PRACTICE GUIDE ON COMPUTERISATION OF RECORDS AND SYSTEM AS WELL AS ARCHIVAL MAINSTREAMED BY GENDER

The IGAD region, which comprises the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, was established in 1986 as the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD). While originally established to co-ordinate the efforts of Member States in combating desertification and promoting efforts to mitigate the effects of drought, an extra-ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on 18th April, 1995 resolved to re-vitalize the Authority and to expand its mandate to cover political as well as economic issues. Consequently, the Authority was re-named the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Agreement Establishing IGAD was amended accordingly.