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

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Change Environment Governance
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Country of activity:	Kenya Djibouti Somalia Ethiopia Eritrea 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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