Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



18 December 2002 (2002-47): IFAD to Provide USD 20 Million to Orissa Programme in India

12 December 2002 (2002-46): IFAD Board Approves USD 170/68 Million for Eleven Development Projects

25 November 2002 (2002-45): IFAD Supports a Rural Poverty Reduction Programme in Mongolia

25 October 2002 (2002-44): IFAD to Support a Farming Project in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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18 October 2002 (2002-43): Confronting Land Degradation - Key to Environment and Sustainable Development: Says UN IFAD President Bage

11 October 2002 (2002-42) UN IFAD President to visit China and N. Korea

8 October 2002 (2002-41): IFAD to Support a Development Programme in the Republic of Tunisia
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26 September 2002 (2002-40): IFAD Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific - Conflict and Poverty: Result of Inequality

20 September 2002 (2002-39): It is no Longer a Question of Outside Experts Deciding What is Best for the Rural Poor

16 September 2002 (2002-38): UN IFAD's Poverty Strategy for Asia - Symposium to be Held in Medan, Indonesia: 25-26 September 2002

12 September 2002 (2002-37): IFAD to hold Seminar on Rural Poverty Reduction in Brussels

5 September 2002 (2002-36): IFAD Board Approves USD 107.82 Million for Eight Development Projects

20 August 2002 (2002-35): IFAD's Report to the World Summit on Sustainable Development Calls for Greater Investment in the Marginal and Degraded Lands
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17 July 2002 (2002-34): IFAD to Support a Regional Development Initiative in Gash barka, Eritrea

17 July 2002 (2002-33): IFAD to Support Community Initiatives Project in Lao People's Democratic Republic

17 June 2002 (2002-32): IFAD to Support Rural Development Programme in the Republic of Haiti
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31 May 2002 (2002-31): Lennart Båge, President of IFAD visits Algeria from 7 to 9 June 2002 for official talks to boost rural development
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29 May 2002 (2002-30): IFAD Provides USD 11.76 Million to Boost Support to Community Development in North and Central Province in Cameroon

27 May 2002 (2002-29): Lennart Båge, President of IFAD: ''Egypt's Achievements in Rural Development are Invaluable but more Efforts and Resources are Indispensible to Alleviate Rural Poverty''

21 May 2002 (2002-28): Programme Agreement Signed for USD 29.9 Million IFAD-initiated Community-Based Agricultural and Rural Development Programme in Federal Republic of Nigeria

21 May 2002 (2002-27): Tanzania to Host a Regional Ministerial Conference on ''Poverty Reduction and Rural Growth in Eastern and Southern Africa''

11 May 2002 (2002-26): IFAD Strengthening its Support for Combating Rural Poverty in Central Africa
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3 May 2002 (2002-25): Lebanon to Host IFAD's Regional Ministerial Conference on ''Rural Poverty Assessment and Strategic Opportunities'' in the Near East and North Africa
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3 May 2002 (2002-24): IFAD Supports a Reconstruction and Rural Modernization Programme in the Republic of El Salvador
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23 April 2002 (2002-23): IFAD Executive Board Approves USD 98.85 Million for Six Development Projects

8 April 2002 (2002-22): IFAD to Support a Resource Management Project in the Republic of the Philippines

28 March 2002 (2002-21): IFAD Renews its Support to Rwanda with a Loan of USD 12 Million in Favour of the People of Umutara Province
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18 March 2002 (2002-20): Three UN Agencies Warn: Economic Development Hinges on Reducing Poverty and Hunger
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14 March 2002 (2002-19): Lennart Båge, President of IFAD: ''Mexico is an Invaluable Partner of IFAD in the Fight Against Rural Poverty''
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20 February 2002 (2002-18):IFAD President Urges More Balance in Development Spending
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20 February 2002 (2002-17): Reduccion de la Pobreza Rural es uno de los Grandes Desafios, Coinciden Representantes de America Latina y el Caribe del FIDA en Mesa Redonda

20 February 2002 (2002-16): IFAD to Assist in the Participatory Artisanal Fisheries Development in the Republic of Benin
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20 February 2002 (2002-15): IFAD to Support the Sofala Bank Artisanal Fisheries Project in the Republic of Mozambique

20 February 2002 (2002-14): Globalization Offers New Markets for Developing Countries, but They Must be Able to Compete Fairly, Declare Participants at IFAD's Governing Council Meeting
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19 February 2002 (2002-13): President of Nigeria Warns that Poverty Threatens World Peace
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19 February 2002 (2002-12): IFAD President Opens Council with a Call for More and Better Directed Help fro the World's Poor
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18 February 2002 (2002-11)IFAD to Enhance Support Pilot Project for the Development of Mountain Agriculture in the Watershed Basin of Oued Saf Saf in Algeria

18 February 2002 (2002-10): IFAD to Provide USD 22 Million for Microfinance Programme Worth USD 134 Million in the Republic of India

18 February 2002 (2002-9): IFAD to Support a Livelihood Security Project in the Republic of India

18 February 2002 (2002-8): 20.9 Million Dollars to Improve Rural Income Diversification Project in Tuyen Quang Province in Viet Nam

15 February 2002 (2002-7): IFAD to Support an Agricultural Modernization Programme in the Republic of Uganda

8 February 2002 (2002-6): Lennart Båge, President of IFAD: ''Poverty Poses a Major Threat to Global Peace and Security''
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5 February 2002 (2002-5): IFAD to Support the Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project in the Kingdom of Nepal

15 January 2002 (2002-4): IFAD to Support the Agricultural Marketing Systems Development Programme in the United Republic of Tanzania

14 January 2002 (2002-3): Journée sur la réduction de la pauvreté rurale dans le monde

14 January 2002 (2002-2): IFAD to Support Financial Intermediation Programme in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

9 January 2002 (2002-1): President of IFAD, Lennart Båge, arrives in Dakar Thursday, 10 January 2002, on a five-day official visit to Senegal
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