Meanwhile, IFAD's president said the new office is the region's first regional office, stressing that it is a strategic center for rural development that aims to reduce poverty, empower women and youth and create jobs in the region.
Houngbo added that the regional office will also provide technical support to farmers in the Arab region, especially in countries that have experienced conflicts such as Syria.
For her part, Khalida Bouzar, IFAD's regional director for the Near East, North Africa, Central Asia and Europe Division, said the opening of the regional office in Cairo is a key milestone for long-term cooperation between Egypt and IFAD.
She added that IFAD and Egypt have funded 14 projects over four decades of strategic partnership totaling 1.11 billion U.S. dollars, benefiting more than seven million people in rural areas.
IFAD-funded programs and projects implemented in Egypt are in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Egypt's agricultural and rural development strategies, promote the empowerment of rural women, increase employment opportunities for rural youth and improve national food security, the IFAD official said.
Dina Saleh said the opening of the office will further strengthen IFAD's investment portfolio across the region and reinforce its fruitful partnerships with the governments of Egypt, Djibouti, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Syria and Jordan.
"Cairo is our strategic choice to establish a successful partnership with Egypt," she said, adding that IFAD is proud that Egypt is the largest beneficiary of the fund's financial assistance in the Middle East and North Africa.
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