4 steps to boost private investment in rural development.
Stories & Blogs IFADJul 03, 2025(Explianer )At a time of overlapping global crises, small-scale farmers in developing countries are key to building stability and prosperity that benefit everyone. But they can’t do it alone.
Rwanda’s Green Response to a Rising Threat.
Stories & Blogs IOMJun 25, 2025(Story )“The support we have received has been invaluable,” Regine adds. “This solar system is already contributing to the performance of our students, so we see a brighter future ahead.”
Greed is driving oceans toward collapse.
Stories & Blogs UNJun 10, 2025(Story )The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the a
Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP.
Stories & Blogs UNJun 10, 2025(Story )The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said.
At UN Ocean Conference, IFAD advocates to boost innovative finance for coastal communities to protect the world’s oceans.
Stories & Blogs IFADJun 09, 2025(News )Governments, multilateral organizations and private sector actors must urgently scale-up innovative ways to drive finance to small-scale fishermen and coastal communities.
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
Stories & Blogs UNApr 23, 2025(UN Story )At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries.
How a new Global Alliance aims to end hunger and poverty once and for all
Stories & Blogs IFADNov 15, 2024(Explainer )Over the past decades, the world has seen incredible achievements in fighting hunger and poverty.
Ghana progresses on harnessing diaspora contributions to climate action.
Stories & Blogs IOMAug 01, 2024(News )As part of the Diaspora for Climate Action (D4C) project, which is funded by the IOM Development Fund, participating stakeholders started the development of a plan of action that will enable the Ghanaian diaspora in the UK to better contribute to climate
Solutions to hunger exist. What we are lacking is finance
Stories & Blogs IFADJul 31, 2024(News )Hunger is not driven by a lack of food or an inability to grow it. Instead, it is primarily caused by conflict, climate change and economic fluctuations.
Major step in CAFI-Cameroon partnership: First $20 million project approved to support transition to deforestation-free agroecological practices
Stories & Blogs IFADJul 02, 2024(News )A first US$20 million project funded by the Central Africa Forest Initiative (CAFI) will support Cameroon’s small-scale cocoa and coffee producers adapt to the new European Union (EU) regulations