NAIROBI, May 28 (NECJOGHA) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened submissions for its 2026 Media Awards, calling on journalists, filmmakers, photographers, broadcasters and digital creators across the region to submit work on migration, displacement and regional integration.
The awards, themed “Human Mobility for Regional Integration: Free Movement, Decent Work, Protection and Shared Prosperity,” accept entries published, broadcast or aired from January 2022 onwards. The submission window runs from May 25 to July 31, 2026.
Ten award categories are on offer, spanning migration and free-movement reporting, labour migration, climate and conflict-induced displacement, and coverage focused on women, youth and girls. Additional categories recognise photojournalism, digital content, indigenous-language media, emerging journalists, and lifetime achievement in migration journalism.
Organisers said the awards aim to elevate stories that shape public understanding of human mobility across one of the world’s most migration-intensive regions, where millions move annually due to conflict, climate shocks and the search for economic opportunity.
IGAD is a regional bloc comprising eight member states Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda and has, according to its officials, increasingly positioned media engagement as central to its broader agenda on free movement, labour rights and refugee protection across the Horn of Africa and surrounding areas.
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