| 14 January | Seminar on Rural Poverty Reduction in West Africa (Dakar, Senegal) |
| 18 January | The Challenge of Rural Poverty (Journée de Reflexion et de Debat - Developpement Rural et Lutte Contre la Pauvreté) |
| 18 February | 30th Session of the Evaluation Committee |
| 19-20 February | 25th Session of the Governing Council |
| 21 February | First Session of Consultation on the Sixth Replenishment of IFAD's Resources |
| 25 February - 2 March | A Sustainable Livelihoods Training Course for IFAD Consultants based in South Asia - 25 February - 2 March 2002 |
| 18-22 March | International Conference on Financing for Development - Monterrey, Mexico |
| 18-19 April | Second Session of Consultation on the Sixth Replenishment of IFAD's Resources |
| 15-19 April | A Sustainable Livelihoods Training Course for IFAD Country Portfolio Managers and Europe-based Consultants |
| 21 - 26 April | A Sustainable Livelihoods Training Course for IFAD Consultants based in Southeast Asia |
| 22 April | 77th Session of the Audit Committee |
| 22-23 April | 75th Session of the Executive Board |
| 28-29 April | Near East and North Africa Regional Rural Poverty Assessment and Strategic Opportunities Workshop (Beirut, Lebanon) |
| 23-24 May | Regional Workshop on Poverty Reduction and Rural Growth in Eastern and Southern Africa, Dar es Salaam - United Republic of Tanzania |
| 2-3 July | Third Session of Consultation on the Sixth Replenishment of IFAD's Resources |
| 26 August-4 September 2002 | World
Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg |
| 3 September | 78th Session of the Audit Committee
31st Session of the Evaluation Committee |
| 4 September | World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg |
| 4-5 September | 76th Session of the Executive Board |
| 17 September | IFAD Seminar on Rural Poverty Reduction "Harvesting IFAD-BSF Synergies" |
| 25-26 September | Symposium on IFAD's Strategy for Rural Poverty Reduction in Asia and Pacific, Medan, Indonesia |
| 9-10 October | Fourth Session of Consultation on the Sixth Replenishment of IFAD's Resources |
| 25-30 October | A Workshop on the Sustainable Livelihoods framework for Consultants based in North Africa |
| 18-19 November | Country Programme Evaluation Workshop, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania |
| 2-6 December | A Workshop on the Sustainable Livelihoods framework for IFAD Staff and Europe-Based Consultants |
| 10 December | 79th Session of the Audit Committee (tentative) 32nd Session of the Evaluation Committee (tentative) |
| 10-11 December | 77th Session of the Executive Board |
| 12-13 December | Fifth Session of Consultation on the Sixth Replenishment of IFAD's Resources |