Management and Personnel Services Department (MD) is responsible for maintaining the Fund's relations with Governments, for servicing sessions of its governing bodies and other official meetings, and for ensuring that the administrative, personnel and information technology policies and practices of the Fund fully support its operational policies and programmes. MD is composed of:

• Personnel Division (MP) is responsible for developing and recommending personnel policies and practices and administering personnel regulations and rules with a view to ensuring that the Fund is served by competent and motivated staff. For more information, send mail to mpmailbox@ifad.org

• Office of the Secretary (MS) is responsible for contacts with governing bodies and Member States; planning, preparation and organization of overall arrangements for IFAD meetings and conferences; coordination of the entire documentation process and publications, including all related editing, revision and translation services; and the Documents Centre (official records, library and the archives). For more information, send mail to msmailbox@ifad.org

• Administrative and Protocol Services Unit (MA) is responsible for the implementation of the Headquarters Agreement, protocol and consular arrangements, mail, internal printing and dispatch, and general administration, which includes building management, security services, procurement, shipping, insurance, catering and inventory management control. For more information, send mail to mamailbox@ifad.org

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