Interview- IFAD Country Program Manager: COVID-19 impact on projects in Egypt minimal

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 - 12:21 GMT

To assess the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on farmers in Egypt, the largest recipient of IFAD financing assistance in the Middle East, Egypt Today has interviewed IFAD Country Program Manager for Egypt Mohamed Elghazaly.

Donors pledge $3.8 bln to IFAD to address COVD-19, climate change impacts on the rural poor

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 04:09 GMT

It has been agreed that at least half of the funding received will support rural development projects in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than a quarter will be channelled to countries facing conflict or other fragile situations.