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Governing Council
IFAD's highest decision-making authority
The Governing Council is IFAD’s main decision-making body. It consists of all of IFAD’s Member States and meets annually. It is attended by the official Member State representatives, i.e. Governors, Alternate Governors and any other designated advisers. Observers are also invited to attend sessions.
All powers of the Fund are vested in the Governing Council, which takes decisions on issues such as approval of new membership; appointment of the President of IFAD; matters pertaining to the permanent seat of the Fund; approval of the administrative budget and adoption of broad policies, criteria and regulations.
Governing Council Sessions are chaired by the Chairperson of the Governing Council Bureau. For two-year terms, the Bureau is composed of a Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons representing each of the three Lists of the Member States of the Fund.
Governing Council Bureau
As per Rule 12, paragraph 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Governing Council “The Governing Council shall at alternate annual sessions elect from among the Governors a Bureau consisting of a Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons who shall serve for two years and shall hold office until their successors are elected.”
Latest sessions
Latest sessions
GC46 interactive session - Indigenous Peoples’ climate leadership
GC46 interactive session - Private sector finance for small producers’ climate adaptation
GC46 interactive session - Youth and agriculture
Session documents
Session documents
Forty-seventh session of the Governing Council
Forty-sixth session of the Governing Council
First special session of the Governing Council
Forty-fifth session of the Governing Council
Forty-fourth session of the Governing Council