

In a videotaped message, presented to the 24th Governing Council of IFAD, which began its two-day session in Rome on Tuesday, Archbishop Tutu said: ''The international community defeated Hitlers Nazism, it has defeated apartheid. Rome, 20 February 2001 - Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has urged the international community to support ''the splendid work'' of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in alleviating ''devastating poverty''. Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID).Working group on the Performance-based Allocation System.Gender Transformative Mechanism in the Context of Climate Adaptation.Nourishing people and the Earth through inclusive and sustainable agriculture.Global gender transformative approaches initiative for women’s land rights.Joint Programme on Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women.Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network.Platform for Agricultural Risk Management.National Designated Authorities partnership platform.International Aid Transparency Initiative.Insurance for Rural Resilience and Economic Development.Facility for Refugees, Migrants, Forced Displacement and Rural Stability.Climate and Commodity Hedging to Enable Transformation.China-IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation Facility.Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme.Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia.
