Migration Program

December 6, 2021 (Nairobi, Kenya): IGAD, in collaboration with EAC and UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for the East, Horn, and the Great Lakes co-convened a Regional Protection and Solutions Dialogue for the East and Horn of Africa at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 6th and 7th of December 2021.

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REGION~1.PDF

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October 5, 2021 (GENEVA, Switzerland): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency co-hosted a special high-level information sharing session of the IGAD Support Platform on the Solutions Initiative for displacement situation in South Sudan and Sudan.

Attachments:

ES Remarks - 2021 Excom Special Session on the IGAD Support Platfrom 05.10.2021.pdf

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September 22, 2021 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is launching migration programs in the cross – border areas of Moyale between Ethiopia and Kenya.

May 20, 2021 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today announced that they have entered into a two-year  agreement to harmonize remittance policies across the IGAD countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.

IGAD held its first Regional Technical Experts’ meeting on the Kampala Declaration on jobs, livelihood, and self-reliance for refugees, returnees, and host communities in the IGAD Region. Held virtually from 27- 28^th April 2021, the meeting brought together nearly 100 experts from Member States, regional and international partners to take stock on achieved milestones, challenges, best practices and opportunities.

Attachments:

Annex to the Kampala Declaration-action plan.pdf	[ ]	650 kB	2021-05-04 16:48
Kampala Declaration.pdf	[ ]	627 kB	2021-05-05 06:04

April 5, 2021 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti) The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan convened a virtual follow-up meeting on the Solutions Initiative for the Displacement Situation in Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. The meeting was attended by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the US Ambassador to Djibouti and the European Union Head of Regional and Multi-Country Programmes.

22-24 Feb 2021

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are organising a regional conference on “Human Mobility in the Context of COVID-19.”

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Appel à contributions (FR).pdf	[ ]	696 kB	2020-10-04 11:55
Call for Papers (EN).pdf	[ ]	410 kB	2020-10-04 11:55

July 1, 2020 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti) - Timely, quality, disaggregated and harmonized migration data are required to inform effective migration management and good governance. On 3 June, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held consultations with representatives of Kenya and Ethiopia, including migration focal persons of the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministries of Labour, Ministries of interior, and Foreign Affairs.