| ID: | 86329 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Solomon Islands |
| Title: | Solomon Islands - IFAD President visit - March 2024 |
| Description: |
A global food crisis and the effects of climate change are taking a toll on those most vulnerable: millions of people – many of them small-scale farmers and their families – who are unable to afford a healthy diet. At this critical juncture, Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is visiting the Solomon Islands and Australia from 29 February to 8 March 2024 to collaborate on next-steps and to deepen IFAD’s strategic partnership with governments across the region. “The global food crisis is growing and already almost one-in-three people on the planet do not have regular access to healthy food. In Solomon Islands, nutrition is so poor that the same number of young children - one-in-three - are physically stunted due to malnutrition. This still needs our urgent action,” said President Lario. The visit marks the first ever official mission to the Pacific by an IFAD President and the first presidential mission to Australia in a decade. Lario plans to meet with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today and visit projects in the field to see the impact of IFAD’s investments to address the region’s extreme vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters, including threats to food security and nutrition. IFAD is working in partnership with Member States and partners in the region to empower rural communities and build resilience in the most remote and vulnerable parts of the world. |
| Size: | 9.83 MB; 6000 x 4000 pixels; 508 x 339 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1588 x 1058 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Lovione Powell |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Lovione Powell |
| Categories: | IFAD Leadership field visits |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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