Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) www.cirdap.org 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.

The agency is headquartered in Chummery House, Dhaka, a British Raj-era two-storied mansion, in front of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current Director-General (DG) is Dr. P Chandra Shekara from India. Provided by Wikipedia