Austrian Support for Peace and Security Programm in Horn of Africa Region

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: March 26, 2018; 17:18 ♦ (Vindobona)

Vienna based ADA - Austrian Development Agency signs an agreement on peace and security in the Horn of Africa with EU and IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development). The EUTF - EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa provides 40 million euros. 35 million of this will be made available to ADA and 5 million directly to IGAD. The ADA passes on one million euros to IGAD. The Swedish International Development Agency SIDA will also contribute one million euros..

Horn of Africa: Djibouti - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Somalia / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Skilla1st [CC BY-SA 3.0]

The agreement is one of many actions being funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, which was established to promote stability and address the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons. The agreement also includes financing from the governments of Austria and Sweden.

This action, which covers a four-year period from 2018 to 2022, will help IGAD…