IFAD Governing Body and other meetings and events

2008

• 18 January: BBC World documentary features IFAD-supported project in China

• 11-12 February: The second bi-annual global meeting of the Farmers' Forum

• 13-14 February: 30th anniversary session of the Governing Council

• 15 February: Organizational session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD’s resources

• 29-30 March: BBC World Debate on Food – Who pays the price?

• 10-11 April 2008: International consultation on pro-poor Jatropha development

• 18 April 2008: Fifty-first session of the Evaluation Committee

• 22-23 April: Second session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

• 24-25 April: 93rd session of the Executive Board

• 5-16 May: 16th session of UN Commission on Sustainable Development, New York

• 3-5 June: High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy

• 24-25 June: Workshop on rural roads, travel and transportation

• July: High level segment annual ministerial review

• 8-9 July: Third session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

• 17-23 August: 2008 World Water Week

• 5 September: Fifty-second session of the Evaluation Committee

• 10-11 September: 94th session of the Executive Board

• 24-25 September: 2008 Global Development Marketplace

• 21-22 October: Fourth session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources

• 28 November - 2 December: Financing for Development Conference

• 1-12 December: The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań

• 15-17 December: 95th session of the Executive Board

• 18-19 December: Fifth session of the Consultation on the Eighth Replenishment of IFAD's resources