Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty
19 February 2011
Inaugural ceremony
- Keynote address by Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Al Hussein, United Nations Messenger of Peace
- Keynote address by Mr Kofi Annan, Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
- Keynote address by The Honourable Luigi Casero, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Italian Republic
- Statement by IFAD President
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Business items
- General statements
- Plenary panel discussion: “Feeding future generations – Young rural people today, prosperous farmers tomorrow”
20 February 2011
- Asia and the Pacific Division:
Weathering the global economic crisis: opportunities
and challenges for rural youth
Focal point: Ms Martina Spisiakova - Near East, North Africa
and Europe Division:
Unleashing the potential of young rural people
Focal point: Ms Rasha Omar and Mr Taysir Al-Ghanem - Sub-Saharan Africa:
Rural youth - Investing today for a better tomorrow
Focal points: Mr Moses Abukari and Mr Geoffrey Livingston - Latin America and the
Caribbean Division:
Supporting rural youth microenterprises
Focal point: Mr Roberto Haudry