Distinguished Executive Board representatives,

On 1^st June IFAD issued its largest Private Placement for Eur115 million to French Amundi. The proceeds of the Sustainable Bond will be used to support IFAD’s mission to fight hunger and rural poverty. 

Read more in the press release here

Distinguished Executive Board representatives,

Today, IFAD issued its first Private Placement in Euros for Eur65 million to German HAPEV. The proceeds of the Sustainable Bond will be used to strengthen small-scale farmers’ resilience to climate change and fight hunger and poverty. 

Read more in the press release here

Distinguished Representatives,

The Report, along with its ancillary products (learning materials, data, methods, and tools) are presented in a dedicated microsite and contribute to generate a global public good for the international community interested in agriculture and rural development .

1. Knowledge 

     a. If you would like to know more about the IFAD11 corporate impact, please download the full report

     b. If you would like to know more about the methodology used for estimating corporate impacts, please browse the IA Methodology Learning Note 

     c. If you would like to know more about results achieved on climate adaptation, please access this link 

     d. If you would like to know more about the 24 Impact Assessments, please browse reports, briefs and infographics 

1. Evidence: 

     a. If you would like to explore data related to alternative measure of well-being (Multidimensional Poverty Index and subjective well-being), please browse this page

     b. If you would like to explore data related to descriptive statistics related to COVID-19, please browse this page

     c. If you would like to know more about Persons with Disabilities, please browse this page

3. Data 

    a. If you would like to access IFAD10 IA datasets, please access them here 

    b. If you are interested in IFAD11 IA datasets, please access the related dictionary and documentation (data to be released public will come soon)

4. Tools

    a. If you are interested in knowing more about conducting impact assessments, access the e-learning course, download the Impact Assessment Manual and the Data Collection Kit (that is aligned to the COIs and can contribute to improve capacity development)

    b. Know more about the role of GIS, remote sensing and climatic data in conducting IA

5. Publications 

    a. Access publications, reports and blog 

IFAD hopes that this wealth of knowledge will be of interest and will contribute to the design of projects, M&E systems, country strategies and evaluation activities across IFAD and beyond in the future.

IFAD Mango application

Distinguished Representatives,

The Office of the Secretary is pleased to draw your attention to IFAD Mango – IFAD’s Meeting Application for Networking on Governance. The app allows representatives to access documentation and information related to IFAD’s meetings and events, including accessing the meeting calendar and IFAD’s social media. The app also allows users to search, download and annotate documents.

You are encouraged to use the application on your personal devices, by downloading it for iOS and Android.

You may view a short video on the IFAD Mango application by clicking on this link.

For any queries, please contact the Institutional Governance and Member Relations unit at igmr@ifad.org.

Highest consideration,

Office of the Secretary