CL 71/REP REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO Seventy-First Session | |
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
Argentina3 | Germany, Fed. Rep. of3 | New Zealand2 |
Bangladesh3 | Greece3 | Niger2 |
Brazil1 | Guinea-Bissau3 | Panama3 |
Burundi1 | India2 | Pakistan2 |
Canada1 | Indonesia3 | Philippines3 |
China3 | Italy2 | Rwanda3 |
Colombia1 | Japan3 | Spain1 |
Czechoslovakia3 | Jordan1 | Sudan2 |
Ecuador2 | Lebanon1 | Thailand3 |
Egypt2 | Libya2 | Trinidad and Tobago1 |
Finland2 | Malawi2 | Tunisia1 |
France2 | Mauritius2 | United Kingdom2 |
Gabon1 | Mexico1 | United States of America1 |
Gambia1 | Netherlands1 | Venezuela3 |
1 Term of office until conclusion of Nineteenth Session of the Conference, November 1977.
2 Term of office until 31 December 1978.
3 Term of office until conclusion of Twentieth Session of the Conference, November 1979.
LIST OF DECISIONS, DIRECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL
Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable
Election of Two Vice-Chairmen and Designation of Chairman and Members of Drafting Committee
Statement by the Director-General
WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SITUATION
Review of General Content, Structure and Timing of SOFA
Report of the Committee on World Food Security (2nd Session, Rome, April 1977)
Report of the Committee on Commodity Problems (51st Session, Rome, May 1977)
– International Agricultural Adjustment: Progress Report
Report of the Committee on Forestry (3rd Session, Rome, November 1976)
Report of the Committee on Fisheries (11th Session, Rome, April 1977)
Report of the Committee on Agriculture (4th Session, Rome, April 1977)
Proposals for Strengthening FAO Activities Aimed at Reducing Harvest and Post-Harvest. Losses
Proposal for an "A.H. Boerma Activity"
INTER-AGENCY RELATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS ON QUESTIONS OF COMMON INTEREST
Further Developments in Relations with UNDP, WFC and IFAD
– United Nations Development Programme
– International Fund for Agricultural Development
UN Joint Inspection Unit Reports
– Fellowships in the United Nations System
– Country Programming as an Instrument for Coordination and Cooperation at Country Level
– Technical Cooperation Provided to Integration Movements in Asia and the Pacific
– Continuation of the Joint Inspection Unit
Other Questions Arising out of the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and ACC
PROGRAMME, BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Summary Programme of Work and Budget 1978-79
– Programme and Budgetary Adjustments
– Annual Report of Budgetary Performance, 1976
– Financial Position of the Organization
– Scale of Contributions 1978–79
(a)Amendments to the Staff Regulations and General Rules of the Organization
– Appointment of External Auditor (Res. 2/71)
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE FAO CONFERENCE
Arrangements for the Session, and Provisional Agenda for the Conference
Nomination of the Chairman and Other Officers of the Conference
Date for Nominations for the Independent Chairman of the Council
CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS
Proposed Amendments to the FAO Constitution
– Number and Distribution of Seats on the Council (Article V–1)
– Term of Office and Method of Election of the Director-General (Article VII–1 and VII–3)
– Authentic Chinese Text of the Constitution (Article XXII)
Status and Use of Languages in FAO
– Programme Committee, Finance Committee and CCLM
Application for Membership: Republic of Seychelles
Invitations to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions
Date and Place of Seventy-Second Session of the Council
APPENDIXES
A–Agenda for the Seventy-First Session
B–List of Delegates and Observers
D–Statement of the Director-General
E–Contributions Outstanding at 10 June 1977