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Proj Mngmnt Expert n Certified In M & E.Capacity Dev,Peace Building n Conflict Analyst.Ken Ethio Borderlands Migration & Livelihoods Devlpmnt Advisor.

[Zeynu Jemal Ummer @ZeynuUmmer]

Pleased to officially open the REST-GLR Cross-Border Stabilization Dialogue, bringing together diverse state and non-state actors united in advancing peace, resilience, and cooperation across borderland communities in the Great Lakes Region.
#RESTGLR

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

🚨 IGAD Convened Emergency Ministerial Meeting on Ebola Outbreak.

#IGAD convened Health Ministers from Member States for an Emergency Ministerial Meeting following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the region.

Linked to ongoing transmission in eastern DRC, this outbreak underscores the urgent need for coordinated regional action, strengthened cross-border surveillance, and collective preparedness.

Through the PREPARE Project, supported by the Pandemic Fund and implemented with WHO and IFRC, IGAD continues to strengthen regional health security and response capacities.

Preparedness saves lives. Regional solidarity strengthens resilience.

Read the full statement by the Executive Secretary:
https://t.co/5R1e571Mum

#OneRegionOneFuture
#RisingWithIGAD

[Mandisa Mashologu @mmashologu1]

#FlashBackFriday: Honoured to be part of the @MISAHELOFFICIEL workshop on Strengthening Security & Stabilization in the Sahel & West Africa: Bridging Good Governance, Regional Cooperation & Multilateral Responses
@ahunnaeziakonwa @UNDPAfrica @IDEA_Africa
#SahelDialogue2026 in🇬🇲

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

Strengthening Migration & Displacement Data in South Sudan

IGAD, in collaboration with South Sudan’s National Bureau of Statistics (@NBS_Statistics), has convened a multi-stakeholder meeting in Juba on migration and displacement statistics.

The 4-day consultation brings together members of the Technical Working Group on Migration and Displacement Statistics to strengthen coordination and technical capacity for producing timely, reliable, and disaggregated data.

The IGAD Head of Mission to the Republic of South Sudan, Dr @Vickyanib01, commended actions by @SouthSudanGov towards increasing the availability of high-quality, timely, and reliable disaggregated migration and displacement data.

The consultations will deliver a technical draft of the country's Migration Profile, standardized glossary of migration terms used across MDAs, and agreed-upon surveys/administrative improvements ahead of the upcoming reporting cycle.

[Ibrahim Kasso @ibrahimkasso1]

@IGADsecretariat Excellent and happy to join,

[Matteo Frontini @frontini_matteo]

Recovery isn’t a project. It’s a partnership.  
Government leads. Communities define. Interagency supports. Stakeholders align.  
Coordination isn’t a meeting. It’s the foundation. #Resilience

[Dr Workneh Gebeyehu @DrWorkneh]

Following the 28th Horn of Africa Initiative meeting in Washington, D.C., where I called for borderlands to be placed at the centre of sustainable development, I today received Mandera County Governor H.E. @MohamedAkhalif and the Ambassador of Kenya to Ethiopia, H.E. Galma Boru in our offices in Addis Ababa.
Our discussion focused on the Ethiopia-Kenya consultations on the Horn of Africa Gateway Project, convened by IGAD, and its role in connecting communities, expanding trade, and creating opportunity in cross border areas.

[Dr Fatuma Adan @FatumaIAdan]

With support from @Pandemic_Fund, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development delivered molecular testing reagents and PPE to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute on 24 April 2026.

Part of a broader, strategic package combining critical supplies with targeted technical support to Member States.

This integrated approach strengthens genomic testing capacity for accurate, timely diagnosis while advancing research, innovation, and the effective use of advanced molecular technologies.

The intervention reinforces public health surveillance through systematic pathogen and variant tracking, supported by technical assistance in laboratory systems, workforce capacity, quality assurance, and data use.

Aligned with regional and global health security priorities, it enhances early warning systems, improves pathogen characterization, and enables coordinated cross-border responses.

Reflecting @IGADsecretariat's commitment to resilient health systems and stronger regional collaboration to prevent, detect, and respond to current and future public health threats.

[Dr Workneh Gebeyehu @DrWorkneh]

In Africa, border regions are too often where poverty, fragility, and neglect converge, while in more developed parts of the world, borders are where connectivity, growth, and opportunity thrive.
This must concern us.
At the 28th Horn of Africa Initiative meeting on prioritising corridors to enhance trade and connectivity, I reiterated that borderlands must be placed at the centre of sustainable development in our region.
Corridors must not only move goods. They must also create opportunity for the communities that live along them.

[Dr. Victoria Anib @Vickyanib01]

Pleased to discuss #DurableSolutions progress in South Sudan with Laila Bourhil, @UN Head of Integrated Office 🇸🇸, today in anticipation of the 2nd Steering Committee. @IGADsecretariat stands committed to supporting the Government of South Sudan.

@unmissmedia @UN_SouthSudan

[Dr Workneh Gebeyehu @DrWorkneh]

Received H.E. Denisa-Elena Ionete, European Union Ambassador to Djibouti and IGAD, for a constructive exchange on matters of mutual interest.
We underscored the growing urgency of the evolving regional and global dynamics and the need for coordinated, forward looking responses.
IGAD values its partnership with the European Union and remains committed to advancing sustainable solutions for the region.

[Fabius Mulongo @FabiusMulongo]

H.E. @DrWorkneh highlights the resilience and leadership of women across our communities and institutions as he reflects on this International Women’s Day 2026.

[IGAD Gender @IGADgender]

Celebrating women’s leadership across IGAD this International Women’s Day. Our Gender Manager Amina Farah (@xubbifarah), reminds us that protecting rights, upholding justice and turning commitments into action is everyone’s responsibility.

#IWD2026 #WomensRights #GenderEquality #IWPS

[Dr Workneh Gebeyehu @DrWorkneh]

Growing up and through my career, I’ve witnessed the resilience and determination of women who held families, governments, and communities together, often in the face of great challenges. Their strength continues to inspire us all to advancing women’s leadership across the region.

Through initiatives such as the IGAD Women Forums on Peace, Agriculture, Digital Security and Artificial Intelligence, and Land Governance, alongside the IGAD Gender Strategy, we continue to expand opportunities and elevate women’s voices across the IGAD region.

On this International Women’s Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a future where women lead and thrive.

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

📍Bridging Migration, Displacement, and Climate Mobility policies in South Sudan | 2 – 4 March 2026

In Juba, South Sudan, the @IGADsecretariat is convening a Joint National Coordination Meeting of the National Technical Committee on Durable Solutions (NTC-DS) and the National Coordination Mechanism (NCM) on Migration

The meeting aims to strengthen national coordination, policy coherence, and institutional collaboration between the NTC and NCM to address displacement, migration, and climate-induced mobility through integrated durable solutions and migration governance approaches.

Addressing the meeting, the IGAD Head of Mission to South Sudan Dr. @Vickyanib01 emphasized that mixed migration flows, protracted displacement situations, climate mobility and the pressures on host communities require comprehensive, inclusive, and forward-looking approaches.

#IGADSupportPlatform #MoDIAC

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Residents of Sagante Jaldesa and Mwangaza Primary School in Marsabit County received food support from National Lands Commission C.E.O. Kabale Tache Arero, as prolonged drought continues to push families to the brink of starvation. The intervention comes amid growing concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in northern Kenya, where thousands of households face acute food insecurity following consecutive failed rainy seasons.

Photos by Abraham Fayo

[Lucy Daxbacher @LucyDaxbacher]

While in the #IGAD - #IOM Regional Experts Meeting on the Global Compact on #Migration #GCM in Addis Ababa, we had the opportunity to visit the AGAR ETHIOPIA CHARITABLE SOCIETY that Responds! Renews! Rebuilds! vulnerable migrants, victims of human trafficking & smuggling. This Society needs more funding 4 a great job they are doing.

[Lucy Daxbacher @LucyDaxbacher]

The Learning Mission of #IGAD & #EAC Member States with Social Partners to Government of #Phillippines, Departments for #Labour & #Employment & Department for #Migrant Workers is on-going. We are studying best practices of Labour Migration #Governance on Land and #Sea that has placed the Phillippines as Best Model Country in the Sector of Labour Migrayion Governance globally. The laws, regulations, policies, strategirs, programs, expertise, functional institutions and state budgets enable an effective governance of the sector in compliance with International Labour Standards.

[Ibrahim Kasso @ibrahimkasso1]

It is very amazing resort.

[Francesca Di Mauro @francescaDM_EU]

It was indeed my pleasure to meet IGAD Deputy Executive Secretary @MAWareSO together with HoM Mohamud Abdi Ahmed and reaffirm EU commitment to peace and stability in 🇸🇴 and continue to build on the #HoAInitiative for a prosperous region.