Strengthening Capacity of the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

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Support for the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden through CMI. The aim of the project is to support capacity building of the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The project supports the work and activities of the IGAD Taskforce on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in order to implement its mandate in the region. The aim is thus to support regional cohesion, cooperation and coordination. Thei aim is to achieve this goal by organizing one international workshop to identify collective challenges and opportunities in the Red Sea region; to oraganize Taskforce study trip to the Baltic region; and to convene two IGAD Taskforce meetings focusing on policy and strategic level consultations. These activities contribute to validating IGAD's Regional Plan of Action, the Common Position and the IGAD Convention.