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Intergovernmental Authority for Development

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Intergovernmental Authority for Development
Organization's acronym:	IGAD
Address:	George Clemeneacu Ave. P.O.Box 2653, Djibouti Djibouti
Phone:	+253354050
Fax:	+253356994
Email:	mahboub.maalim@igad.int
Web site:	www.igad.int, www.igad.org
Organization type:	Inter-governmental organization
Languages:	Kacci Luganda Moghamo Latvian Galigna Yao Oriya Adioukrou Massa Grancomorien Tamil Dzongkha Polish Lak Lunyoro Bhojpuri Bihari Igede Shluh Vili Fukienese Lwo Assamese Kutchi Setswana Kinyanyembe Lunda Zulu Senufo Gusii Mboum Bwa Ibidio Macedonian Tonga (Moz) Czech Pampango Ellice Lusoga Marathi Masai Melanesian Pidg Bena Norwegian(N) Fijian Kihaya Nama Turkish Silozi Papiamento Tigrinya Tiv Gilbertese Pangasinan Sekalaka Kabie Balante Madurese Peul Sanskrit Haya Sikkimese Dama Gurage Bakweri Jerma Maldivian Farsi Luguru Mandinka Javanese Yoruba Basque Cantonese Dinka Hainanese Bamenda Georgian Sissala Kindali Kikuyu Guragigna Tamasheh Swazi Baluchi Kinyarwanda Flemish Spanish Akan Douala Mongolian Temne Cambodian Kresh Pali Se-Tswana Aymara Icelandic Quiche Russian Cabrais Hokkian Ladino Comorien Tshiluba Mubako Chakma Poular Kerewe Byelorussian Hmong Fon Bambara Lutoro Soussou Sinhala Sundanese FeFe Tetum More Kannada Azerbaijani Croatian Pashto Cotokoli Lithuanian Ndonga Luhaya Korean Gaelic Scot Vietnamese Galla Foulah Cutchi Herero Chizezuru Kisukuma Assyrian Vai Wolof Tagalog Frisian Guarani Luo Swiss German Haryanvi Samoan Rutoro Iban Gujarati Oromo Mashi Urhobo Ponapean Albanian Greenlandic Lele Sidama Mandarin Baya Nyesyangba Nauru Toucouleur Kuria Kirghiz Maithili Bengali Ouloff Chichewa Mon Catalan Cebuano Ndebele Danish Quechua Tigre Romanian Oromigna Kigiryama Mauritian Norwegian(B) Bini Cagga Khmer Jawa Serer Malagasy Soninke Gurung Haka-Chin Kalabari Kikongo Nyamwezi Tumbuka Konkani Kichagga Bahasa Baule Shawili Ga Philipino Persian Kiga Newari Sahoue Kikamba Ewe Kashmiri Lozi Urdu Afrikaans Telugu Tulu Efik Umbundu Kimbundu Minang Agni Sara Moru Hindustani Moldavian Le Kiluba Otjiherero Sangho Turcomani Anjouais Oshiwambo Welsh Ashanti Xhosa Ediba Runyankore English Pular Uzbek Eskimo Tatar Swedish Latin Luyia Sunda Hebrew Maltese Motu Mandingo Nkwen Ful/Fulani Serbo-Croat German Uvean Brohi Chamoro Sotho Kaguru Twi Tswana Bulgarian Slovene Reul Malayalam Susu Widekum Tharu Portuguese Tonga (Ton) Ibo Bali Bemba Gola Zarma Malinke Mina Burmese Crioulo Esperanto Dioula Dhivehi Pigin Nahuatl Creole Haiti Dutch Grebo Ambo Tahitian Bulu Armenian (W) Thai Hararian Shona Tajik French Igbo Lesotho Ilocano Runyoro Romany Kingwana Banda Adangme Malay Kiswahili Finnish Kissi Gaelic Ire Ewondo Tibetan Sesotho Nepali Uygur Krio Banwa Rajasthani Estonian Faroese Hausa Visayan Italian Tonga (Zam) Sindebele Kazakh Hungarian Turkmen Berber Somali Aghem Slovak Kanauri Siraiki Munda Kituba Bakoko Chinese Cameroonian Kurdish Kumyk Wu Arabic Ijaw Fante Bete Japanese Makua Kalenjin Hindi Natemba Lari Kpelle Kimbala Luba Armenian (E) Fang Swahili Teochew Arharic Kikerewe Dari Limbum Kisafwa Gulmancema Lala Lomwe Shan Ogba Bicol Mambwe Bassa/Basa Galician Ekpeye Sukwa Breton Punjabi Nyanja Unknown Hassania Greek Ancien Romansch/Rha Greek Modern Siwu Bamileke Circassian Yiddish Kirundi Edo Mizo Syriac Namwanga Lingala Amharic Luxembourgsh Siswati Indonesian Sindhi Kachhi Maori Mende Ukrainian Neo-Melanesn Nzima Laotian

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Change Environment Governance
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Country of activity:	Kenya Eritrea Djibouti Ethiopia Somalia Sudan
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The IGAD mission is to assist and complement the efforts of the Member States to achieve, through increased cooperation: Food Security and environmental protection Promotion and maintenance of peace and security and humanitarian affairs, and, Economic cooperation and integration
Year established (YYYY):	1986
Year of registration (YYYY):	1986
Organizational structure:	Intergovernmental Organisation with the Summit, Council of Ministers, Committee of Ambassadors and a Secretariat. The Secretariat is run by an Executive Secretary supported by four Divisions (Division of Agriculture and Environment, Division of Economic Cooperation and Social Development, Division of Peace and Security & Division of Adminstration and Finance) with a number of Sections and Units.
Number and type of members:	The Authority has eight members, namely Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, North Sudan, South Sudan,and Uganda.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	IGAD has a Civil Society Forum at regional level and sectoral NGO foras
Funding structure:	Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Member states cover the cost of runing the Secretariat while partners assist in funding development programmes.

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