African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), formed in 1962, is an autonomous inter-governmental organization comprising 34 nations: 18 from Africa and 15 from Asia as full members, and one associate member from Asia. AARDO is devoted to developing understanding among members for better appreciation of each other's problems and to explore, collectively, opportunities for coordination of efforts for promoting welfare and eradication of thirst, hunger, illiteracy, disease and poverty amongst hundreds of millions of rural people. AARDO has its headquarters in New Delhi, India. India, one of the founding members of the AARDO, is the largest contributor in terms of membership.
Member states
Burkina Faso Arab Republic of Egypt Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Republic of Gambia Republic of Ghana Republic of Kenya Republic of Liberia Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Republic of Malawi Republic of Mauritius Kingdom of Morocco Federal Republic of Nigeria Republic of Sierra Leone Republic of the Sudan Republic of Zambia People's Republic of Bangladesh Republic of China (Taiwan) Republic of India Republic of Iraq Japan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Republic of Korea Republic of Lebanon Malaysia Sultanate of Oman Islamic Republic of Pakistan Republic of the Philippines Syrian Arab Republic Republic of Yemen Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
History The first Afro-Asian Conference on Rural Reconstruction was held in New Delhi in January 1961. The President of India inaugurated the conference which was attended by twenty three countries and five international organizations. At the end of the conference, the African-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organization was formed.
Secretaries general +NameCountryTenureDr. Manoj NardeosinghMauritiusSince 3 Sept 2019Eng. Wassfi Hassan El-SreihinJordan3 Sept 2011– 2 Sept 2019Dr. Abdalla Yahia AdamSudan 3 Sept 2003– 2 Sept 2011Dr. Bahar MunipMalaysia3 Sept 1997 – 2 Sept 2003Mr. Ahmed Abdelwahed KhalilEgypt3 Sept 1991 – 2 Sept 1997Mr. B.C. GangopadhyayIndia2 Sept 1985 – 2 Sept 1991Dr. B.S. MinhasIndia2 Feb 1981 – 1 Sept 1985Mr. S.M. OsmanEgypt4 Oct 1974 – 12 Nov 1979Mr. Krishan ChandIndia17 May 1965 – 4 Oct 1974Mr. Keshav Dutt SharmaIndia4 Apr 1962 – 16 May 1965
References
External links
Golden Jubilee celebration of AARDO : India and AARDO in Search of New Horizons