January 1988 -  IFAD celebrates its tenth anniversary

His Holiness Pope John Paul II participates in the Eleventh Session of the Governing Council, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of IFAD.

 

Hot links From "Hope to Harvest" Expo Celebrations and Events Virtual tour of the Expo Other milestones in IFAD's history The Beginning November 1974 - A World Conference with a concrete outcome 13 December 1977 - A concrete case of North-South cooperation 1980 - IFAD proves that smallholders and the rural poor are bankable 1984 - The initiative of 82 Nobel Prize laureates bears fruit in IFAD 1985 - Response to critical situation in sub-Saharan Africa 1992 - Rural women: full partners in development 1994 - Re-engineering November 1995 - In coalition with civil society, the Conference on Hunger and Poverty October 1996 - The Global Forum for Agricultural Research September 1997 - Global Mechanism and October 4, 1997 - Forum of Mayors and local governments IFAD's Strategic Thrusts Chairmen of Governing Councils