About the Webinar

The forty-eighth session of the Governing Council of IFAD (GC48) takes place over two days. The first day, Wednesday, 12 February, is the High-level Segment of the Governing Council with Leaders’ Dialogues, while the second day, Thursday, 13 February, is focused on governance matters.

High-level segment. This will feature keynote addresses, a Centre Stage Event and Leaders’ Dialogues with special high-level guests.

Governance and partnerships. There will be a forward-looking focus on IFAD throughout the second day, which will include the consideration of business items, the annual Governors’ Round Table, Governors’ Dialogues and other events that celebrate the power of partnerships.

IFAD fulfils a unique role in rural transformation as an innovative specialized agency of the United Nations and an international financial institution that promotes and invests in rural areas to render them prosperous, equitable and resilient contributors to national growth.