Igad.org - the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in East Africa
Title
IGAD
Description
The Founding of IGAD
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a regional grouping of seven Eastern African countries of Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Somalia 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 .
With the new emerging political and socio-economic challenges, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, meeting in Addis Ababa in April 1995, resolved to revitalise IGADD and expand areas of cooperation among member states. The new and revitalised IGAD was launched during the 5th Summit of IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held on 25 - - 26 November 1996 in Djibouti , the Republic of Djibouti . The summit endorsed the decision to enhance regional cooperation in three priority areas of food security and environment protection, economic cooperation and political and humanitarian affairs.
Vision and Mission
The vision is that IGAD will be the premier regional organisation for achieving peace, prosperity and regional integration in the IGAD region’
