21 December: New US$37.3 million programme to create rural jobs and enhance market access in Viet Nam

18 December: IFAD and the Group of 77 combine efforts to promote south-south technical and economic cooperation
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15 December: New IFAD-financed programme to support post-conflict recovery in Eritrea

15 December: IFAD hosts its new Governor for the Republic of Italy
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15 December: IFAD Executive Board approves nearly US$ 300 million in loans and grants to fight rural poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East
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08 December: New US$23 million IFAD loan to boost thousands of rural enterprises in North-Eastern Brazil
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08 December: New development project to improve rural financial services in the Gambia
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05 December: FAO, IFAD and WFP Executive heads in joint visit to Northern Ghana
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22 November: New IFAD programme to boost farm production and build market links in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province

13 November: IFAD, EC and CGAP launch new initiative to promote remittance services for poor rural people

9 November: New campaign led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus pledges to provide micro loans to millions of poor rural people
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14 October: An early supporter of the Grameen bank, IFAD welcomes Yunus’ Nobel prize

13 October (2006-39): Small farmers in Senegal to get better access to services through nationwide project
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12 October (2006-38): IFAD loans US$39.5 million for programme to empower women in India’s Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh States

15 September (2006-37): IFAD Executive Board approves US$96.7 million to combat rural poverty
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12 September (2006-36): UN agency IFAD receives largest funding increase in two decades
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30 June (2006-35): IFAD to provide an additional US$2.1 million loan to Maldivian fishing and farming communities to help recover from the tsunami by building back better

22 June (2006-34): New project to help smallholders and indigenous people in Paraguay improve their livelihoods
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20 June (2006-33): New US$10.1 million IFAD loan to help Zambian smallholders to keep healthier cattle and produce more food

20 June (2006-32): IFAD loan to fight poverty in Albania’s mountain areas

14 June (2006-31): New US$26.4 million IFAD loan to reconstruct families’ livelihoods after Pakistan earthquake

7 June: How to boost fertilizer use by African smallholders:
IFAD President attends the Africa Fertilizer Summit
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7 June (2006-30): Project to improve roads in Yemen will help 300,000 highland people
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6 June (2006-29): New US$11.9 million IFAD grant supports sustainable growth in northern Mali’s fragile river ecosystem
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29 May (2006-28): IFAD launches report on women and desertification

26 May (2006-27): IFAD President will visit China for talks with senior government officials: China increases its contribution to IFAD’s resources

26 May (2006-26): Japan increases its contribution to IFAD resources

22 May (2006-25): US$8.4 million IFAD loan for project to rehabilitate poor areas of the Congo
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19 May (2006-24): Land reform in Madagascar to be strengthened by new project
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17 May (2006-23): Republic of Korea contributes US$3 million to reducing rural poverty

8 May (2006-22): Tanzania’s poorest livestock farmers to be helped by new development programme

3 May (2006-21): US$25 million IFAD loan to build market opportunities in coastal Bangladesh

10 April (2006-20): Japanese Parliamentarians pay tribute to IFAD-supported rural income diversification project in Vietnam

10 April (2006-19): United States supports targeted efforts by IFAD to assist poor farmers in developing countries

21 April (2006-18): US$150.5 million to combat rural poverty: IFAD Executive Board approves loans and grants for nine countries
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20 April (2006-17): Guatemala's indigenous people to get US$30 million support from UN IFAD for development programme | Spanish

29 March (2006-16): US$15.5 million IFAD loan to benefit poor farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | French

16 March (2006-15): European Commission and IFAD join forces on remittances to assist rural poor people | French

21 February (2006-14): New US$13 million IFAD loan to boost economic development in rural areas in the Republic of Moldova

17 February (2006-13): New US$10.0 million IFAD loan will boost non-farm activities in Benin
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16 February (2006-12): IFAD’s 29th Governing Council wraps up with theme of innovation
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16 February (2006-11): Strong institutions can help rural poor people overcome poverty: round-table discussion at IFAD’s Governing Council looks at opportunities and constraints
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16 February (2006-10): Research innovations in Africa and Asia hold promise for rural poor people

16 February (2006-09): Land issues deliberated at IFAD Governing Council: secure access is key to improving livelihoods
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16 February (2006-08): Innovation is key to rural poverty reduction: panellists at UN IFAD’s Governing Council discuss how to support creativity and risk-taking
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15 February (2006-07): América Latina constituye un desafío para el FIDA

15 February (2006-06): People’s participation is essential in fight against poverty says Prime Minister of Bhutan at UN IFAD’s Governing Council
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14 February (2006-05): New US$16.2 million IFAD loan to empower communities in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains
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25 January (2006-04): New US$19.75 million IFAD programme to develop the informal dairy industry in Kenya

20 January (2006-03): New US$19 million loan to improve harvests and increase incomes of the rural poor in Ghana

18 January (2006-02): New US$26.5 million loan to make financial services available to rural poor people in Pakistan

17 January (2006-01): New US$15.5 IFAD loan to improve rural livelihoods in Tunisia
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