Consistent with Article 7 of the Agreement Establishing the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the IGAD Strategy 2021-2025 is anchored on the overarching aim and objective of building and accelerating regional integration and cross border cooperation among Member States. This is aimed at ensuring food security and environmental protection and management of the climate change variability; economic cooperation, regional integration, and social development; and peace, security, and humanitarian affairs. Since inception, IGAD’s development agenda is articulated globally through its Vision 2050 which is aligned to the AU Agenda 2063, SDGs and other international treaties and conventions. The programming of IGAD priority interventions has taken into account Member State aspirations.