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  • Eleventh Special Session of the Executive Board

    New Documents Online! Please note that the following document has been posted:

    EB 2019/S11/R.1/Rev.1 - Agenda (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (20/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    New Documents Online! Please note that the following documents have been posted:

    GC 42/L.10 - Proposal on the Venue for the Forty-third Session of the IFAD Governing Council and the First Session of the Consultation on the Twelfth Replenishment of IFAD's Resources (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    GC 42/Resolutions - Resolutions adopted by the Governing Council at its forty-second session (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (16/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    Country Statements available online!  Please note that the country statements videos and transcripts have been posted.

    Find the statements of the following countries here: https://www.ifad.org/en/web/events/gc42

    • Luxemburg on behalf of BENELUX
    • Sweden on behalf of Nordic Countries
    • Angola
    • Austria
    • Argentina
    • Bangladesh
    • Cambodia
    • Canada
    • China
    • Dominican Republic
    • Egypt
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Fiji
    • France
    • Germany
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Italy
    • Japan
    • Kiribati
    • Korea (Republic of)
    • Lesotho
    • New Zealand
    • Qatar
    • Rwanda
    • Samoa
    • Spain
    • Sudan
    • United States
    • Tanzania (United Republic of)
    • Togo
    • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
    Over 7 years ago (15/02/2019)
  • 104th session of the Evaluation Committee

    New Documents Online! Please note that the following documents have been posted:

    EC 2019/104/W.P.1 - Provisional agenda (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (14/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    New Documents Online! Please note that the following document has been posted:

    GC 42/L.1/Add.1/Rev.1 - Provisional agenda - (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (14/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    IFAD's Governing Council will be webcast.

    Follow live at: https://webcasting.ifad.org/gc42 or https://webcasting.ifad.org/gc42_szc

    Over 7 years ago (13/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    IFAD's Governing Council begins tomorrow!

    Read all about the event here: https://www.ifad.org/en/web/events/gc42

    Over 7 years ago (13/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    New Documents Online! Please note that the following documents have been posted:

    GC 42/L.1/Add.1 - Provisional agenda - (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    GC 42/L.2 - Application for non-original membership (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    GC 42/INF.4 - Financial Highlights of the Year Ended 31 December 2018 (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (12/02/2019)
  • Eleventh Special Session of the Executive Board

    New Documents Online! Please note that the following document has been posted:

    EB 2019/S11/INF.1 - Arrangements for the eleventh special session of the Executive Board (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (09/02/2019)
  • 42nd session of the Governing Council

    GENTLE REMINDER - ON SECURITY MEASURES, REGISTRATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTRY STATEMENTS

    ** Important information: arrival of His Holiness Pope Francis **

    There will be no access to FAO premises on the morning of 14 February between 8.30 a.m. and approximately 11 a.m. due to strict security measures being implemented for the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis.

    Registration

    Delegations to the forty-second session of the IFAD Governing Council are requested to register in advance for the meeting and encouraged to collect their badges in advance.

    Registration will take place at the Security Pavilion located at the main entrance to FAO, on Viale Aventino next to the metro station, at the following times: 

    • Tuesday, 12 February: 10.00-17.00 
    • Wednesday, 13 February: 10.00-17.00 
    • Thursday, 14 February: 08.00-8.30 and from approximately 11.00-18.30 
    • Friday, 15 February: 08.00-closure of the session

    Country statements

    Member States wishing to submit a written or video-recorded statement are requested to notify the Secretary of IFAD via the Country Statements Desk (countrystatements@ifad.org) of their intention to do so by close of business (Rome time) Friday, 8 February 2019 at the latest.

    For more details on procedures and options available, please refer to document: Forty-second session of the Governing Council: Procedures for Statements by Governors (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 7 years ago (08/02/2019)