IFAD Current Affairs, GK & News

UN’s IFAD Governing Council: Climate Change will push 100 millions to poverty

February 14, 2020

The Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture let in Rome recently. The council says that by 2030 around 100 million people will be pushed to poverty. The council also said that this is mainly due to climate change impact on agriculture. Highlights The Government representatives and global development from all over the world attended ..

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43rd Session of International fund for Agricultural Development: UN SDG 2030 not achievable

February 12, 2020

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations works to address hunger and poverty in developing countries. The 43rd session of the governing council of IFAD was held at Rome between February 11, 2020 and February 12, 2020. It was announced at the council meet that with the current progress rate, it ..

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16 June: The International Day of Family Remittances observed

June 17, 2019

The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is observed every year all across the world on 16 June. The day recognizes the contributions made by more than 200 million migrants towards improving the lives of their 800 million family members back home, and also to create a future of hope for their children. About International ..

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Dinesh Sharma elected as Chairperson of IFAD

February 29, 2016

Dinesh Sharma has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). He was unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD for a period of two years in its 39th Session held in Rome, Italy. Currently, he is serving as Additional Secretary of ..

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