1. The critical role of IGAD Secretariat, and member states have played in building drought resilience actions in the Horn of Africa.
2. The Member States commitment to the development of comprehensive CPPs and establishing national coordination mechanism that incorporate relevant line ministries, humanitarian and development assistance actors, civil society, private sector and among others.
3. The establishment of the IGAD Platform and the work of the Interim Steering Committee for Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI).
4. The role played by IGAD Secretariat in the development of the Regional Programming Paper and establishing a Regional Drought Resilience and Sustainability Platform and its organs;
5. The role the Global Alliance to mobilize and maintain headquarter level political commitment, enhance coordination among humanitarian and development assistance actors and encourage alignment of investments.
6. The contribution of development partners including AfDB, EU, BMZ, WB, USAID, IPF, Denmark and ISAP partners (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland) for the continued support to institutional development and coordination capacity at the IGAD Secretariat.