Press Release: EU Commissioner Louis Michel proposes a strategy for peace, security and development in the Horn of Africa

Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, proposed on 20 March 2006 a strategy for peace, security and development in the Horn of Africa region, while attending the 11th summit of IGAD Heads of State and Government in Nairobi. IGAD, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, is a grouping of seven countries (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda). This strategy should focus, in particular, on regional governance, natural resources management, food security, border control and non-proliferation of small arms.

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European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/06/182: regional strategy for peace, security and development for the Horn of Africa, 20.3.06 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/06/182&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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