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Opening statement by IFAD President to the South-South Cooperation Event
Remarks by IFAD President to the 93rd Session of the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States) Council of Ministers
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13 July: Third meeting of the Convenors and Friends
Press releases
22 July: Emergency Ministerial Meeting on the Horn of Africa
21 July: Economic stability in the Republic of Korea: a model for development
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Feeding future generations: Young rural people today – prosperous, productive farmers tomorrow 
IFAD 2010 Annual Report Horn of Africa: The rains will fail in 2015, 2016, or 2017, but must we also fail?
The current drought in the Horn of Africa, the worst in the past 60 years, has governments in the region and the international donor community scrambling to raise additional funds for emergency relief and provide desperately required food, medical care and shelter to the affected populations in Somalia, southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya to address their dire immediate needs.
Drought in this part of the continent is not unknown and has been an increasingly frequent occurrence. Datelines change (2005, 2006, 2008 and now, 2011) but the stories of unimaginable hardship, death and depravation, while differing in magnitude from one drought to the next, remain much the same. Drought never only has localized consequences. Its effects cascade through countries in the form of higher food and fodder prices, civil unrest and diminished social services as governments redeploy budgets to meet the most pressing needs of their citizens.
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Strategic Framework, 2011-2015
IFAD's unique mandate is improving rural food security and nutrition, and enabling
rural women and men to overcome poverty. In today's changing global context,
with new opportunities and challenges facing poor rural people, pursuing this
mandate calls for honing IFAD's strategies and instruments to achieve greater and
more sustainable impact.
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IFAD9 replenishment consultation
To assure continuity of IFAD’s operations, the Governing Council periodically reviews the adequacy of resources available to the Fund. Such review is conducted through the establishment of a Consultation on the Replenishment of IFAD's Resources.
2011 IPAF call for proposals open
The Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility invites applications from indigenous peoples' organizations and communities, as well as organizations that work with them, for grants to fund projects, innovative approaches and partnerships that promote the development of indigenous peoples and help them fulfil their aspirations.
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