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IGAD Launches a Sustainable Ecosystem Management Project for Pastoralists in Cross-border Areas

March 19, 2023
March 18, 2023 (ASSOSA, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today launched the Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) project at…
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‘Embrace Equity’ to Achieve Women’s Land Tenure Security in the IGAD Region

March 8, 2023
This year, IGAD joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme: #EmbraceEquity.…
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IGAD in Partnership with World Bank Launches its Groundwater for Resilience Project

December 12, 2022
December 9, (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with financial and technical support from the World Bank, officially…
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IGAD Land Commissions’ Workshop on Improving Land Governance in the Region

December 12, 2022
December 11, 2022 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with the National Land Commissions of Kenya, South…
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Women’s Land Rights ARE Human Rights

December 10, 2022
Today, IGAD joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. Globally, the Human Rights Day…
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Validation Meeting of the Djibouti Land Reform and Investment Plan 2022-2032

November 30, 2022
November 27, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its IGAD Land Governance Programme with support from…
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IGAD Ministers Commit to a Gender responsive and transformative Agenda on Land and Conflict

October 28, 2022
October 28, 2022 (KAMPALA, Uganda): Ministers responsible for Lands, Justice, and Environment from Member States of the Intergovernmental Authority on…
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The IGAD Land and Conflict Conference outcomes to inform discussions at the Ministerial Meeting

October 27, 2022
October 26, 2022 (KAMPALA, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO),…
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IGAD, IDLO and Partners Convene a Regional Dialogue around Land and Conflict Nexus

October 26, 2022
October 24, 2022 (KAMPALA, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), in collaboration…
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High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa

September 25, 2022
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), The International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC), and…
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Call for Papers – IGAD/IDLO High-Level Conference on Land and Conflict

September 7, 2022
Background The causes of instability in the Horn of Africa are multi-dimensional. Deficits in the rule of law combined with…
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International Youth Day 2022 Conference

August 11, 2022
Download Attached Concept Note and International Youth Day 2022 Booklet in PDF below. International-Youth-Day-2022_Concept note (2) International-Youth-Day-2022_Booklet-1
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Call for Abstracts

July 14, 2022
THEME: Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages TOPIC: The role of youths in responding to land governance, property…
The 11th IGAD Land Governance Programme Steering Committee Meeting
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The 11th IGAD Land Governance Programme Steering Committee Meeting

June 4, 2022
June 3, 2022 (ENTEBBE, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Land Governance Programme with support from the Swiss…
IGAD training staff on gender mainstreaming
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IGAD Agriculture and Environment Staff Train on Gender Mainstreaming

May 3, 2022
May 03, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Agriculture and Environment Division (AED) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held a…
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IGAD Training Of Trainers For Gender Mainstreaming In Land Administration

April 5, 2022
March 31, 2022 (ENTEBBE, Uganda): The Land Governance Programme of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) yesterday concluded a Gender…
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IGAD Celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

March 10, 2022
  March 9, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti/NAIROBI, Kenya): The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, yesterday joined…
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International Women’s Day and Launch of the IGAD Coffee Table Book March 8, 2022

March 8, 2022
______________________________________________________________________________ The IGAD Coffee Table Book Gender discrimination in access, control and ownership of land remains a serious impediment to…
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Ending Violence Against Women in the Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Sector in the IGAD Region

December 9, 2021
Across the IGAD Region, the stresses of climate change are already being felt. Whereas the commonly spoken-about impacts of climate…
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IGAD Convenes Ministerial Meeting To Advocate For Equity In Land Rights

November 15, 2021
July 28, 2021 (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today convened the Ministerial meeting for the Ministers responsible for…
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Directors From IGAD Member States Responsible For Lands Meet in Preparation For Ministerial Meeting on Land Governance

November 15, 2021
July 27, 2021 (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Director of Agriculture and Environment of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Mr. Mohamed Moussa,…
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IGAD Supports Somalia to Formulate Women’s Land Rights Agenda

November 15, 2021
April 6- 8, 2021 (MOGADISHU, Somalia):  In preparation for the Regional Women’s Land Rights Conference scheduled for June 2021, the intergovernmental…
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IGAD Engages With CSOs For Support In Land Governance Programming

November 15, 2021
September 22nd – 24th , 2021 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) with the support of Swiss Agency…
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Africa Land Forum 2021

October 26, 2021
The Africa Land Forum (ALF) 2021 aspires to explore, and mobilise actors on, the role of national level platforms or…
Team Building Retreat | IGAD
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Team Building Retreat: Collaboration And Synergy In IGAD’s Agriculture And Environment Division

March 12, 2021
March 12, 2020 (ARTA, Djibouti):  A group of intelligent and committed individuals does not automatically make an effective team. The…
IGAD workshop in Uganda about water resources
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IGAD Holds A National Validation Workshop For Uganda On Knowledge Management And Capacity Building On Ground Water

July 7, 2020
07.07.2020 – Kampala (Uganda) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment…
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IGAD Ministers in Charge of Forestry Endorse a Regional Forestry Policy and Strategy

March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today convened a meeting for Ministers in Charge of…