Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 14th 2013 - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in collaboration with UNFPA, convened a regional consultative meeting of Member States and Partner Institutions on the implementation status of the International Conference on Population Development (ICPD). The two-day meeting was opened by Mr. Elsadig Abdalla, Director of Economic Cooperation and Social Development of IGAD. On behalf of the IGAD Executive Secretary Amb(Eng) Mahboub M. Maalim.
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Djibouti, 12-12-2013: The Seventh Regional Steering Committee Meeting of the Africa UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women and Girls started this morning at Djibouti Palace Kempinski as it was co-chaired by Ms. Letty Chiwara, Representative of UN Women, Addis Ababa and Ms. Seynabou Tall, Representative of UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, Johannesburg. The Officer-in-charge of IGAD, Mr. Kefle Sebhatu, and the Manager of the Africa UNiTE Campaign, Ms. Jennet Kem were in attendance.
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A two-day meeting to review and adopt the terms of reference for the technical working group on reproductive health commodity security in East and Southern Africa region including the Horn of Africa started yesterday in Nairobi with participants drawn from IGAD, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
With support of the 10th European Development Fund, IGAD has been implementing the Regional Integration and Human Security Support Program (RPIHSSP). This is a joint program with East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) that covers Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). The overall aim is to deepen political integration and contribute to the improvement of life for the peoples of this expansive region.
