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IGAD Successfully Concludes a Consultative Meeting to Support the Operationalisation of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) Network

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024, the IGAD Political Affairs and Peace Building Unit successfully conducted a three-day consultative meeting in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.…
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The Annual IGAD Governance Forum (IGF): Experience Sharing Meeting 2024

September 27, 2024
September 26, 2024 () The Political Affairs and Peace building Unit  (PAP) of the Inter-governmental Organisation on Development (IGAD) under…
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Dialogue and Capacity Building Workshop for Sudanese Women Refugees in Peace-making and Peace building Processes

August 25, 2024
August 24, 2024, (KAMPALA-Uganda): The Political Affairs Mediation and Peace Building (PAP) of the Intergovernmental Authority on development(IGAD) in partnership…
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Successful conclusion of the High-Level Consultative Workshop on Mediation and Conflict Resolution Institutions

July 17, 2024
July 12, 2024 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Political Affairs and Peace Building of the Peace and Security Division successfully concluded a…
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IGAD Conducts a round table workshop on Understanding the Workings of Politicians and Journalists in Support of the Reduction of Tensions in African Societies.

June 20, 2024
10- 12 June 2024, The Peace and Security Division successfully conducted and concluded a three-day roundtable workshop in Juba, South…
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IGAD Regional Election Management Bodies Experience-Sharing Workshop

May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024 (Entebbe, Uganda): The Peace and Security Division’s Political Affairs Program successfully concluded a three-day Experience sharing workshop for…
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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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Strengthening the nexus between Transitional Justice and Human Rights in East Africa: Towards the Development of an IGAD Human Rights and Transitional Justice Mechanism

February 2, 2024
February 2, 2024 (Nairobi, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD Political Affairs, Mediation, and Peace-Building in partnership with  the…
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IGAD Convenes the Second Annual IGAD Youth Forum for Peace

December 7, 2023
December 2, 2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Peace and Security Division concluded the Second Annual Meeting…
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IGAD Convenes the 2023 Governance Forum

December 2, 2023
November 29,  2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The IGAD Political Affairs Program under the Peace and Security Division conducted the 2023 IGAD Governance Forum,…
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IGAD Appoints First-Ever Youth Envoy

November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya): the first ever IGAD Youth Envoy was announced and appointed by H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the…
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IGAD launches the NHRIs Network and validates its mandate.

June 29, 2023
June 23, 2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya) -- The Political Affairs Program of the IGAD Peace and Security Division concluded a three-day…
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Research Paper Development for Training validation Workshop

June 23, 2023
June 20, 2023 (Mombasa, Kenya): the IGAD Foreign Service (IFSI) organized a two-day ‘Research paper development for training validation’ workshop…
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Preliminary Statement of the IGAD Election Observation Mission to the Legislative Election of Djibouti

February 28, 2023
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE IGAD ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF DJIBOUTI Djibouti, 26th February 2023 The IGAD…
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Preliminary report of the IGAD Election Observer Mission, 16 January 2021

January 16, 2021
Upon a request received from the government of the Republic of Uganda to observe its 14 January General Elections, IGAD…
IGAD Election Observation Mission for the 2021 General Elections in Uganda
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IGAD Election Observation Mission for the 2021 General Elections in Uganda

January 11, 2021
11 January 2020 (KAMPALA, Uganda): In response to the invitation extended by the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Uganda,…
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IGAD TO ADVANCE MEDIATORS’ SKILLS THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES BEING FACED IN THE ON-GOING SUDAN PEACE PROCESSES

November 19, 2019
19.11.2019 (JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN):  The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Mediation Support Unit (MSU) is hosting a three day training…
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IGAD SENSITIZES EXPERTS FROM HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS OF MEMBER STATES ON THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM

September 25, 2019
25 September 2019 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): The Political Affairs Program (PAP) under the Peace and Security Division of the Intergovernmental…
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COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS ENDORSES THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF IGAD GOVERNANCE FORUM

August 22, 2019
22.08.2019 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): Policy organ under the Committee of Ambassadors of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have today…