1.0 History of IGAD The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was created in 1996 to succeed the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) formed in 1986. The rehashing and compelling dry seasons and other trademark calamities in late 70s and 80s accompanied by expansive starvation, regular corruption and financial hardship in the Eastern Africa region all gave impetus to its formation. But particular countries endeavored extensive tries to adjust to the situation and got liberal sponsorship from the all inclusive gathering, the size and level of the issue fought immovably for a nearby approach to supplement national attempts (About Us , 2010). In 1983 and 1984, six countries in the Horn of Africa - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda - made a travel through the United Nations to secure an intergovernmental body for progression and draught control in their area. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government met in Djibouti in January 1986 to agree to the Arrangement which formally moved IGADD with Headquarters in Djibouti. The State of Eritrea transformed into the seventh part in the wake of accomplishing a break in 1993. 2.0 Its mandate The intergovernmental organization was made to encourage sustenance Security and natural assurances, advancement and support of peace and security and compassionate issues but not limited to fiscal participation and combination. Above all, the association advances joint advancement procedures and bit by bit blends macro-financial arrangements and projects in the social, innovative and logical fields such as scheming strategies concerning trade, social cultural integrations, transport, correspondences, farming, and characteristic assets, and advance free development of products, administrations, and individuals inside the district; makes a feasible domain for outside, cross-outskirt and local exchange and venture; advances peace and soundness in the area and make instruments inside the locale for the aversion, administration and determination of between State and intra-State clashes through dialog. 3.0 Operational Structure of IGAD The Intergovernmental Authority on Development is comprised of four hierarchical POLICY organs 4.0 Key areas of concentration 4.1 Peace and security It has starting now been perceived that the IGAD region is chiefly known for the short supply of peace and security inside and among its part states. There are conflicts taking the structure of interstate conflicts detectably exemplified by the indeterminate strife between countries, intrastate goes against major nearby estimations anchored on extremism and terrorism. As such, the authority ensures mediated and uniform security measures are incorporated to keep the economies of the concerned nations alive. Rather, such conflicts frequently both spill over into neighboring countries and tend to pull in countries into the fights, particularly in case they are not settled in a short time of time. The conflict that launched out in South Sudan in December 2013 serves as the latest framework of this spectacle. Through its affiliate wing IGAD Capacity Building Program against Terrorism (ICPAT), the intergovernmental body has been able to fight terrorism by creating a strategy for member states to share intelligence in regards to this matter. This has improved boarder co