Platform Topic: Rural Youth Employment
Investing in Youth: The Role of Development Banks - A webinar by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) releases its 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGA) report, titled Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges. The emerging messages are especially significant in light of the rapidly evolving donor environment, and underscore the urgent need to rethink the financing agenda for 2025 and beyond.
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The 2nd United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from July 28-30, 2025. Building on the momentum of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit and the first Stocktaking Moment in 2023 (UNFSS+2), this event will focus on accelerating sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems transformation.
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Key messages from the webinar Jobs for Youth in the Agrifood Sector: Leveraging Micro and Small Enterprises
This year's Annual General Assembly will take place on 26-27 November 2024, under the theme "Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges". We will examine how the international community is rethinking the use of limited Official Development Assistance (ODA) donor resources in food and nutrition. This includes exploring innovative financing, better coordination of donor approaches, and stronger harmonization of stakeholder engagement.
AGA 2024 Synthesis Panel | DAY TWO: 27 November 2024 | 11:30 - 12:50 (CET) | IFAD HQ, Rome, Italy and Zoom. This final session will examine the implications of the AGA discussions on finance and the future directions of the Donor Platform.
AGA 2024 Finance Coordination Session | 27 November 2024 | 9:15 - 10:00 (CET) | IFAD HQ, Rome, Italy and Zoom. This session will explore the linkages with other global development financing discussions. Topics include the upcoming International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) and the 3FS tool.
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