IGAD - Intergovernmental Authority on Development (HQ - Djibouti)

The IGAD - Intergovernmental Authority on Development Regional Strategy is meant to be a living, dynamic and flexible document to accommodate for both the current and emerging development issues. It embraces the principles and approaches of sustainbale development and focuses on the real problems of the region and has linkages to both national and global strategies. Further, it focuses on the promotion of regional cooperation and integration in order to achieve sustainable development, peace and security in the region. The underlying principle is that IGAD will remain focused on policy level interventions and development of concepts of trans-boundary nature with regional relevance; development information; capacity development; and research, science and technology agendas. In this connection, the IGAD priority programmes must reflect the higher development goals of the Organisation. 

Hence, the strategy would require that:

The Member States address common regional development challenges through joint efforts in IGAD priority areas.
The IGAD Secretariat, the Member States and development partners harmonise programmes to maximise development impact and minimise wastage/duplication of efforts and resources.
The Member States aim to pool their resources to invest on long-term development while giving adequate focus to emergency response and recovery activities.
The Member States and the Development Partners use IGAD as a development vehicle especially on the basis of its experiences and knowledge on trans-boundary issues.