"INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - IFAD"

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Thursday appointed its top finance executive, Alvaro Lario, to be its next president, choosing a champion of private sector investments to lead the UN agency into battle against a global food security crisis triggered by war in Ukraine, climate change and the economic shock of COVID-19. IFAD

Three quarters of the world’s population could be affected by droughts by 2050, according to the United Nations. Annual rainfall in some areas of Mauritania has dropped to a quarter of levels recorded 30 years ago. IFAD

UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued its first sustainable development bond with Folksam, a leading insurance and pension fund in Sweden investing in a US$100 million bond. IFAD

Farmers in Kenya are learning to work with nature to improve their livelihoods and adapt to climate change. IFAD

Lack of grain exports driving global hunger to famine levels, as war in Ukraine continues, speakers warn Security Council.

Lack of grain exports driving global hunger to famine levels, as war in Ukraine continues, speakers warn Security Council.

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, model and actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba, visited Kenya recently to draw attention to the increasing threat that climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine are having on small-scale farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in Africa and around the world. IFAD

According to the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the drought and the war in Ukraine have devastating impacts on farmers in Somalia. IFAD

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) next Director General will be Gilbert F. Houngbo from Togo. ILO

Italian chef Carlo Cracco in Sri Lanka supports rural farmers adapting to climate change. IFAD