Intergovernmental Authority on Development

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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development is an eight-country regional bloc in East Africa focused on promoting economic cooperation, regional integration, and conflict resolution among its member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
regional organization
abbreviation IGAD
continent Africa
cooperatesWith African Union
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
East African Community
United Nations
founded 1996
goal conflict prevention
conflict resolution
economic cooperation
environmental protection
food security
peace and security
regional integration
hasMember Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Uganda
hasOrgan IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government
IGAD Committee of Ambassadors
IGAD
surface form: IGAD Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism

IGAD Council of Ministers
IGAD
surface form: IGAD Secretariat
headquartersCountry Djibouti
headquartersLocation Djibouti City
legalStatus treaty-based organization
memberCount 8
officialLanguage Arabic
English
French
policyArea climate change adaptation
drought resilience
economic development
migration and displacement
regional infrastructure
trade facilitation
precededBy Intergovernmental Authority on Development self-linksurface differs
surface form: Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development
regionServed East Africa
shortName IGAD
website https://igad.int

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ECA Subregional Office for Eastern Africa cooperatesWith Intergovernmental Authority on Development
United Nations Mission in South Sudan cooperatesWith Intergovernmental Authority on Development
IGAD fullName Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Djibouti memberOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Eritrea memberOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Federal Government of Somalia memberOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Kenya memberOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Somalia memberOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
South Sudan memberOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Second Sudanese Civil War peaceProcessParticipant Intergovernmental Authority on Development
IGAD precededBy Intergovernmental Authority on Development
this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development
Intergovernmental Authority on Development precededBy Intergovernmental Authority on Development self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development
Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan worksWith Intergovernmental Authority on Development