IGAD convened it 7th Regional Migration Coordination Committee meeting on Wednesday November 29, 2017 at the Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

13-10-2017, Khartoum (Sudan): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) this morning inaugurated a National Consultative Workshop towards the development of the IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons in the IGAD Region during a short ceremony presided over by the Minister of Interior of Sudan, Lieutenant-General Dr Hamid Hassan, in Khartoum.

10.10.2017 Nairobi, Kenya (: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are holding the second Seminar on the Kampala convention for Protection and Assistance of internally displaced persons in Africa.

14-09-2017, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): Representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  (UNHCR) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) briefed the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee on the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) for Refugees in Africa and its application in the IGAD Region. The consultative meeting was held at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa on 14 September 2017.

13-8-2017 Juba, South Sudan: Intergovernmental Authority on  Development (IGAD) is holding a 3-day consultative worshop in South Sudan as  part of the National Consultations towards the development of the  Protocol on Free Movement of Persons in the IGAD Region.

Acting head of IGAD Liaison Office in South Sudan Ambassador Abdelrahim Ahmed Khalil in his opening Remarks emphasized on the need for the proposed protocol becoming a reality in IGAD region to promote trade and development.

"We have already held  our First consultative meeting in Uganda now we are in South Sudan next time we will go to the other IGAD countries Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya then all will be finalized hopefully before the end of this year and by that time we have the protocol consulted upon and agreed." Ambassador Abdelrahim added

Hon. Brigadier General  Rieu Gatliek Gai  South Sudan’s Interior Deputy Minister, Brigadier  officiated the opening and in his remark thanked IGAD for bringing the workshop to South Sudan and said that South Sudan is a young nation that still has a lot to learn from the IGAD region.

The main objectives of this meeting are; to gather information on Benefits and Barriers to Free Movement of Persons in IGAD Region; and to generate national recommendations towards the Provisions of the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons in the IGAD Region

The three-day workshop is aimed at getting inputs from national stakeholders and experts on benefits and barriers to free movement of persons; deriving national recommendations towards the provisions of the Protocol and developing a road map for the negotiation and adoption of the Protocol in the IGAD Region.

The consultation meeting  brought together various South Sudanese stakeholders from civil societies, youth, women, Universities  government’s ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Labour among others.

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