Upon a request received from the government of the Republic of Uganda to observe its 14 January General Elections, IGAD deployed a short-term Election Observation Mission. The EOM arrived in Uganda on 07 January 2021 with a mandate to observe the Pre-election preparations, elections as well as the counting and tallying processes.

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11 January 2020 (KAMPALA, Uganda): In response to the invitation extended by the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Uganda, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the General Elections to be held on 14 January 2021 in the country.

16 December 2020, Bishoftu - Ethiopia - The IGAD Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) has successfully concluded a three days national training on the Role of Media in Preventing and Countering Terrorism.   The objective of the training was to raise awareness on the role the media plays as well as enhance the capacities of journalists, editors, and media professionals in countering and preventing terrorism, violent extremism, and other serious crimes.

10 December 2020, Khartoum:  IGAD Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP), with support from the European Union Trust Fund (EUTF) through the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) under the IPPSHAR program, conducted a four-days national consultative meeting, from 7-10 December 2020, on the Illicit Circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) with regard to Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and other relevant International Frameworks, in Khartoum, Sudan.

30 November to 2 December, 2020 (Bishoftu, Ethiopia) -The IGAD Peace and Security Division successfully concluded three days of annual meeting with officials represented from IGAD Member States.