IFAD STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2007-2010
IFAD’s Strategic Framework 2007-2010 defines how we contribute to reaching the Millennium Development Goals. The summary highlights the key elements of IFAD’s strategy and principles of engagement.
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IFAD AT A GLANCE, 1978-2007
The table shows key figures for IFAD loans, grants, programmes and projects from 2003 to 2007, together with cumulative totals since we started work in 1978.
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PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
In 2007 IFAD marked 30 years at the frontline of eradicating rural poverty and hunger. Because IFAD has held firm to its focus on agricultural development, notes IFAD President Lennart Båge, the organization is well placed to help the world’s poorest people respond to the challenges of our changing world, such as climate change and rising commodity prices.
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PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR 2007
IFAD’s programme of work in 2007 continued five years of uninterrupted growth. This chapter looks at our operations by region, covering portfolio management highlights, priorities and activities. It also gives information on:

  • quality enhancement and assurance work
  • the role of IFAD’s Global Environment Facility Unit
  • IFAD’s country presence
  • the performance-based allocation system
  • learning and knowledge-sharing activities
  • IFAD evaluation activities
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MAJOR CORPORATE INITIATIVES IN 2007

This chapter spotlights the year’s top corporate priorities. It covers:

  • IFAD’s ambitious reform programme to improve the quality, relevance and effectiveness of our work
  • the results of the first Report on IFAD’s Development Effectiveness
  • the corporate planning and performance management system
  • the Initiative for Mainstreaming Innovation
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RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN 2007

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 Seventh Replenishment of IFAD’s resources
  • information about the Eighth Replenishment
  • details of IFAD’s contribution to the Debt Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
  • a record of supplementary funds provided by countries during the year
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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:

  • the policy development process in IFAD, policy reference groups and sessions of the Policy Forum
  • policies and strategies approved in 2007, including the:
  • IFAD Innovation Strategy
  • IFAD Strategy for Knowledge Management
  • debt sustainability framework
  • work on a new report on rural poverty
  • IFAD’s engagement in international policy and dialogue and advocacy, including:
  • work to support indigenous peoples
  • involvement in poverty reduction strategy processes
  • contribution to United Nations reform
  • participation in global and regional policy forums
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PARTNERSHIPS

Partnerships have always been fundamental to IFAD’s work. This chapter highlights the year’s achievements of three partners housed at IFAD’s headquarters in Rome:

  • the Belgian Survival Fund
  • the Global Mechanism
  • the International Land Coalition

The chapter also covers IFAD’s partnerships:

  • for promoting innovation and research
  • for building inclusive financial systems that serve poor people, through the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
  • with intergovernmental agencies
  • with farmers’ organizations around the world through the Farmers’ Forum

It includes a report on the Financing Facility for Remittances, which was launched in February.
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OPERATIONAL ASPETCS

During 2007, IFAD continued to strengthen its programme and project management processes and to align them more closely with its Strategic Framework 2007-2010. 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 2007 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 ongoing programmes and projects at the end of 2007.
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FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS

This chapter reports on:

  • institutional initiatives to combat fraud and corruption
  • management of IFAD’s liquidity, cash flow and financial policies
  • human resource management and staff numbers

It includes an organizational chart that shows how IFAD is structured and lists of Member States, Governors, Alternate Governors and Executive Board Directors.
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS'
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