Dinesh Sharma, the Additional Finance Secretary and India’s Governor to the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD for a period of 2 years in its 39th Session held on 17 February and 18 February 2016 in Rome, Italy.
Governing Council Session of IFAD was marked by the special focus on inclusive growth and on the investments required to meet the sustainable development goals in the realm of eradicating poverty & hunger.
About the International Fund for Agriculture Development:
• International Fund for Agriculture Development was set-up in 1977 as the 13 Specialised Agency of United Nations.
• It works towards removing the poverty & hunger in rural areas all over the world.
• India is a founder member of the IFAD and a key contributor among the member countries.
• It is managed by the 2 main governing bodies:
the Governing Council and the Executive Board. Governing Council is the highest decision making body & consists of 176 member countries.
• The President of the IFAD is Kanayo F. Nwanze from Nigeria, who was elected for a 2nd 4-year term in 2013.
Additional Finance Secretary Dinesh Sharma elected as Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD
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