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  • Eighth Biannual Permanent Representatives Meeting

    On the occasion of the Eighth Biannual Meeting in Rome with Permanent Representatives, Executive Board Representatives and List Convenors,

    Kanayo F. Nwanze President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) requests the pleasure of your company for a presentation on the Year of IFAD Country Offices on Thursday, 9 April 2015, from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. at IFAD Headquarters Via Paolo di Dono 44, Rome Welcome refreshments will be offered between 10.00 and 10.30 a.m.

    RSVP by 30 March 2015 e-mail: protocol@ifad.org  tel.: 0654592315

    Over 11 years ago (24/03/2015)
  • 114th session of the Executive Board

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

    EB 2015/114/R.26 - Report on IFAD’s investment portfolio for 2014 (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.17 - Sovereign Borrowing Framework: Borrowing from Sovereign States and State-Supported Institutions (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.20 - Report on the status of contributions to the Tenth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.11 - India: Odisha Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Empowerment and Livelihoods Improvement Programme (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.10 - China: Qinghai Liupan Mountain Area Poverty Reduction Project (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.8 - The Niger: Family Farming Development Programme (ProDAF) in the Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder Regions (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.25/Rev.1 - Report on the status of contributions to the Ninth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 11 years ago (19/03/2015)
  • 114th session of the Executive Board

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

    EB 2015/114/R.19 - Requirements for the thirty-sixth drawdown of Member State contributions in 2015 (Arabic)

    Over 11 years ago (14/03/2015)
  • Ad Hoc Working Group on Governance - first meeting

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

    WGG 2015/1/L.1 - Provisional agenda (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 11 years ago (13/03/2015)
  • 114th session of the Executive Board

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

    EB 2015/114/R.28 - Estimated principal and net service charge payments forgone as a result of the implementation of the Debt Sustainability Framework (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.27 - Status report on arrears in principal, interest and service charge payments (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.25 - Report on the status of contributions to the Ninth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.19 - Requirements for the thirty-sixth drawdown of Member State contributions in 2015 (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.4 - Corporate-level evaluation on IFAD's engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states and situations (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.2 - Policy for Grant Financing (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.18 - Consolidated financial statements of IFAD as at 31 December 2014 (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 11 years ago (13/03/2015)
  • 114th session of the Executive Board

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

    EB 2015/114/R.8 - The Niger: Family Farming Development Programme (ProDAF) in the Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder Regions
    EB 2015/114/R.12 - Myanmar: Eastern States Agribusiness Project
    EB 2015/114/R.3 - Report of the Chairperson on the eighty-seventh session of the Evaluation Committee
    EB 2015/114/R.5 - Appointment of members to the Evaluation Committee
    EB 2015/114/R.13 - Nepal: Samriddhi – Rural Enterprises and Remittances Project
    EB 2015/114/R.20 - Report on the Tenth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources (IFAD10)
    EB 2015/114/R.6 - El Salvador: Country strategic opportunities programme
    EB 2015/114/R.7 - Sri Lanka: Country strategic opportunities programme
    EB 2015/114/R.1 - Provisional agenda (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.10 - China: Qinghai Liupan Mountain Area Poverty Reduction Project
    EB 2015/114/R.9 - Kenya: Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme ASAL-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL)
    EB 2015/114/R.16 - Report of the Chairperson on the 135th meeting of the Audit Committee
    EB 2015/114/R.25 - Report on the status of contributions to the Ninth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources
    EB 2015/114/R.27 - Status report on arrears in principal, interest and service charge payments
    EB 2015/114/R.15 - Appointment of members to the PBAS working group
    EB 2015/114/R.14 - Pakistan: Economic Transformation Initiative Gilgit-Baltistan Programme
    EB 2015/114/R.19 - Requirements for the thirty-sixth drawdown of Member State contributions in 2015
    EB 2015/114/R.18 - Consolidated financial statements of IFAD as at 31 December 2014, including Management’s assertion report and the external auditor’s independent attestation on internal controls over financial reporting
    EB 2015/114/R.22 - Update on hosting arrangements for the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa
    EB 2015/114/R.28 - Estimated principal and net service charge payments forgone as a result of the implementation of the Debt Sustainability Framework
    EB 2015/114/R.21 - Appointment of members to the Audit Committee
    EB 2015/114/R.24 - Planned programme, project and grant activities for 2015
    EB 2015/114/R.26 - Report on IFAD’s investment portfolio for 2014
    EB 2015/114/R.11 - India: Odisha Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Empowerment and Livelihoods Improvement Programme
    EB 2015/114/R.23 - Proposal to accept a supplementary fund contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    EB 2015/114/R.4 - Corporate-level evaluation on IFAD's engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states and situations
    EB 2015/114/INF.1 - Arrangements for the 114th session of the Executive Board (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EB 2015/114/R.17 - General framework for borrowing by IFAD: Sovereign Borrowing Framework – Borrowing from Sovereign States and State-Supported Institutions
    EB 2015/114/R.2 - Policy for Grant Financing
    EB 2015/114/R.29 - Projects/programmes and grants approved under the lapse-of-time procedure in 2014

    Over 11 years ago (12/03/2015)
  • 113th session of the Executive Board

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

    EB/113 - Minutes of the 113th session of the Executive Board (Arabic) (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 11 years ago (07/03/2015)
  • Eighth Biannual Permanent Representatives Meeting

    MARK YOUR CALENDARS

    The Eighth Biannual Permanent Representatives Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, 9 April 2015 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. at IFAD headquarters, Via Paolo di Dono, 44. Delegates attending the Eighth Biannual Permanent Meeting in Rome may be dropped off in front of the headquarters’ main entrance. A limited number of parking spaces will be reserved for delegates in Via Paolo di Dono, 44, in addition to parking spaces in Via Paolo di Dono, 90, the external parking lot at the rear of the building, on a first-come first-served basis; a security guard will be available for assistance throughout the meeting.

    Interpretation will be provided at the meeting.

    Further details will be issued in due course.

    Over 11 years ago (06/03/2015)
  • REMINDER - EVENT TOMORROW

    IFAD will host the International Women's Day 2015 celebration on behalf of the Rome-based agencies – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). It is our pleasure to invite you to the forthcoming event which will be held at IFAD headquarters on Friday, 6 March 2015, from 10 to 11.30 a.m.  

    This year's theme is: “Empowering women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!” and the Rome-based agencies will join the global celebration dedicated to Beijing+20 by placing the focus on efforts to “Empower rural women to achieve food and nutrition security”. The celebration will be followed by a reception and a Gender Share Fair which will showcase innovative experiences that have empowered rural women. The event will be conducted in English.

    Further details on the event are included in the concept note and programme, which can be found here.

    Over 11 years ago (05/03/2015)
  • Eighty-seventh session of the Evaluation Committee

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

    EC 2015/87/W.P.5 - IFAD Policy for Grant Financing (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EC 2015/87/W.P.4 - Draft approach paper on the corporate-level evaluation of IFAD's performance-based allocation system (PBAS) (English) (French) (Spanish)
    EC 2015/87/W.P.3 - Corporate-level evaluation on IFAD's engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states and situations (English) (French) (Spanish)

    Over 11 years ago (03/03/2015)