Gender CS, Igad boss rally women, youth to drive peace efforts

From left: IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, Gender CS Hannah Cheptumo, former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat and Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'oei during the IGAD Regional Forum for Council of Eminent Personalities in Nairobi, on July 24, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

As conflicts instigated by war, climate crises and political instability rock the Horn of Africa, leaders have called for engagement of women and the youth in peace building.

Speaking during the Igad Regional Forum for Eminent Personalities, Gender Cabinet Secretary Hannah Cheptumo and Igad Executive Secretary said women and youth must no longer be treated as bystanders in peace processes, but recognised as frontline architects of diplomacy and regional stability.