The IGAD Secretariat plans to convene meetings of the IDDRSI Platform (Steering Committee and General Assembly) to mark the Tenth Anniversary of IDDRSI, receive reports on the progress being made in the implementation of IDDRSI throughout the IGAD region and discuss the plans and provide concrete recommendations for consolidating and institutionalising the gains achieved over the past decade as the initiative moves into the last phase of the programme. The 16th meeting of the IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee and the 9th General Assembly of the IDDRSI Platform will be held in Entebbe, Uganda, from 22-23 November and 24 November 2023, respectively.