Africa: Empowering Indigenous Peoples Is a Must for Sustainable Rural Development, Says Ifad President

press release

Rome/New York — IFAD at UN World Conference roundtable on advancing indigenous peoples' rights

The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) called for greater support to indigenous peoples whose economic and social empowerment is a prerequisite for the kind of sustainable development that can transform struggling rural areas in developing countries.

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