| Organisation | Intergovernmental Authority on Drought & Development |
| Alternate Name | |
| Abbreviation | IGAD |
| Parent | AU Regional Economic Communities |
| u.r.l. | http://www.igad.org/ |
| igad@intnet.dj | |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Location | Djibouti |
| Address | |
| Postal Address | IGAD Secretariat, Avenue Georges Clemenceau, P.O. Box 2653 Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti |
| Telephone | +253-354050 /356452 |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | +253-356994/353520; +253-356994; (253) 356994/35352 |
| Sector | Socio-Economic Research |
| Organisation Type | African Multilateral |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | The vision is that IGAD will be the premier regional organisation for achieving peace, prosperity and regional integration in the IGAD region’. The IGAD Mission is to assist and complement the efforts of member states to achieve, through increased cooperation food security and environmental protection, promotion and maintenance of peace and security and humanitarian affairs in the region, economic cooperation and integration. |
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| Notes | [ Retrieved on 13-12-06 09-11-06 ] Economic Cooperation and Social Development Division Press Release of the Regional Workshop on HIV/AIDS held on June 12, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. Joint AU/UNFPA/WHO and IOM mission to IGAD Secretariat. 12-13 Feb, 2006. The Division of Economic Cooperation and Social Development focuses on coordination and harmonisation of sectoral and macro-economic policies in trade, industry, tourism, communications (transport by air, road, rail, and water) and telecommunications with a view to enhance economic cooperation and integration and increase the capacity of member states to compete in the global economy. It also addresses issues of health and social development, especially in controlling cross-border infectious diseases, like HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Djibouti-Addis Road after heavy rains Programmes and Projects include: Harmonisation of policies in transport and trade Promotion of Tourism in the region Regional Indicative Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa Coordination of Economic Partnership Agreements Initiative on cross-border M&E of HIV/AIDS Support to Information Communication Technology Documents & Related Links IGAD/World Bank Regional Workshop on Strengthening of Monitoring & Evaluation Capacity for HIV/AIDS in the Horn of Africa (pdf) Report of the 1st Ministerial Meeting of IGAD Ministers of Transport and Communications (pdf) Report of the 2nd IGAD Workshop of Experts on Policy Harmonisation in Transport and Communications (pdf) Report of IGAD Trade Policy Harmonisation Workshop (pdf) IGAD Trade Policy Harmonisation Workshop for Women in Business (pdf) Report of IGAD Transport Policy Harmonisation Workshop (pdf) [ Retrieved on 09-11-06 - http://www.igad.org/ecd/index.htm ] Peace and Security Division It is enshrined in Article 18.A of the Agreement establishing IGAD, that “member countries shall act collectively to preserve peace, security and stability, which are essential prerequisites for economic development and social progress”. The Peace and Security division therefore focuses on enhancing the capacity of member states in the field of conflict prevention, management and resolution through dialogue, facilitating reconstruction and resettlement of people affected by disaster or conflict and promoting mechanisms to enhance sustainable peace, security and stability in the region. Sudan Peace Agreement was signed in Nairobi on 9th Jan. 2005 In the medium - term the following programmes and projects are being pursued: Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism Coordination of IGAD Peace Initiatives Regional strategy to prevent and combat terrorism Coordination of East African Standby Brigade IGAD Inter-Parliamentarian Assembly and the IGAD NGO/CSO Forum Disaster risk management Refugees and Internally Displaced persons Documents & Related Links Ministerial Conference on Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons in the IGAD Region. 21 February 2006. Nairobi, Kenya. details IGAD Workshop Report on the AVIAN INFLUENZA Hazard. 21-22 December, 2005. Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti. (pdf) Conference to Launch an IGAD Peace & Security Strategy - Consensus Document and the Way Ahead (pdf) Report on the 2nd IGAD Conference on Combating and Prevention of Terrorism (pdf) Report on IGAD Conference on Combating and Prevention of Terrorism (pdf) Draft Implementation Plan to Counter Terrorism in the IGAD Region (pdf) Protocol on the Establishment of a Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism for IGAD Member States(pdf) Report of the 3rd Meeting of Ministers of Defence and Security of the Eastern Africa Region on the Eastablishment of the Eastern Africa Standby Brigade Force (EASBRIG) (pdf) Report of the 1st Meeting of Ministers of Defence and Security of the Eastern Africa Region on the Eastablishment of the Eastern Africa Standby Brigade Force (EASBRIG) (pdf) Report of the Conference on Internal Displacement of Persons in the IGAD Sub-Region (pdf) Interface between the IGAD Secretariat and CSOs in the IGAD Region: Modalities and Future Directions (pdf) IGAD Civil Society Forum Founding Assembly (pdf) [ Retrieved on 09-11-06 - http://www.igad.org/psd/index.htm ] Gender Affairs Programme As a crosscutting theme, Gender Affairs programme aims at strengthening the role of women in IGAD priority areas. Major activities include: Supporting formulation and implementation of gender policies Mainstreaming of gender Advocating for women’s economic empowerment and access to markets Enhancing the role of women in peace making and conflict resolution Documents & Related Links Declaration of the 4th Regular Meeting of IGAD Ministers in Charge of Gender/Women Affairs. 21-22 Feb 2006, Nairobi, Kenya. Report of the 3rd Regular Meeting of IGAD Ministers in Charge of Women Affairs (pdf) Report of the 2nd Regular Meeting of IGAD Ministers in Charge of Women Affairs (pdf) Report of the ENGENDERING CEWARN Workshop (pdf) Report of the 1st Regular Meeting of IGAD Ministers in Charge of Women Affairs (pdf) Peace Building Conflict Resolution Draft Report (pdf) Towards Gender Aware National Budgets (pdf) Fact Statistics on Women Status (pdf) Peace Building Conflict Resolution Plan of Action (pdf) Gender Mainstreaming Summary Report Nairobi (pdf) DJIBOUTI : www.ministere-femme.dj ERITREA : www.nuew.org KENYA: www.culture.go.ke [ Retrieved on 09-11-06 - http://www.igad.org/gender/index.htm ] The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a regional grouping of seven Eastern African countries of Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Somalia, Sudan and Uganda . It was created in 1986 by the Heads of State and Government of member states as the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) following the recurrent and severe droughts and other natural disasters that caused widespread famine, ecological degradation and economic hardship in the Eastern Africa region between 1974 and 1984. IGAD has its Head Quarters in Djibouti , the Republic of Djibouti . [ Retrieved on 30-10-06 - http://www.igad.org/about/about.htm ] |
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| Links to Related Organisations |
| Parent Tree | AU Regional Economic Communities |
| African Union |
| Associated Organisations | AU Regional Economic Communities |
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| Record last updated on 26 MAR 2008 |