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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…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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,…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
Political Affairs

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…
CommuniquéPeace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
IGAD Election Mission in Uganda
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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,…
IGAD Peace and Security Division Concludes Annual Meeting
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IGAD Peace and Security Division Concluded Annual Meeting with Member States

December 3, 2020
30 November to 2 December, 2020 (Bishoftu, Ethiopia) -The IGAD Peace and Security Division successfully concluded three days of annual…
IGAD and UN Meeting
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IGAD and UN Convene for the Third Time around Peace and Security Matters

March 5, 2020
March 2, 2020 (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, today inaugurated…
Peace And Security Division Meets To Review Year 2019
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Peace And Security Division Meets To Review Year 2019 And Chart Way Forward In 2020

January 23, 2020
23.01.2020 (NAIROBI, KENYA): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) staff of the Peace and Security Division and all other program…
IGAD visit Addis Ababa offices
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IGAD Partners Visit Its Addis Ababa Offices To Enhance Partnership Relations

December 17, 2019
17.12.2019 – Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - The fourth IGAD Partners have today toured IGAD Offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with…
Mediation SupportPeace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

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…
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IGAD AND INTERPEACE TO COLLABORATE ON CONSTITUTION MAKING PROCESSES IN THE IGAD REGION

July 10, 2019
10 July 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Peace and Security Division (PSD) under the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in…
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IGAD Peace and Security IPPSHAR Programme Holds its 2nd Steering Committee Meeting on the Implementation of Activities

June 27, 2019
June 25, 2019 - (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia –A multi thematic programme under IGAD Promoting Peace and Stability in the Horn…
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Peace and Security Division Programmes on Track – as Peace and Security Coordination Group Meets to Take Stock Activities implemented in the First Half of 2019

June 27, 2019
June 24,2019 - (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia – The Peace and Security Coordination Group met on June 24, 2019 in Addis…
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IGAD PEACE AND SECURITY DIVISION TO VALIDATE THE DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL ACTION PLANS OF UNSCRS 1325 AND 1820

May 29, 2019
29 May 2019 (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Peace and Security Division in collaboration with the IGAD…
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IGAD AMBASSADORS DEBRIEFED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION AND STATUS OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY STRATEGY, EU FUNDED PROGRAM – IPPSHAR PROGRAMME AND REVIEW GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE IGAD GOVERNANCE FORUM

May 22, 2019
21 May 2019 (Nairobi) Kenya: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Committee Ambassadors (COA) the last two days in Nairobi,…
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IGAD-UN DELIBERATE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

March 11, 2019
11-03-2019, Djibouti: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and United Nations Department of Political and Peace Building Affairs (UN-DPPA) this morning…
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IGAD CONSTITUTES A STEERING COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND COORDINATE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AND SECURITY PROGRAMME

February 22, 2019
22-02-2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) this morning constituted a Steering Committee for the implementation of…
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IGAD AND UN MEET TO DEEPEN PARTNERSHIP IN A CHANGING HORN OF AFRICA REGION

November 30, 2018
29-11-2018, Kampala, Uganda: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN) this morning kick-started a two-day high…
Peace and SecurityPolitical Affairs

IGAD Provides Training on the Fight Against Corruption

November 13, 2018
13-11-2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) this morning embarked on a 4-day training for Anti-corruption institutions…
Trade meeting
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Trade ministers adopt IGAD policy framework on informal cross-border trade aimed at boosting cross-border security governance

June 26, 2018
Ministers in-charge of trade from IGAD Member States convened on 21 June in Mombasa and adopted a policy framework on…