16-17 February 2015 Rome, Lazio, Italy
38th Session of IFAD’s Governing Council

The 38th session of the Governing Council for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will focus on the theme 'Rural Transformation: Key to Sustainable Development'. The session will discuss topics including indigenous peoples and sustainable food systems, overcoming challenges to rural transformation through the post-2015 sustainable development goals, innovations in financial inclusion, and empowering women to transform rural areas. It will also include a briefing by Turkey on the G20 Presidency. The session will feature high-level officials as keynote speakers such as John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, His Majesty Tupou VI, King of Tonga, and Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy.  

dates: 16-17 February 2015  
venue: IFAD Headquarters, 44 Via Paolo di Dono, 00142 Rome, Italy  
location: Rome, Lazio, Italy  
contact: International Fund for Agricultural Development  
phone: +39-065-4591  
fax: +39-065043463  
e-mail: ifad@ifad.org  
www: http://www.ifad.org/governance/ifad/gc.htm