African Development Bank (AfDB)

The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction. The Bank Group achieves this objective by: mobilizing and allocating resources for investment in RMCs; and providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts. In 2015, all multilateral development institutions have agreed on a same set of objectives, called the Sustainable Development Goals.

The African Development Bank’s Strategy for 2013–2022 reflects the aspirations of the entire African continent. It is firmly rooted in a deep understanding and experience of how far Africa has come in the last decade, and where it wishes to go to in the next. This ten-year Strategy will focus on two objectives to improve the quality of Africa’s growth: inclusive growth, and the transition to green growth. Along the way, the Bank identifies five operational priorities: Infrastructure development, Regional economic integration, Private sector development, Governance and accountability, and Skills & technology. In implementing its ten-year Strategy, and as an integral part of the two objectives, the Bank will pay particular attention to fragile states, agriculture and food security, and gender. www.afdb.org

African Union Commission (AUC); Committee of Intelligence & Security Service of Africa (CISSA)

The Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the Commission of the African Union (AU) provides support to efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability on the continent. PSD also supports the Peace and Security Council in carrying out its responsibilities as provided for under the protocol relating to the establishment of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC). PSD consists of five divisions: Defense & Security; Peace Support Operations / ASF CPE; Peace & Security Council; Crisis Management & Post Conflict Reconstruction; and Conflict Prevention & Early Warning Division. www.auc.int

CARE International in Kenya

CARE International in Kenya (CIK) is a development and humanitarian organization whose mission is to combat social injustice and global poverty. CARE commenced its humanitarian programs in Kenya in 1968 targeting around 2 million people in Kenya per year. Major programmes are in refugee assistance, health, water and sanitation, financial inclusion, adaptation to climate change, disaster risk reduction, agricultural value chains and humanitarian/emergency response with an average annual budget of approximately US$ 35 million.

According to Aid Worker Security Report (2011) Humanitarian Outcomes, in the year 2011, 308 aid workers were killed, kidnapped or wounded. Unfortunately, one of the kidnapped was a CARE Kenya aid worker based in Dadaab! Notwithstanding the high risk, CARE continues to work in dangerous locations in Kenya. CARE’s safety and security professional staff continuously find ways of doing so without endangering CARE’s most precious resources - staff, assets and programs. As much as risk cannot be eliminated, it can be managed proactively. CARE’s safety and security philosophy is based on gaining and maintaining community ‘acceptance’, which implies a need to ensure effective relationships with all stakeholders in our areas of operations. Consequently, the risk level has been greatly mitigated to acceptable threshold. www.care.or.ke

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat

COMESA’s peace and security programs are anchored in Article 3 of the COMESA Treaty which recognizes the importance of peace and security programs in achieving and realizing regional development and integration. The process of establishing the formal structures to address peace and security issues in the region began in 1999, and up to date COMESA has curved its niche around economic and other structural causes of conflict, through programs including: 1) the establishment of a Conflict Early Warning System (COMWARN) - a regional conflict early warning system specialising in analyzing and highlighting the structural and dynamic factors that continue to influence conflicts in the region; 2) Maritime Security Program; 3) Democratic Governance Program; and 4) Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Program. www.comesa.int

EASF Secretariat

The Eastern Africa Standby Force is a regional organization whose mandate is to enhance peace and security in the Eastern Africa region. It is one of the five regional multidimensional Forces of the African Standby Force (ASF) consisting of Military, Police and Civilian components. EASF was established as a regional mechanism to provide capability for rapid deployment of forces to carry out preventive deployment, rapid intervention, peace support/stability operations and peace enforcement. EASF attained Full Operational Capability in December 2014 and has now moved to the deployment phase, a status that enables it to participate in Peace Support Operations (PSOs) as and when mandated by the African Union. www.easfcom.org

EU Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia)

In July 2012, the EU launched EUCAP Nestor, a civilian mission which assists host countries develop self-sustaining capacity for enhancement of maritime security. At its launch, EUCAP Nestor was mandated to work across the Horn of Africa (HoA) and Western Indian Ocean (WIO). As of the end of 2015, following a strategic review of the Mission, activities focus solely on Somalia (including Somaliland) with Mission Headquarters currently located in Mogadishu. On March 1st 2017, EUCAP Nestor was renamed “EUCAP Somalia”, the EU Capacity Building Mission in Somalia. EUCAP Somalia operates under a new, broadened civilian maritime security mandate. With an active presence in Mogadishu, Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Garowe (Puntland), EUCAP Somalia works to strengthen Somali capacity to ensure maritime security, carry out fisheries inspection and enforcement, ensure maritime search and rescue, counter smuggling, fight piracy and police the coastal zone on land and at sea. www.eucap-som.eu

Ghanaian Ministry of Interior

Ghana's Ministry of the Interior (MINTER) is mandated to ensure internal security, maintenance of law and order in the country. The MINTER exists to ensure internal security, a stable and peaceful environment for sustainable national development through the initiation, formulation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulations and programmes relating to the protection of life and property; disaster prevention and mitigation; immigration, crime control, prevention and detection; safe custody, reformation and rehabilitation of prisoners. Its vision is a "world-class Ministry with well-defined operational internal security systems". www.mint.gov.gh

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation, Nairobi

Established in 1863, the ICRC operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We are based in Geneva, Switzerland, and employ some 16,000 people in more than 80 countries. The ICRC is funded mainly by voluntary donations from governments and from national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. The ICRC's Nairobi delegation promotes international humanitarian law and carries out humanitarian activities. It is also an important logistics centre for ICRC operations in Somalia, South Sudan and the Great Lakes region. www.icrc.org

International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC)

The Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC) was established in January 2001 as part of the Kenyan Defense Staff College. It initially focused at training of Kenyan forces for UN peace keeping missions and later African Union Peace Support Operations. PSTC became a separate Kenyan MOSD establishment in July 2006 and in 2008, initial efforts towards “internationalization” were made. In 2009, PSTC Karen merged with International Mine Action Training Centre (IMATC) to form one centre, International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC). The former PSTC was renamed to Peace and Conflict Studies School (PCSS) and IMATC renamed to Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS). In 2011, IPSTC achieved autonomy through formal partnership arrangements with USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Kenya, Germany and UNDP. The Centre's mission is to conduct training, education and research, informing military, police and civilian personnel in all aspects of peace support operations in order to improve the effectiveness of the response to complex emergencies. www.ipstc.org

KenInvest (Kenya Investment Authority)

With the Mission “To promote and facilitate domestic and foreign investment in Kenya by advocating for a conducive investment climate, providing accurate information and offering quality services for a prosperous Nation”, the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) is a statutory body established in 2004 through an Act of Parliament (Investment Promotion Act No. 6 of 2004) with the main objective of promoting investments in Kenya. It is responsible for facilitating the implementation of new investment projects, providing After Care services for new and existing investments, as well as organizing investment promotion activities both locally and internationally. The core functions of KenInvest include; Policy Advocacy; Investment Promotion; Investment Facilitation which includes Investor Tracking and After Care Services. www.investmentkenya.com

Mozambique Government

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) HQ

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) currently consists of 29 member countries. NATO membership is open to “any other European state in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area”. NATO’s purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. NATO promotes democratic values and enables members to consult and cooperate on defence and security-related issues to solve problems, build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. NATO is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military power to undertake crisis-management operations. These are carried out under the collective defence clause of NATO's founding treaty - Article 5 of the Washington Treaty or under a United Nations mandate, alone or in cooperation with other countries and international organisations. Every day, member countries consult and take decisions on security issues at all levels and in a variety of fields. A “NATO decision” is the expression of the collective will of all 29 member countries since all decisions are taken by consensus. www.nato.int

Somali National Police Force; Ministry of Internal Security

www.police.somaligov.net

U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet

U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Sixth Fleet's Africa Engagement Group (N52) plans, coordinates, and conducts maritime operations, exercises, Theater Security Cooperation (TSC), and Security Force Assistance (SFA) activities that reinforce the capability and capacity of African partner forces to maintain safety and security in the maritime domain. www.c6f.navy.mil

UN Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)

UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. UNODC relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from Governments, for 90 per cent of its budget. UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States also resolved to intensify efforts to fight transnational crime in all its dimensions, to redouble the efforts to implement the commitment to counter the world drug problem and to take concerted action against international terrorism. In pursuing its objectives, UNODC makes every effort to integrate and mainstream the gender perspective, particularly in its projects for the provision of alternative livelihoods, as well as those against human trafficking. www.unodc.org

UN World Food Programme (WFP)

WFP Regional Bureau, Nairobi: Supporting WFP operations in East and Central Africa (South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia). WFP is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Globally, on any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 40 oceanic shipments and 70 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of our work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict. This is exceptionally relevant for this region, given we work with refugees and returnees in all of our countries.

Regional Security Approach: Under the WFP Security Framework of Accountability, the Regional Security Officers (RSO) team is empowered and accountable within the Security Divisions area of responsibility for maximising the safety and security of WFP staff and assets. This is in line with the WFP decentralised management approach in ensuring our country office teams get the best possible support. The RSO has technical over sight of all deployed Field Security Officers in the region, in direct support of WFP programmes. The RSO team includes security analysis, training, operational support and surge capacities. Regular analysis supports operational planning and empowers security advice with a field orientated approach. Information and intelligence translates rapidly into networked, actionable security support for the development of effective security mitigation. We provide specific knowledge of the threats and risks in a country or region and advice on mitigation and prevention measures. Our areas of expertise are: risk assessment and risk management; operational planning and crisis management; context and conflict analysis; training to enable field security operations; gender considerations in security management; information management; humanitarian access analysis and negotiation; hostage and incident negotiation and management; physical security and blast mitigation. www.wfp.org

United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

The United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) was established by UN General Assembly Resolution 64/288 in 2010. The office has three core aims to: (a.) Enhance the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of peace and security; (b.) Provide coordinated and consistent United Nations advice to the African Union on long-term capacity-building and short-term operational support matters; and (c;) Streamline the United Nations presence in Addis Ababa to make it cost-effective and efficient in delivering UN assistance to the AU. UNOAU integrated the three existing offices: DPA Liaison Office, the DPKO AU Peace Support Team and the DFS Planning Team for Somalia to support AMISOM, as well as the support component of the UNAMID Joint Support Coordination Mechanism office in Addis Ababa.

The Institutional & Operational partnership Division seeks to provide coordinated and consistent UN advice to the AU on long-term capacity building and short-term operational support matters, as well as contribute to the overarching goal of enhancing the AU-UN partnership in peace and security. In practice, the Division provides support to the AU Commission in the planning, start-up, management and liquidation of ongoing African Union peace support operations. The main focus of this work, is on the management of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as on planning and institutional capacity development for future operations through the development of the African Standby Force. UNOAU peacekeeping planners draw upon UN experience and best practices and help adapt these to the specific needs of the AU. unoau.unmissions.org

USAID/Kenya and East Africa

USAID works with regional intergovernmental organizations—the East African Community, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa—and with regional private sector and civil society groups to implement effective solutions to regional development challenges. We promote regional economic integration and coordination throughout East Africa. With our partners we work to address those regional issues that countries cannot tackle on their own – reducing barriers to trade, increasing private sector investment in regional production and marketing for goods and services, promoting intra-regional trade in staple foods and livestock to improve food security, harmonizing agricultural standards and streamlining border trade processes within the region. www.usaid.gov