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IGAD and Japan Partner to Empower Women and Youth in Leadership and Peacebuilding

March 8, 2025
March 8, 2025 – Djibouti, Djibouti: On International Women’s Day, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Government of…
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Accelerate Action: Advancing Gender Equality in the IGAD Region

March 7, 2025
8 March 2025 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): International Women’s Day is a global platform to celebrate the achievements of women and advocate…
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Migrant and Refugee Women Catalysing Social Development within the IGAD Region

February 24, 2025
Women refugees and migrants in the IGAD region play a crucial role in social development. They create opportunities and contribute…
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Women at the Heart of Africa’s Prosperity: IGAD’s Bold Vision for Economic Empowerment

February 2, 2025
Women are the driving force behind Africa’s economic development, playing a pivotal role in agriculture, trade, and entrepreneurship. Across the…
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Workshop on strengthening the WPS (Women Peace and Security)- Agenda in IGAD’s Peace and Security work

December 18, 2024
December 10-12, 2024 (DAR ES-SALAAM, Tanzania): The Peace and Security Division and IGAD Gender Unit in collaboration with Folke Bernadotte…
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IGAD Promotes the Regional Action Plan and Gender strategy to the IGAD Women Peace and Security Forum board members

December 4, 2024
December 3-4, 2024 (Mombassa, Kenya): The Peace and Security Division, in collaboration with the IGAD Gender Unit, kicks off the…
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Mentoring Women Leaders: IGAD Leadership Academy Launches Regional Training for Peace and Leadership

November 21, 2024
November 18, 2024 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through its Leadership Academy (ILA), has launched a Regional…
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IGAD Concludes Training to Operationalise Gender Mainstreaming Tools

September 6, 2024
Machakos, Kenya, September 5, 2024: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has successfully wrapped up a crucial training session aimed…
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IGAD celebrated International Women’s Day in Djibouti

March 10, 2024
March 8, 2024 (DJIBOUTI-VILLE, Djibouti): The intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) colorfully celebrated International Women’s Day, in a special event…
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IGAD Conducts a Gender Mainstreaming Workshop for IGAD Member States’ Legislative Bodies

February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024 (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Peace and Security Division’s Political Affairs Program successfully concluded a three-day workshop on Gender…
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Advocating for Gender-Responsive Climate Solutions Amidst Women’s Rights Challenges

December 10, 2023
IGAD joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day, marking the conclusion of the 16 Days…
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IGAD organises a Ministerial Meeting for the Adoption of the IGAD Regional Gender Strategy and IGAD Regional Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.

December 5, 2023
November 29, 2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya): IGAD Member States Ministers responsible for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), together with representatives…
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Gender and Power Analysis and Stakeholder Meetings Held in Kotido and Kampala, Uganda

October 6, 2023
October 06, 2023 (Kotido - Kampala, Uganda): IGAD organised a stakeholder meeting for actors implementing Gender and Climate change actions…
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IGAD conducts a Workshop on Women Peace and Security (WPS) Trends in the Region

September 21, 2023
September 16, 2023 (ADAMA , Ethiopia): The IGAD Peace and Security Division conducted a workshop on Women's Peace and Security…
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IGAD Launches Institutional Capacity Building Programme for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE).

September 21, 2023
September 6, 2023 (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)   Gender Department officially inaugurates its Institutional Capacity Building for…
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IGAD Holds a Conference to Operationalise it’s Women ,Peace and Security Forum

August 23, 2023
August 16, 2023 (Machakos, Kenya): The recently concluded IGAD Women, Peace and Security Forum (IWPSF) Conference has left a tremendousmark…
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IGAD holds an Experience Sharing Workshop for Experts on National Action Plans (Naps) and the Continental Results Framework-

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The IGAD Peace and Security Division Concluded a 2-day experience sharing workshop in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.…
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IGAD Trains Women Entrepreneurs on Finance Literacy

March 3, 2023
March 2, 2023 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme…
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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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Support Women Entrepreneurs in IGAD Region to Build Skills 

November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Institute…
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The IGAD 2022 Gender and Resilience Knowledge Share Fair

September 2, 2022
September 1, 2022 (Mombasa, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Initiative (IDDRSI)…
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Induction Training for Ethiopia Ministry of Women and Social Affairs.

April 8, 2022
April 8, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): IGAD Secretariat in partnership with UNDP Regional Center Service for Africa (RCSA) yesterday concluded a two-day…
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Induction Training at Ethiopia Ministry of Women and Social Affairs

April 7, 2022
April 7, 2022 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in collaboration with IGAD Secretariat and…
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IGAD Trains on Gender and Development

December 7, 2021
24-06-2018, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): The Gender Unit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today concluded a three-day training workshop…
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Training Workshop On Monitoring Of Agreements For Sudanese Women And Youth

March 16, 2021
March 14-16, 2021 (Khartoum, Sudan): A training workshop on Monitoring of agreements for women and youth of Sudan that is organized…
IGAD Women, Peace And Security Forum Discusses Peace Priorities
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IGAD Women, Peace And Security Forum Discusses Priorities To Promote Sustainable Peace In The Region

January 25, 2021
25 January 2021 (Entebbe, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Women, Peace and Security Forum (IWPSF) this morning started…
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Strategic Thinking Workshop For Empowering Sudanese Women

March 17, 2020
Towards a Common Position on increased inclusion, participation and representation in Peace Processes and Peacebuilding (more…)