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IFAD calls on governments in Asia and Pacific to focus on targeted policies and investments to end rural poverty

Governments need targeted policies and investments that focus on agricultural development that is sustainable, raises wages and creates off-farm jobs in rural areas, says a new report to be presented by the International Fund for Agricultural...

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IFAD to begin investment in Iraq to address challenges of agriculture and rural development

The development of the first strategic roadmap for investment in smallholder agriculture and rural development in Iraq is the focus of a high-level meeting being held in Amman from 18 to 20 October.

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Aamir Khan travels to Bhutan with UNICEF to help advocate against malnutrition

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Record numbers of unaccompanied children arrive in Italy – UNICEF

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Ahmed, 13, at an unaccompanied minor shelter in Trabia, Italy, on May 19, 2016.

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