide: International Cooperation in a Time of Mounting Crises.” He will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders on the sidelines of the Conference.
Then, on 22 February, the Secretary-General will arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will attend the 10th Summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region.
At the summit, which will take place on 24 February, leaders from the Great Lakes region will take stock of progress and challenges in the implementation of the agreement signed in Addis Ababa nine years ago.
Prior to arriving in Kinshasa, the Secretary-General will travel to the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. He will meet with local authorities and with people displaced by conflict, and he will express his solidarity with men, women and children who continue to be deeply affected by violence in the region.
While in Kinshasa, the Secretary-General is also scheduled to meet with President Felix Tshisekedi and senior members of the Congolese government, as well as civil society leaders.
Finally, he will the go on to Geneva to deliver remarks at the opening of the 49th regular session of the Human Rights Council. While he is in Geneva, he is expected to take part in a virtual press conference linked to the release of the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.