Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is a Bangladesh-based intergovernmental organization involved in rural development and poverty alleviation. It was established on 6 July 1979 at the initiative of the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations with support from several other UN bodies and donors. Initially it had six members countries and has grown to fifteen.^[1]

The agency is headquartered in Chummery House, a British Raj-era mansion in front of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in Dhaka. Present director-general is Thailand's Dr. Cherdsak Virapat.^[2]

^ "Activists call to revise Saarc convention on trafficking". The Kathmandu Post. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016. The CIRDAP was established in 1979 in Dhaka to assist its member in national action, promote regional cooperation and act as a servicing institution for the promotion of integrated rural development in the Asia Pacific region.
^ Nasiko, Repeka (23 October 2015). "Lands PS resigns to join UN's CIRDAP". The Fiji Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

[1] "Activists call to revise Saarc convention on trafficking". The Kathmandu Post. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016. The CIRDAP was established in 1979 in Dhaka to assist its member in national action, promote regional cooperation and act as a servicing institution for the promotion of integrated rural development in the Asia Pacific region.

[2] Nasiko, Repeka (23 October 2015). "Lands PS resigns to join UN's CIRDAP". The Fiji Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

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