Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty
Statements delivered by President Lennart Båge
February 2009
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the Thirty-second Session of the Governing Council of IFAD
Arabic | English | French | Spanish - Statement delivered by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD on the occasion of Papal audience
January 2009
- Statement of Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the high level meeting of "Food Security for All"
- Statement of Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the Arab League Summit
November 2008
October 2008
- Statement of Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to World Bank's Development Committee
August 2008
- Key note address by Lennart Båge to the African Green Revolution Conference
June 2008
- Statement of Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the High-level panel "Tackling the food crisis: investment, production and decent work"
- Statement of Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to FAO High-level conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy
May 2008
- International Alliance Against Hunger: A joint statement by the heads of FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity International on the occasion of Joint Informal Seminar on "Cooperation between the Rome-based Agencies"
April 2008
- Statement by Lennart Båge to the 77th meeting of the Development Committee
- Statement by Lennart Båge to the Committee of Development of the European Parliament
February 2008
- Statement of the President to the 30th anniversay session of IFAD's Governing Council (13-14 February 2008)
October 2007
- Statement by Lennart Båge to the Development Committee
- Speech by Lennart Båge to IFPRI 2020 vision Conference on Taking Action for the World’s Poor, Beijing, China
July 2007
- Statement by Lennart Båge delivered on behalf of the three Rome-base UN agencies, FAO, IFAD and WFP on strengthening efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger, including through the global partnership for development
June 2007
- Statement by Lennart Båge to the Second European Forum on Sustainable Rural Development
May 2007
- Statement by Lennart Båge to the close of the VII Specialized Meeting on Family Agriculture in MERCOSUR (REAF)
February 2007
- Statement of the President to the 30th session of IFAD's Governing Council (14-15 February 2007)
- Statement by President of IFAD to the High Level Meeting of the Heads of the Coordination Group Institutions and the International Donors and Development Institutions
September 2006
- Statement by President of IFAD to the Development Committee
July 2006
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Statement by Lennart Båge President of IFAD delivered on behalf of thethree Rome-base UN agencies, FAO, IFAD and WFP at 2006 Substantive Session of ECOSOC
June 2006
- Address of Lennart Bage, President of IFAD to the Africa Fertilizer Summit
May 2006
- Address of Lennart Bage, President of IFAD to the 37th World Farmers Congress of IFAP | French version | Spanish version
March 2006
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD)
February 2006
- Statement of the President to the 29th session of IFAD's Governing Council (15-16 February 2006)
October 2005
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the ECOSOC Special Event: Food Crisis in Africa
September 2005
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the Development Committee
June 2005
- Statement by MPresidentr Lennart Båge to The Group of 77 and China - Second South Summit - Doha, Qatar 15-16 June 2005
April 2005
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the 71st meeting of the Development Committee (Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and IFAD on the transfer of real resources to developing countires)
March 2005
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the Second High-Level Forum On Aid Effectiveness; Harmonization, Alignment and Results
February 2005
- Statement of the President to the 28th session of IFAD's Governing Council (15-18 February 2005)
January 2005
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the "DAKAR AGRICOLE" - La Fracture Agricole Mondiale: Ouvrir des perspectives pour les espaces agricoles en développement
- Statement by President Lennart Båge to the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
- Statement by Lennart Båge President, International Fund for Agricultural Development on the occasion of the launch of the Millennium Project report "Global Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals"
November 2004
- Statement by Lennart Båge President, International Fund for Agricultural Development to the Group of G77
May 2004
- Statement by Lennart Båge President, International Fund for Agricultural Development at the World Agricultural Forum Regional Congress
April 2004
- Statement by Lennart Båge President, International Fund for Agricultural Development at the Development Committee of the World Bank and the IMF
February 2004
- Statement of the President to the 27th session of IFAD's Governing Council (18-19 February 2004)
December 2003
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the 32nd Session of FAO Conference
September 2003
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the Third Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD III)
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the Development Committee, World Bank, International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the Sixth Session of the Conference of Parties of UNCCD
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD at the Roundtable of Parliamentarians on the occasion of the Sixth Session of the Conference of Parties of UNCCD
July 2003
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to ECOSOC High Level Ministerial Segment
May 2003
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD at the German Parliament on Institutions – The Key to Development: Building Alliances to Empower the Rural Poor - 20-21 May - Berlin, Germany
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD at the GTZ-IFAD Conference on Institutional Transformation: Transforming Institutions to enable poor rural people to overcome their poverty - 20-21 May - Berlin, Germany
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD at the World Agricultural Forum 2003: Investing in Agriculture and Rural Development as Keys to the Global Economy, St. Louis, Missouri - 18-20 May 2003
March 2003
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD on the occasion of the signature of Memorandum of Understanding between IADB, the Government of Italy and IFAD - 21 March - Milan, Italy
February 2003
- Statement of the President to the Anniversary Session of IFAD's Governing Council (19-20 February 2003)
October 2002
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Statement of Lennart Båge, President of IFAD to the Second Global Environment Facility Assembly - 16 October 2002 - Beijing, China
September 2002
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD, to the Development Committee of the World Bank and IMF, Washington D.C. - 28 September 2002
August 2002
- Statement by Lennart Båge, President of IFAD, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development - 30 August 2002
June 2002
- Statement by Lennart Båg,e President of IFAD, at the World Food Summit - Five Years Later - 10 June 2002 (Arabic | English | French | Spanish)
May 2002
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Opening Session - Regional Workshop on Poverty Reduction and Rural Growth in Eastern and Southern Africa, Dar-es-Salaam - May 23, 2002
March 2002
February 2002
- Statement of the President to the 25th session of IFAD's Governing Council (19-20 February 2002)
January 2002
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Journée de Reflexion et de Debat - Developpement Rural et Lutte Contre la Pauvreté - The Challenge of Rural Poverty, Paris 18 January 2002
December 2001
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Launching of the Nigeria Rural Development Strategy, 11 December 2001, Abuja, Nigeria
October 2001
July 2001
May 2001
- Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, 14-20 May 2001, Brussels - Belgium - English, French, Spanish