Sophia Murphy is a food systems and international economy expert with 30 years of professional experience. She is currently the Executive Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). This interview is an opportunity for speakers from the 2023 Annual General Assembly to reflect on two decades of rural development and aid effectiveness.
There has never been a greater need for coordinated donor investments and collaboration that align with partner countries' needs and priorities. This flagship report is the culmination of a year-long workstream on donor coordination conducted by the GDPRD and includes key messages and recommendations for donors to consider in the way forward.
The GDPRD Secretariat is delighted to introduce our new Co-Chairs Iris Krebber, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) – United Kingdom, and Bruce Campbell, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) - Switzerland. Their two-year term started on 1 January 2024.
Key messages from the webinar Green Jobs: A better future for rural youth
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Breaking through green jobs for a better future for rural youth: A webinar by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.
Key messages from the CFS 51 Side Event on 23 October 2023 in Rome, co-organized by the GDPRD, Shamba Centre, UK FCDO, Western Cape Government and WFP.
The 2023 Annual General Assembly took place on 26-27 October 2023, and coincided with the Donor Platform’s 20th anniversary, a milestone reflected in the theme “20 Years of rural development and aid effectiveness: Where are we now and where are we going?”.
This official side event of the 51st plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security provides insight from donors on ways to make their funding more impactful and catalytic as well as new sources of funding. Co-organized by the GDPRD, the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Western Cape Department of Agriculture - South Africa and World Food Programme.
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a vibrant partnership, advocacy and knowledge network of key donors focusing on food security and rural development.
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