ABOUT IFAD
This chapter gives you key facts and figures about IFAD and our work to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty.
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IFAD STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2007-2010
IFAD’s new Strategic Framework 2007-2010 defines how we contribute to reaching the Millennium Development Goals. This summary highlights the key elements of the strategy and our principles of engagement.
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IFAD AT A GLANCE, 1978-2006
This table gives you key figures for IFAD loans, grants, programmes and projects from 2002 to 2006, together with cumulative totals since we started work in 1978.
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FOREWORD
IFAD President Lennart Båge reviews the year’s challenges and successes. The President calls for more investment in agriculture if the Millennium Development Goals are to be met and outlines IFAD’s drive to improve its development effectiveness.
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PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 2006
In 2006, IFAD achieved its largest ever programme of work. This chapter looks at our operations by region, covering portfolio management highlights, strategies and activities, policy and partnerships and impact. It also gives information on:
- quality enhancement work
- the role of IFAD’s Global Environment Facility Unit
- the Field Presence Pilot Programme
- the performance-based allocation system
- the results and impact management system
- learning and knowledge-sharing activities
- IFAD’s independent Office of Evaluation, and the annual report on results and impact
MAJOR CORPORATE INITIATIVES IN 2006
This chapter spotlights the year’s top corporate priorities. It covers:
- progress towards achieving the targets of IFAD’s Action Plan for Improving its Development Effectiveness
- the new corporate planning and performance management system
- the Initiative for Mainstreaming Innovation
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN 2006
IFAD is financed through periodic replenishments. Every three years, Member States take part in negotiations to determine the organization’s policy direction, consult with management and replenish IFAD’s resources. This chapter gives:
- key figures for the Sixth and Seventh Replenishments
- details of our contribution to the Debt Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
- a record of supplementary funds provided by countries during the year
- a summary of work to build partnerships with private donors and regional institutions
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND DIALOGUE
Policy development and dialogue are key activities for IFAD, enabling us to respond to the changing needs of poor rural people and to advocate for them and with them. This chapter details new policies and strategies approved in 2006 and summarizes our engagement in policy dialogue, including:
- work with indigenous peoples
- involvement in poverty reduction strategy processes
- contribution to United Nations reform
- participation in global and regional policy forums
PARTNERSHIPS
Partnerships are fundamental to our work. This chapter highlights the year’s achievements of three partners housed at IFAD’s headquarters in Rome:
- the Belgian Survival Fund
- the International Land Coalition
- the Global Mechanism
The chapter also covers our partnerships for research, with intergovernmental agencies and with civil society. And it reports on the first global consultation of the Farmers’ Forum, which was held in February.
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OPERATIONAL ASPECTS
During 2006, IFAD continued to strengthen its programme and project management processes and improve the impact of its operations. This chapter details the current status of the portfolio, looking at lending trends, loans to priority countries, investments by region and grants. It also gives figures for disbursements and cofinancing.
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SUMMARY OF 2006 PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS AND GRANTS
This chapter provides information on new programmes, projects and large grants approved during the year. A map shows the locations of IFAD’s effective programmes and projects at the end of 2006.
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FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
This chapter reports on institutional initiatives to combat fraud and corruption, reduce risk, increase efficiency, and to promote environmentally friendly measures at our headquarters. It also includes:
- an overview on management of IFAD’s liquidity, cash flow and financial policies
- information on human resource management and staff numbers
- an organizational chart showing how IFAD is structured
- lists of Member States, Governors, Alternate Governors and Executive Board Directors
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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