IFAD parallel special event: “New realities, challenges and opportunities for rural development in LDCs – Findings from the IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2011”

Date: 9 May 2011
Time: 13:00-15:00
Venue: Topkapi B, Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul

LDCIVAn IFAD side event will be held on Monday 9 May, 13:00-15:00 hours, at Topkapi B, Lutfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre. Refreshments will be served prior to the start of the discussion.

The objective of the event is to draw attention to the challenges and opportunities facing poor rural people in LDCs and to discuss possible policy and investment responses. Towards this end, IFAD will share with participants the analysis and recommendations of IFAD’s Rural Poverty Report 2011 followed by a panel discussion and interactive dialogue with participants.  Please join us for a lively and dynamic debate, moderated by journalist Alex Puissant.   

Tentative programme

  • Welcoming Remarks by the Chair
  • Ms. Yukiko Omura, Vice-President,  IFAD
  • Opening Remarks by the Co-Chair
  • Mr. Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, People's Republic of Bangladesh
  • Presentation of the Rural Poverty Report 2011, Mr. Ed Heinemann, Team Leader Rural Poverty Report, IFAD

Interactive panel discussion

Moderator: Mr. Alex Puissant, Journalist

Presenters:   

  • Ms. Elisabeth Atangana, President, PROPAC (Plateforme Sous-Régionale des Organisations Paysannesd’Afrique)
  • Ms. Giulia di Tommaso, Director, External Affairs, Africa Middle East & Turkey, Unilever
  • Mr. Hari K. Upadhyaya, Executive Chairperson, Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED), Nepal.

The official language of the special event is English: simultaneous interpretation to French will be provided.

Social media

Given the interest in the topic and the global nature of the event, participants are encouraged to post updates about the event on Facebook and Twitter. If your are tweeting, please use hashtags:

  • #ifad
  • #rpr2011
  • #LDCIV
  • #agriculture
  • #agchat

When tweeting soundbites, please make sure you attribute them and if the person has a twitter account, please use their twitter account. When quoting IFAD officials, please use #ifad and the person’s last name.

Should you blog about the event, please use the following tags:

  • IFAD
  • rpr2011
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • un

For queries on IFAD’s social media channels, please contact Roxanna Samii, Manager, Web, Knowledge and Internal Communications.

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