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PWB Chapter 5: Support Services

Major Programme 5.1: Information and Publications Support

Regular Programme

 

US$000

 

 

Programme of Work

16,080

 
 

Adjustments to Programme of Work arising out of Budgetary Transfers

50

 
 

Final Programme of Work

16,130

 
 

Expenditure against Final Programme of Work

16,175

 
 

Variance of Expenditure (Over)/Under Final Programme of Work

(45)

 
 

Budgetary Transfers as percent of Programme of Work

0.3%

 

Field Programme

 

US$000

 

 

Extrabudgetary TF and UNDP delivery

418

 
 

Extrabudgetary emergency project delivery

0

 
 

TCP delivery

0

 
 

Total Field Programme delivery

418

 
 

Ratio of Field to Regular Programme delivery

0.0

 
 

Technical Support Services, professional staff cost

69

 

Achievements

617.      This Major Programme, implemented by the Information Division (GII), assists in communicating to member governments, development partners and the general public information about the work of the Organization, including messages about FAO's mandate, priorities and technical programmes.

618.      FAO's approach to public information and publications activities is guided by the Cross-Organizational Strategy "Communicating FAO's Message" as elaborated in the Organization's Corporate Communication Policy and Strategy. This calls for an integrated approach to communication which emphasizes the involvement of technical departments in planning and implementation. During the 2002-03 biennium, the Information Division was restructured, resulting in the creation of a News and Multimedia Service organized into three groups - News, Communication & Design and Multimedia Production - to give greater focus to outreach activities.

619.      Media relations. A new, dynamic Newsroom page on the FAO Web site was launched to disseminate news about the Organization more widely in official languages. Media outreach was guided by the strategic vision contained in the annual Corporate Communication Plan, approved by the Corporate Communication Committee. The overall impact of FAO's media relations was significant, as evidenced by the increasing volume of media coverage in local and international print media. Press releases were distributed simultaneously in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. In the broadcast area, the emphasis of activities shifted from feature and documentary work to "hard" news. This was apparent in a reduction in the number of finished documentary productions and an increase in the distribution of video news releases and background footage to global broadcast organizations (see table 5.1-1).

620.      Greater emphasis was placed on radio as a vital communication channel, particularly with rural populations in developing countries, and a large number of radio interviews were carried out. Increasingly, radio distribution was effected through the World Wide Web and a valuable partnership was established with UN Radio. These efforts resulted in a notable improvement in the radio coverage of material on FAO field programmes and projects, including TeleFood.

621.      Increased attention was directed towards results-oriented partnerships with television broadcast and satellite operators, with the aim of increasing television airtime for communicating FAO's messages to key audiences worldwide. These efforts resulted in the airing of public service announcements in key markets, international distribution of FAO-produced videos, live broadcasts and satellite transmissions of awareness-raising TeleFood events, and media workshops.

TABLE 5.1-1. MEDIA OUTREACH (SELECTED INDICATORS)

  

1998-99

2000-01

2002-03

  

Press releases, news stories and news & highlights/ news briefs

151

170 (plus 31 regional)

314

 

Regional Press releases

  

  

136

 

Feature articles (including Director-General byliners, and focus on the issues, )

17

69

39

 

Press conferences - headquarters

15

21

16

 

Press conferences - elsewhere

3

11

65

 

DG interviews arranged

  

  

39 + 34 regional

 

Video productions

73

80

22

 

Radio reports, interviews, etc.

550

580

686

 

Coproductions with broadcast partners

na

18

22

 

622.      Multimedia production. The number of information materials produced continued to increase with a focus on FAO's programmes and priorities. In addition to traditional printed materials, production spanned the full multimedia range: videos, CD-ROMs, special features for the FAO Web site, etc. Development of an integrated approach to the presentation of the World Food Day/TeleFood campaign continued with the production of brochures, booklets and interactive multimedia CD-ROMs. An integrated package of 19 CD-ROM multi-media presentations and supporting fact sheets covering a broad range of FAO’s key areas of work was prepared and widely distributed in all working languages, plus Italian, Russian and Japanese.

623.      As shown in table 5.1-2, the number of Internet pages produced directly by the Multimedia Group continued to decline due to the use by technical departments of tools and systems developed in collaboration with the Information Systems and Technology Division (AFI).

624.      Special exhibits featuring attractive displays were prepared in the FAO atrium to launch the International Year of Rice, and to accompany the Committees on Forestry, Fisheries and Agriculture. Exhibit support was also provided at meetings organized by the technical departments, and for FAO participation in important international events such as the World Forestry Congress in Quebec, and the Salon international de l'agriculture in Paris.

625.      The Photo Laboratory supported 362 official events at headquarters and a number of photographic missions were undertaken. More than 20,000 requests for images were filled by the Photo Library. With the shift of photography from traditional film to digital, the Photo Laboratory was closed.

TABLE 5.1-2. MULTIMEDIA (SELECTED INDICATORS)

Description

2000-2001

2002-2003

 

Exhibits and displays

41

51

 

Public information materials (excluding multimedia presentations)

181

582

 

Multimedia presentations (all working languages, plus Italian and Japanese)

0

130

 

Internet pages generated

3056

2440

 

626.      The newly constituted Publishing Management Service used the multilingual capacity of the unit for the editing and production of FAO’s high-profile publications and, at the same time, assisted technical departments to publish other technical material. In line with the corporate visual identity concept, the Publishing Management Service GIII, in cooperation with selected technical units, developed a series of templates for technical reports which could be used by originators with appropriate desktop publishing software to facilitate document production. GIII made available information on matters relating to FAO’s publishing process through a range of Intranet web pages.

TABLE 5.1-3 PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED INDICATORS)

Description

2000-01

2002-03

  

Major publications

  

  

  

Books and monographs (all languages)

481

679

  

Booklets, brochures and leaflets (all languages)

362

683

  

Electronic products (all languages)

37

56

  

Periodicals (individual titles)

4

8

  

Yearbooks (trilingual)

11

6

  

Yearbooks (multilingual)

  

9

  

627.      On the basis of proposals received from technical departments, 19 copublishing agreements were negotiated with commercial publishers. Copublishing allows FAO publications to reach markets that FAO might not be in a position to access and continues to be a cost-effective way of increasing the visibility of FAO titles. In addition, 30 agreements were put in place during the biennium for the publication of FAO titles in non-official languages, specifically Bangla, Farsi, Hindi, Italian, Khmer, Malaylam, Oriya, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.

628.      Free dissemination to member countries of FAO publications and other information products was implemented during the biennium according to the approved quota distribution system.

629.      Considerable effort was made to turn around the sale of FAO's information products through the Information Products Revolving Fund (IPRF) in the biennium, resulting in a surplus in 2003. The overall biennial result was a deficit of US$ 236,000, which was less than the previous biennium. The merger, during the biennium, of the IPRF and the Money and Medals Programme (MMP) resulted in significant synergies and savings in terms of human resources.

Major Programme 5.2: Administration

Regular Programme

 

US$000

 

 

Programme of Work

43,835

 
 

Adjustments to Programme of Work arising out of Budgetary Transfers

(1,290)

 
 

Final Programme of Work

42,545

 
 

Expenditure against Final Programme of Work

42,353

 
 

Variance of Expenditure (Over)/Under Final Programme of Work

192

 
 

Budgetary Transfers as percent of Programme of Work

(2.9%)

 

Field Programme

 

US$000

 

 

Extrabudgetary TF and UNDP delivery

0

 
 

Extrabudgetary emergency project delivery

0

 
 

TCP delivery

0

 
 

Total Field Programme delivery

0

 
 

Ratio of Field to Regular Programme delivery

0.0

 
 

Technical Support Services, professional staff cost

1

 

Achievements

630.      The Major Programme covers the Organization's accounting, financial control and reporting systems; assists programme managers and technical staff in the use of modern information technology; and develops and administers personnel policies, ensuring that FAO is served by competent and motivated staff.

631.      The financial systems that were originally launched in 1999 were enhanced through the introduction of the new Web-based Budget Maintenance Module (eBMM) and the development of eTravel. Several corporate technical and administrative information systems were developed and enhanced, and a major upgrade of Oracle Applications was successfully implemented in 2002. Support also continued to be provided to the corporate decentralization policy with the rollout of the upgraded FAO Wide Area Network (WAN).

632.      The Management Support Service (MSS) provides a range of central administrative support services, advice and management information to division directors and departmental managers in the areas of finance, budget, procurement requisitioning, personnel and travel, in accordance with the established rules and regulations of the Organization. The MSS also carries out, on behalf of the Assistant Director-General of AF, corporate responsibilities in other assigned areas of administrative services.

633.      The following key indicators reflect the main categories of MSS output.

TABLE 5.2-1. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (SELECTED INDICATORS)

Description

2001 **

2002

2003

Total 2002-2003

 

Average number of staff at FAO headquarters serviced by MSS

2,045

2,048

2,095

2,072

 

Number of servicing actions processed by MSS

*

7,994

7,960

15,954

 

Number of travel entitlement actions processed by MSS

*

1,470

1,838

3,308

 

Appointments

  

  

  

  

 

Number of short-term and fixed-term staff appointments processed

338

496

435

931

 

Number of consultants and Personal Services Agreements processed

5,260

5,380

5,892

11,272

 

Separations

  

  

  

  

 

Number of staff separations processed

382

1,357

871

2,228

 

Financial services provided

  

  

  

  

 

Requests for financial system assistance received

6,976

5,813

5,085

10,898

 

Number of staff trained in financial systems

*

53

257

310

 

Overtime processed

4,279

3,894

4,304

8,288

 

Journal vouchers processed

3,856

4,967

6,381

11,348

 

Letters of agreement processed

516

472

474

946

 

* statistics not available for the previous biennium** Figures cover only 2001, following the creation of the MSS in September 2000

Programme 5.2.1: Financial Services

634.      The programme covers the financial services in support of FAO's Regular Programme and extrabudgetary operations. It includes advising on financial and related policy issues; designing and managing the Organization's financial and cost accounting systems and procedures; maintaining the accounts; and, preparing the financial statements of the Organization for certification by the External Auditor. The programme involves management and accounting for about US$ 1.4 billion in funding per biennium.

635.      As part of the work on further strengthening the control environment, a new Finance Division intranet site was created to communicate authoritative policy and procedural documentation to user groups both in headquarters and decentralized offices.

636.      The new Web-based Budget Maintenance Module (eBMM) provides improved budget management functionality, and the development of eTravel has simplified the processing and certification of lump sum entitlement payments. The upgrade of Oracle Applications to the Web-based version provides opportunities for further streamlining of the business processes in the Organization.

TABLE 5.2-2. FINANCIAL SERVICES (SELECTED INDICATORS)

  

  

2000-01

2002-03

  

Staff on payroll (monthly average)

  

4,200

4,190

  

Travel authorizations processed

  

25,500

31,500

  

Payments processed (excluding payroll)

  

*

74,000

  

Receipts processed

  

*

14,000

  

Vendor accounts managed

  

*

16,000

  

Support to FAOR and Project offices

Replenishment requests processed

*

371

  

  

Number of offices supported

140

137

  

Projects

Projects opened

*

1,900

  

  

Project budget revisions processed

*

2,100

  

Investments managed

(US$ million)

169

452

  

Systems access requests processed

  

*

8,000

  

*statistics not available for the previous biennium

637.      An in-depth review of the how the Organization manages cash and investments was performed leading to the introduction of significant changes in the management of the investment portfolio. Two new investment management contracts were negotiated and the portfolio was diversified.

638.      To take advantage of synergies with the other administrative support functions, at the end of the biennium the Travel Group was moved from the Finance Division to the Management Support Service.

Programme 5.2.2: Information Systems and Technology Services

639.      The biennium saw further consolidation of the Oracle Financials Phase I implementation. Major improvements were achieved by the upgrade of Oracle Applications featuring more user-friendly screens and a stabler environment. Improvements have been made to the Data Warehouse, which now provides an increasing variety of data and reports to permit decentralized managers to remain aware of their financial position and improve budget management. An enhanced Budget Maintenance Module based on Web technology was released in early 2003 and made available to a wider group of users including some decentralized offices.

640.      The Organization's technical information systems grew substantially in terms of the number of systems developed and additional substantive information available for dissemination through the WAICENT Framework where evidence of increased use of FAO's data is apparent from the indicators in table 5.2-3. Common and reusable components and system frameworks were developed in the key demand areas. Particular emphasis has been placed on collaboration with other agencies and regional and country entities in information system support of programmes such as the Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS), the Global Plan of Action (GPA), and the Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases (EMPRES).

641.      The Programme contributed to other major areas, such as FAO Intranet and Extranet, Divisional Web Publishing System, Field Programme Management Information System and Dynamic Database Publication System. For the World Food Summit: five years later the participant registration system was enhanced. User support for the many visitors was provided on an extended-hours basis.

642.      The WAN project executed during the biennium has improved the capabilities of decentralized offices and aided the decentralization process, by providing access to FAO Intranet systems, standard FAO Email accounts, and reliable access to administrative applications. All Regional and Subregional Offices were connected to the WAN by the end of 2003, as were 63 FAO Representations and 3 Liaison Offices. Implementation has been deferred in a small number of offices which have regulatory or technical obstacles to overcome. A follow-on project was approved by the Information Management and Technology Committee (IMTC) at the end of 2003, its scope being to connect the remaining FAO Offices to the WAN.

643.      Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure was significantly enhanced with the migration to current versions of Windows. This was initiated during 2003 and will be progressively implemented during 2004-05. A number of projects in the information systems (IS) and ICT areas, funded from US arrears, commenced in 2003, including the relocation and renovation of the Computer Centre. Outsourcing of the legacy “mainframe” processing environment to the UN International Computer Centre in Geneva was implemented in January 2004, as part of the efforts to consolidate the ICT environments to enable better strategic focus and efficiency gains.

644.      Security of information and information systems was a concern for management, and an information security policy development was initiated. Continued efforts were undertaken to combat cyber attacks (viruses, worms, etc.) and remedial action applied (system patches, etc.). User guidelines were developed and user education based on them is on-going.

TABLE 5.2-3. INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY (SELECTED INDICATORS)

Description

2000-01

2002-03

 

Support of administrative and technical applications

Financial and human resources systems (change requests)

545

717

 

Administrative system support (person years - staff and consultants)

65

61

 

Technical systems support (person years - staff and consultants)

38

70

 

Technical information systems

59

85

 

Number of FAOSTAT statistical data collections

48

57

 

Use of administrative and technical applications

Data warehouse reports produced (in thousands)

177

305

 

Transactions posted in general ledger (in millions)

5.9

5.5

 

Number of Oracle users

1,794

2,510

 

FAOSTAT records downloaded by external users (in millions)

442.4

866.8

 

Internet, average number of hits per month (in millions)

16.6

40

 

Intranet, average number of hits per month (in millions)

1.5

1.62

 

User support

Help desk calls per month

700

585

 

Use of headquarters infrastructure, servers and network services

Total number of servers (OS390, UNIX, Windows)

145

180

 

Total disk space on servers (GB)

8,800

10,050

 

Use of telephone exchange (PABX) and audiovisual services

PABX new installations, moves and de-installations

5,345

9213

 

Video conferences

319

550

 

Assistance to audio-visual or interpretation equipment in meeting rooms

2,506

4,445

 

Use of messaging services

Headquarters e-mail accounts

3,800

4,400

 

E-mail accounts in decentralized offices

1,063

1,300

 

Number of messages sent to or received from the Internet (per day)

25,300

70,000

 

Incoming and outgoing telexes

12,714

7,200

 

Incoming and outgoing faxes from the central facility (pages)*

69,951

76,711

 

* Many divisions in HQ have their own fax machines and traffic from them is not included.

Programme 5.2.3: Human Resources Services

645.      The Programme, carried out by the Human Resources Management Division (AFH), covers the development of human resources (HR) policies and procedures; management studies and job classification; position management and control; support to recruitment of staff; salaries and allowances administration; social security provisions; staff training; administration of appeals procedures and consultation with staff representative bodies; and overseeing and monitoring the administration and servicing of staff.

646.      The development of several policies was initiated concerning the introduction of innovative human resources management practices that sought to promote a more supportive work/family environment. These included, inter alia, policies on spouse employment and paternity leave. Following a trial period, a teleworking policy was adopted that provides staff members the possibility of a greater degree of flexibility in their working hours, work location and leave planning.

647.      The Organization was also actively involved in promoting innovative human resources policies through UN inter-agency bodies, including the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), the Human Resources Network and the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) of the CEB. The policies being reviewed under such bodies include inter-organization mobility, a common senior management service, the pay and benefit system, gender balance in organizations and hazard pay for locally-recruited staff.

648.      AFH organized workshops with line managers to develop a broader approach to human resources planning. Recommendations that provide a basis for a workforce planning system were developed relating to job profiles, recruitment, selection, promotion and succession planning, development, training, mobility and the use of consultants. With a view to improving the quality of vacancy announcements and raising awareness on the recruitment process in the Organization, recruitment guidelines were made available internally and a new vacancy announcement format, introducing the use of selection criteria, was implemented in 2003. A number of steps were initiated to address the issue of limited number of applicants from under- and non-represented countries. Consideration has been given to recruitment missions in non- and severely under-represented countries in 2003. In addition, efforts have been made to target Web sites in those countries when posting FAO Vacancy Announcements.

649.      The non-staff Personal Services Agreement (PSA) was introduced in 2002 to standardize, as well as to reduce, the number of non-staff contractual instruments used by the Organization. The PSA has provided AFH and other FAO stakeholders a clearer definition of the circumstances under which all types of non-staff resources should be used.

650.      FAO actively participated in the sessions of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board (UNJSPB) and its Standing Committee. Tools were developed in collaboration with the Pension Fund secretariat to enhance the self-servicing modules for Fund participants and retirees, both at headquarters and in the field. AFH continued to provide social security benefits to the staff and achieved reductions in premiums of various benefits through a regular competitive tendering process among international companies.

651.      The Language Skills Programme continued to promote the development of multi-lingualism in the five official languages and Italian for newcomers, including new standardized Arabic and Chinese language programmes and proficiency assessment opportunities made available for staff. AF and GI Departments collaborated to deliver communication skills training in key areas to staff and to promote a “communication culture”. The Computer Skills Programme continued to support the Oracle system and standardized information technology tools. The FAO Staff Orientation Programme was offered on a regular basis to enable new staff to learn about the Organization so as to help them to effectively perform their duties as quickly as possible upon arrival at FAO. The Project Cycle Overview Course was delivered in English to staff from the decentralized offices and updated with inputs and collaboration from stakeholder departments.

652.      AFH continued to review and respond to staff grievances and monitor disciplinary cases. The division also provided timely advice to line managers regarding work-related disputes, with a view to resolving such disputes at an early stage and keeping the number of administrative appeals and grievances as low as possible. A revised Policy on the Prevention of Harassment was issued in June 2003, with provisions for addressing cases of harassment by way of mediation.

653.      In order to provide support to all these initiatives, the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) project started in 2002 with the development of the Project Charter and its endorsement by Senior Management. Current business processes in the areas of Appointment and Administration, Consultants, Personnel Files, Payroll, Recruitment, Staff Development, HR Planning, Post Management, Policy and Procedures and Legal Matters were documented. A User Group including representatives of all HQ departments and Regional Offices was formed and regular meetings have been started. Availability of arrears to fund the implementation phases was confirmed.

654.      The Medical Service continued to carry out its routine functions as well as the additional services which were introduced in the previous reporting period, In-House Physiotherapy and Work Station Assessments, which contributed significantly to reduction of loss of time at work and compensation costs. Focusing on prevention and health promotion, the Medical Service has successfully introduced a programme on cardiovascular risk factor prevention and headache/migraine reduction in addition to the already available cancer screening programmes.

TABLE 5.2-4. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SELECTED INDICATORS)

Description

2000-01

2002-03

 

Staff with fixed-term/continuing appointments (as at end of biennium)

Headquarters

2102

2161

 

Decentralized offices

1251

1258

 

Total

3353

3419

 

Staff training days (participants x duration)

Professional and career development courses

2483

2340

 

Orientation, average course duration 1 day

72

495

 

Computer skills, average course duration 1 day

4601

3616

 

Language skills, average course duration 5 days

15537

20809

 

Communication skills, average course duration 1.5 days

  

724

 

Retirement, average course duration 2 days

  

773

 

Project Cycle, average course duration 6 days

  

194

 

Insurance and compensation claims

Medical insurance claims handled

184537

188098

 

Staff compensation claims handled

267

220

 

Staff Separations & Pensions

Number of new retirement pension payments

445

371

 

Number of new disability pension payments

29

20

 

Pension separation queries

5200

5400

 

PWB Chapter 6: Common Services

Regular Programme

 

US$000

 

 

Programme of Work

42,922

 
 

Adjustments to Programme of Work arising out of Budgetary Transfers

(490)

 
 

Final Programme of Work

42,432

 
 

Expenditure against Final Programme of Work

42,178

 
 

Variance of Expenditure (Over)/Under Final Programme of Work

254

 
 

Budgetary Transfers as percent of Programme of Work

(1.1%)

 

Achievements

655.      This chapter of the PWB covers the cost of common services – communications, procurement, building maintenance and security at Headquarters and decentralized offices – under the management of the Administrative Services Division (AFS).

656.      Overall, purchasing operations experienced a tremendous increase during the biennium with emergencies reaching a high of 96.5% of all purchasing. In addition, by virtue of the provisions of Security Council Resolutions No. 1472 and 1483, the Procurement Service handled contracts related to the 59% component of the “Oil for Food” programme, as well as for Locally Generated Funds for Northern Iraq, for an amount of US$ 810,580,194, which was unprecedented in the history of the Organization.

657.      The Italian Ministry of Public Works started renovation works in Building A to meet the European Fire Safety and Evacuation laws. The works included the restructuring of the David Lubin Library and the construction of three new emergency evacuation stairs to meet the requirements posed by the occupancy of the conference rooms present in building A. The emergency stairs were delivered in time for the 2003 Conference, while the new David Lubin Library is scheduled for delivery in early 2005.

658.      Following the attack against the UN building in Baghdad in August 2003, the UN System adopted new minimum operating security standards. FAO has increased its safety and security, by taking a number of steps including new access control procedures, an increase in the number of guards at Headquarters and anti-intrusion equipment.

659.      Efficiencies in communications, records and archives are emerging as the Digital Records Management System is being developed and further applied.

TABLE 6.0-1.COMMON SERVICES (SELECTED INDICATORS)

Description

2000-01

2002-03

 

Contractual services

Contracts awarded/revised

1,688

1,796

 

Total value, US$ million

40.1

856.7

 

Purchasing

Purchase orders handled, including field

4,916

4,562

 

Total value, US$ million

271.1

309

 

Communications

Incoming pouch bags

10,356

8.647

 

Outgoing pouch bags

21,780

(*) 25,520

 

Incoming mail (letters/parcels)

60,500

52,000

 

Outgoing mail (letters/parcels)

1,426,000

1,250,000

 

Building maintenance

Maintenance interventions

21,000

20,046

 

(*) FAO has increased the use of courier-based pouch, resulting in smaller individual dispatches.

Annex I

Completion of 2002-03 Outputs by Programme

660.      The 2002-03 PWB identified outputs for implementation under the technical and economic programmes. In the course of programme implementation it is sometimes necessary for modifications to be made in outputs, while others may be postponed or cancelled. New outputs may also be introduced to meet changing circumstances and specific requests. The following table summarizes changes that occurred by output type during the biennium. The rest of the Annex provides similar information by programme. Information on all planned and unplanned outputs is available in the PIR Outputs Database on the FAO Internet site at (http//www.fao.org/pir).

IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTPUTS, 2002-03

Description

Approved in PWB

Cancelled/ postponed

Unplanned delivered

Total delivered

Delivered unmodified

Delivered modified

Percentage delivered

Coordination and information exchange

414

(33)

41

422

399

23

101.9%

 

Direct advice to Members and field programme support

305

(14)

41

332

324

8

108.9%

 

Information (products, systems, databases)

293

(26)

44

311

294

17

106.1%

 

International undertakings, agreements/conventions and standards

65

(4)

11

72

69

3

110.8%

 

Methodologies and guidelines (including pilot testing and demonstration)

240

(35)

19

224

200

24

93.3%

 

Studies and analyses

240

(22)

28

246

220

26

102.5%

 

Training (including training courses and materials)

125

(12)

4

117

107

10

93.6%

 

Notional total

1,682

(146)

188

1,724

1,613

111

102.5%

DELIVERY OF BIENNIAL OUTPUTS BY PROGRAMME

Type of Output

Approved in PWB

Cancelled/ Postponed

Unplanned Delivered

Total Delivered

Delivered Unmodified

Delivered Modified

Percent Delivered

210 Intra-departmental Programme Entities for Agricultural Production and Support Systems

Coordination and Information Exchange

14

(2)

17

29

27

2

207%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

6

(1)

0

5

5

0

83%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

4

0

0

4

4

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

5

(2)

0

3

3

0

60%

Studies and Analyses

6

0

0

6

3

3

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

2

(1)

0

1

1

0

50%

210 Total

37

(6)

17

48

43

5

130%

211 Natural Resources

Coordination and Information Exchange

12

(1)

0

11

11

0

92%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

7

(1)

0

6

6

0

86%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

15

0

0

15

15

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

18

(3)

0

15

15

0

83%

Studies and Analyses

21

(2)

0

19

18

1

90%

Training (including training courses and materials)

7

0

0

7

7

0

100%

211 Total

81

(7)

0

74

73

1

91%

212 Crops

Coordination and Information Exchange

32

(4)

0

28

27

1

88%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

20

(1)

0

19

19

0

95%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

13

0

0

13

11

2

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

12

0

0

12

12

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

15

(2)

0

13

11

2

87%

Studies and Analyses

8

0

1

9

6

3

112%

Training (including training courses and materials)

9

(2)

0

7

7

0

78%

212 Total

109

(9)

1

101

93

8

93%

213 Livestock

Coordination and Information Exchange

18

0

0

18

17

1

100%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

7

0

0

7

7

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

12

(2)

0

10

10

0

83%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

1

(1)

0

0

0

0

0%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

20

(4)

0

16

16

0

80%

Studies and Analyses

8

0

0

8

6

2

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

3

(1)

0

2

1

1

67%

213 Total

69

(8)

0

61

57

4

88%

214 Agricultural Support Systems

Coordination and Information Exchange

11

(2)

0

9

8

1

82%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

10

0

0

10

9

1

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

14

0

0

14

12

2

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

11

0

2

13

9

4

118%

Studies and Analyses

21

(2)

0

19

13

6

90%

Training (including training courses and materials)

19

(3)

0

16

14

2

84%

214 Total

87

(7)

2

82

66

16

94%

215 Agricultural Applications of Isotopes and Biotechnology

Coordination and Information Exchange

3

0

0

3

3

0

100%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

6

0

0

6

6

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

5

0

0

5

4

1

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

6

0

0

6

6

0

100%

Studies and Analyses

4

0

0

4

4

0

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

6

0

0

6

6

0

100%

215 Total

30

0

0

30

29

1

100%

21 Total

413

(37)

20

396

361

35

96%

221 Nutrition

Coordination and Information Exchange

26

(5)

1

22

20

2

85%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

13

(2)

0

11

11

0

85%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

11

0

1

12

10

2

109%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

13

0

0

13

12

1

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

17

(2)

2

17

11

6

100%

Studies and Analyses

6

(2)

0

4

4

0

67%

Training (including training courses and materials)

14

0

0

14

8

6

100%

221 Total

100

(11)

4

93

76

17

93%

222 Food and Agricultural Information

Coordination and Information Exchange

29

(4)

0

25

25

0

86%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

49

(1)

3

51

50

1

104%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

73

(8)

15

80

77

3

110%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

8

0

0

8

8

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

22

(4)

1

19

17

2

86%

Studies and Analyses

3

(1)

1

3

2

1

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

7

(2)

0

5

5

0

71%

222 Total

191

(20)

20

191

184

7

100%

223 Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks

Coordination and Information Exchange

19

0

1

20

19

1

105%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

1

0

1

2

2

0

200%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

25

0

5

30

29

1

120%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

5

0

0

5

5

0

100%

Studies and Analyses

15

0

0

15

15

0

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

223 Total

66

0

7

73

71

2

111%

224 Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy

Coordination and Information Exchange

22

0

6

28

26

2

127%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

12

0

0

12

12

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

3

0

0

3

3

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

3

(1)

0

2

0

2

67%

Studies and Analyses

33

(3)

2

32

26

6

97%

224 Total

75

(4)

8

79

69

10

105%

22 Total

432

(35)

39

436

400

36

101%

231 Fisheries Information

Coordination and Information Exchange

13

0

1

14

14

0

108%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

9

(2)

0

7

7

0

78%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

31

(9)

5

27

22

5

87%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

4

(1)

0

3

2

1

75%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

5

(2)

0

3

3

0

60%

Studies and Analyses

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

3

(1)

1

3

2

1

100%

231 Total

67

(15)

7

59

52

7

88%

232 Fisheries Resources and Aquaculture

Coordination and Information Exchange

26

(5)

8

29

29

0

112%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

7

0

9

16

15

1

229%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

8

(1)

11

18

18

0

225%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

6

(2)

0

4

4

0

67%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

25

(7)

6

24

21

3

96%

Studies and Analyses

9

(2)

10

17

17

0

189%

Training (including training courses and materials)

3

0

0

3

3

0

100%

232 Total

84

(17)

44

111

107

4

132%

233 Fisheries Exploitation and Utilisation

Coordination and Information Exchange

10

(1)

2

11

11

0

110%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

19

(5)

5

19

19

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

13

(1)

4

16

16

0

123%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

0

0

3

3

3

0

0%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

21

(4)

5

22

20

2

105%

Studies and Analyses

10

(2)

4

12

12

0

120%

Training (including training courses and materials)

2

0

2

4

4

0

200%

233 Total

75

(13)

25

87

85

2

116%

234 Fisheries Policy

Coordination and Information Exchange

23

(2)

0

21

20

1

91%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

10

(1)

7

16

16

0

160%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

2

0

8

10

9

1

500%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

3

0

0

3

3

0

100%

Studies and Analyses

13

(2)

6

17

14

3

131%

Training (including training courses and materials)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

234 Total

53

(5)

21

69

64

5

130%

23 Total

279

(50)

97

326

308

18

117%

241 Forest Resources

Coordination and Information Exchange

23

(1)

0

22

17

5

96%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

17

0

0

17

16

1

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

7

0

0

7

7

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

10

0

0

10

9

1

100%

Studies and Analyses

12

0

0

12

12

0

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

3

0

0

3

3

0

100%

241 Total

74

(1)

0

73

66

7

99%

242 Forest Products

Coordination and Information Exchange

21

(1)

0

20

20

0

95%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

11

(3)

0

8

8

0

73%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

3

0

0

3

3

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

7

(2)

0

5

5

0

71%

Studies and Analyses

8

(1)

0

7

7

0

88%

Training (including training courses and materials)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

242 Total

53

(7)

0

46

46

0

87%

243 Forestry Policy and Planning

Coordination and Information Exchange

13

0

0

13

10

3

100%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

8

0

0

8

8

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

9

0

0

9

7

2

100%

Studies and Analyses

21

(2)

0

19

19

0

90%

Training (including training courses and materials)

8

0

0

8

8

0

100%

243 Total

60

(2)

0

58

53

5

97%

244 Forest Programmes Coordination and Information

Coordination and Information Exchange

24

0

0

24

24

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

5

0

0

5

5

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Studies and Analyses

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

244 Total

33

0

0

33

33

0

100%

24 Total

220

(10)

0

210

198

12

95%

251 Research, Natural Resources Management and Technology Transfer

Coordination and Information Exchange

16

(3)

1

14

12

2

88%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

12

0

1

13

13

0

108%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

14

(1)

2

15

15

0

107%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

8

(1)

0

7

7

0

88%

Studies and Analyses

13

(3)

0

10

10

0

77%

Training (including training courses and materials)

6

(1)

0

5

5

0

83%

251 Total

70

(9)

4

65

63

2

93%

252 Gender and Population

Coordination and Information Exchange

14

0

0

14

13

1

100%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

13

0

0

13

13

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

4

0

0

4

4

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

9

0

0

9

9

0

100%

Studies and Analyses

6

0

0

6

6

0

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

10

0

0

10

10

0

100%

252 Total

58

0

0

58

57

1

100%

253 Rural Development

Coordination and Information Exchange

5

(1)

4

8

8

0

160%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

8

0

5

13

12

1

162%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

6

0

0

6

6

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

16

(1)

3

18

18

0

112%

Studies and Analyses

3

0

3

6

6

0

200%

Training (including training courses and materials)

5

0

1

6

6

0

120%

253 Total

43

(2)

16

57

56

1

133%

256 Food Production in Support of Food Security in LIFDCs

Coordination and Information Exchange

9

0

0

9

9

0

100%

256 Total

9

0

0

9

9

0

100%

25 Total

180

(11)

20

189

185

4

105%

311 Coordination of Policy Assistance and Field Programme Development

Coordination and Information Exchange

13

0

0

13

13

0

100%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

2

0

0

2

2

0

100%

Methodologies and Guidelines (including Pilot Testing and Demonstration)

4

0

0

4

4

0

100%

Training (including training courses and materials)

6

(1)

0

5

5

0

83%

311 Total

25

(1)

0

24

24

0

96%

312 Policy Assistance to Various Regions

Coordination and Information Exchange

18

(1)

0

17

16

1

94%

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

72

(1)

10

81

78

3

112%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

14

0

1

15

14

1

107%

Studies and Analyses

16

0

1

17

16

1

106%

Training (including training courses and materials)

9

0

0

9

9

0

100%

312 Total

129

(2)

12

139

133

6

108%

313 Legal Assistance to Member Nations

Direct Advice to Members; Field Programme Support

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Information (Products, Systems, Databases)

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

International Undertakings, Agreements/Conventions and Standards

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

Studies and Analyses

1

0

0

1

1

0

100%

313 Total

4

0

0

4

4

0

100%

31 Total

158

(3)

12

167

161

6

106%

Annex II

Report on Unscheduled and Cancelled Sessions

(1 January 2002 - 31 December 2003)

661.      In Resolution 21/67, adopted in November 1967, the Conference had authorized the Director-General to convene sessions of FAO bodies and expert consultations other than those approved in the Programme of Work and Budget (PWB), provided that such sessions be reported to the next Council session. Subsequently, the Council agreed at its 102nd Session (November 1992) that information on unscheduled and cancelled sessions should henceforward be provided in successive Programme Implementation Reports (PIRs). This PIR reports on unscheduled and cancelled sessions for the biennium from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2003.

662.      The starting-point of reporting for the 2002-03 biennium is the List of Scheduled Sessions given in Annex III of the PWB 2002-03 (C 2001/3).

663.      The following data summarizes the movements during the reporting period 2002-03 which included 26 unscheduled sessions and 6 cancellations.

664.      Details of these sessions are provided in the following pages, which follow the format of previous reports. Meetings that have no intergovernmental character, such as consultations of the FAO secretariat with stakeholders, as well as informal briefings of Permanent Representatives and non-FAO meetings held on FAO premises, are not included in this list.

UNSCHEDULED SESSIONS APPROVED IN 2002-03 (26)

Programme entity

Session number

Title, location, date and remarks

Estimated direct cost (US$)

Article of const. and category

211P8

AGL 801

International Conference on Technical and Institutional Aspects of Irrigation Water Management

3,200

VI-4 (3)

 

212A3

AGP 819

Expert Consultation on Biotechnology: The Perspectives from Developing Countries and their Partners: Towards a Global Strategy in Plant Biotechnology for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation

NIL

VI-4 (3)

 

212P2

AGP 818

Technical Consultation on the Revised Version of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides

28,000

VI-5 (2)

 

213A7

AGA 813

Expert Consultation on Community-based VPH Systems

1,300

VI-4 (3)

 

214A4

AGSP 801

Expert Consultation on Strengthening Farm-Agribusiness Linkages in Africa

28,000

VI-4 (3)

 

221P2

CX 701-25

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission – 25th (Extraordinary) Session

NIL

VI-1 (1)

 

221P2

CX 701-26

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission – 26th (Extraordinary) Session

NIL

VI-1 (1)

 

221P2

CX 702-51

Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission – 51st (Extraordinary) Session

NIL

VI (1)

 

221P2

CX 702-52

Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission – 52nd (Extraordinary) Session

NIL

VI (1)

 

221P2

CX 716-19

Codex Committee on General Principles

NIL

VI (1)

 

221P6

ESN 814

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Incorporating Quantitative Risk Assessment in the Development of Microbiological Food Hygiene Standards

500

VI-4 (3)

 

221P6

ESN 816

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Acrylamide in Food

NIL

VI (3)

 

222P3

RAF 811

Agricultural Statistics Development

4,000

VI -4 (3)

 

222P3

RAP 826

Expert Consultation on Livestock Statistics

3,000

VI -4 (3)

 

222P3

RAP 903

Workshop on Strengthening Food and Agricultural Statistics in the Pacific in Support of Food Security and Poverty Reduction Strategies and Programmes

5,000

(4)

 

222S1

RAP 703-19

Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APACS) – 19th Session

24,000

VI -1 (1)

 

234P3

FI 840

Expert Consultation on the Development of International Guidelines for Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products

40,000

VI-4 (3)

 

234S1

RAP 824

APFIC Executive Committee – 69th Session

2,500

XIV (1)

 

241P1

FO 901

Training of National Correspondents on Assessing and Monitoring Forest Land Use and Changes

75,000

(4)

 

242A1

FO 819

Follow-up to the Expert Meeting on Harmonizing Forest-related Definitions for Use by Various Stakeholders

4,000

VI-4 (3)

 

242P2

FO 816

Expert Consultation on Forest-related Definitions

4,000

VI-4 (3)

 

242P2

FO 820

Expert Consultation on Developing an Action Programme Towards Improved Bamboo and Rattan Statistics

3,000

VI-4 (3)

 

242S1

FO 734-44

44th Session of the Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products

5,000

VI-4 (3)

 

243P1

RNE 901

Workshop on Forest Policies and the National Forest Programme in RNE

50,000

(4)

 

244S1

FO 709-14

14th Session of the AFWC Working Party on the Management of Wildlife and Protected Areas

30,000

VI-1 (1)

 

244S1

FO 728-23

23rd Session of the EFC Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds

32,000

VI-1 (1)

PLANNED SESSIONS CANCELLED IN 2002-03 (6)

Programme entity

Session number

Title and scheduled location

Estimated direct cost (US$)

Reason for cancellation

212P1

RAP 809

Expert Consultation on Strengthening Land Border Plant Quarantine Facilities in Asian Countries. Bangkok, 3 w.d. August 2002

3,000

Shift in priorities within limited funds

 

212P2

RAP 812

Expert Consultation on the Formulation of Plant Pest Management Curriculum Module Towards the Streams of Bachelor Degree. Bangkok, 4 w.d. November 2002

3,000

Shift in priorities within limited funds

 

212P2

RAP 814

Expert Consultation on the Development of Bio-Pesticides Use in Plant Pest Management. Bangkok, 4 w.d. April 2003

3,000

Superseded by the International Conference of Bio-Pesticides in Pest Management Systems held in April 2002

 

213A5

AGA 712-3

Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (3rd Session). Rome, 12-13 November 2003

32,500

Postponed to 2004

 

213A7

AGA 803

Expert Consultation on Early Warning Systems for Transboundary Animal Diseases. Rome, 3 w.d. October 2003

18,000

One of the two sessions was replaced by a regional Technical Advisory Meeting on GREP

 

234S1

RAP 807

Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts in Integrated Aquaculture Systems. Bangkok, 4 w.d. June 2002

3,500

Not approved by Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission

Annex III

C 2005/8-Corr.1

Geographical Representation of Professional Staff

665.      The principles of geographic representation of Member Nations followed by the Organization were established by the 27th session of the FAO Council in 1957. The proportion of a country's representation is based on the percentage of its contribution to the Regular Programme and the staff funded from the Regular Programme with continuing or fixed-term appointments are included7. The following tables show the countries that were not within the range of equitably represented countries as at 31 December 2001 (110 of 180 Member Nations) and 31 December 2003 (123 of 183 member nations), and the number of staff subject to geographical distribution policy by nationality and grade.

COUNTRIES NOT WITHIN RANGE BY REGION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2001

Region

Countries that have exceeded the top of their range

Under-represented countries

Non-represented countries

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia

South Africa

Lesotho

 

Asia

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam

China, Japan, Republic of Korea

Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Mongolia

 

Europe

Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro*, Slovakia

Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland

Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Malta, San Marino, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

 

Latin America and Caribbean

Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

-

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Grenada

 

Near East

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Sudan, Syria

-

Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates

 

North America

Canada

United States of America

 

 

South-West Pacific

Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

-

Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Palau, Solomon Islands

* Previously Yugoslavia.

COUNTRIES NOT WITHIN RANGE BY REGION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2003

Region

Countries that have exceeded the top of their range

Under-represented countries

Non-represented countries

 

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Swaziland, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

South Africa

Namibia

 

Asia

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam

China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Thailand

Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Mongolia

 

Europe

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro*, Slovakia

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland

Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

 

Latin America and Caribbean

Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Brazil

Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Grenada

 

Near East

Afghanistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Somalia, Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

 

North America

Canada

United States of America

 

 

South-West Pacific

Papua New Guinea, Tonga

-

Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Solomon Islands

* Previously Yugoslavia.

PROFESSIONAL AND ABOVE STAFF SUBJECT TO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION POLICY BY NATIONALITY AND GRADE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2003

National of

DDG

ADG

D-2

D-1

P-5

P-4

P-3

P-2

P-1

Grand Total

Afghanistan

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

  

  

2

Albania

  

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

2

Algeria

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

1

  

4

Angola

  

  

  

  

1

  

1

  

  

2

Argentina

  

  

1

2

10

  

2

1

  

16

Australia

  

  

1

2

7

10

1

  

  

21

Austria

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

3

Azerbaijan

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Bahamas

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Bangladesh

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

1

  

3

Barbados

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

  

1

Belgium

  

  

1

2

7

11

2

  

  

23

Belize

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Benin

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

  

2

Bhutan

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Botswana

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

2

Brazil

  

  

  

1

8

6

  

  

  

15

Bulgaria

  

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

2

Burkina Faso

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

  

3

Burundi

  

  

  

  

  

  

3

  

  

3

Cambodia

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

  

  

2

Cameroon

  

  

  

2

  

2

  

  

  

4

Canada

  

  

  

3

17

11

9

2

  

42

Cape Verde

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Central African Republic

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Chad

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

  

2

Chile

  

  

1

2

1

  

  

  

  

4

China

  

1

1

2

  

2

2

  

  

8

Colombia

  

  

  

1

  

2

2

  

  

5

Comoros

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Congo

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

  

  

3

Cook Islands

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Costa Rica

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

1

  

3

Cote d'Ivoire

  

  

  

  

2

  

1

  

  

3

Croatia

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

2

Cuba

  

  

  

  

1

2

  

  

  

3

CzechRepublic

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

2

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

3

Denmark

  

  

1

  

1

3

1

  

  

6

Djibouti

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

  

1

Dominica

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

2

Dominican Republic

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

2

Ecuador

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Egypt

  

1

  

  

  

1

  

1

  

3

El Salvador

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

  

2

Equatorial Guinea

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

  

1

Eritrea

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

  

  

2

Ethiopia

  

  

  

1

1

1

2

  

  

5

Fiji

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

France

  

2

2

7

17

39

9

4

  

80

Gabon

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Gambia

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

  

2

Georgia

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Germany

  

1

3

4

15

28

23

2

  

76

Ghana

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Greece

  

  

1

1

2

1

1

  

  

6

Guatemala

  

  

  

  

  

2

1

  

  

3

Guinea

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

2

Guinea-Bissau

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Guyana

  

  

  

  

3

1

  

1

  

5

Haiti

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Honduras

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

2

Hungary

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

  

3

Iceland

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

India

  

  

1

2

3

1

  

1

  

8

Iran

  

  

  

1

  

1

  

  

  

2

Iraq

  

  

  

  

  

1

2

  

  

3

Ireland

  

  

  

1

  

1

2

1

  

5

Israel

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Italy

  

1

1

5

16

22

31

19

  

95

Jamaica

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

  

  

3

Japan

  

1

2

4

2

9

6

4

  

28

Jordan

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Kazakhstan

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Kenya

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

1

  

3

Kuwait

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Lebanon

  

  

1

  

  

3

  

  

  

4

Lesotho

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Liberia

  

  

1

1

  

1

  

1

  

4

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

  

  

  

1

1

1

1

  

  

4

Lithuania

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Luxembourg

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

2

Madagascar

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

2

Malawi

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

  

3

Malaysia

  

  

  

1

1

2

  

  

  

4

Mali

  

  

  

  

4

1

1

  

  

6

Mauritania

  

  

  

  

2

  

1

  

  

3

Mauritius

  

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

2

Mexico

  

1

  

1

5

5

1

  

  

13

Moldova

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Morocco

  

  

  

4

3

1

  

  

  

8

Mozambique

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Myanmar

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

  

1

Nepal

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

2

Netherlands

  

1

  

4

7

12

2

  

  

26

New Zealand

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

  

3

Nicaragua

  

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

2

Niger

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

  

3

Nigeria

  

  

  

  

2

1

  

  

  

3

Norway

  

  

1

  

  

  

3

1

  

5

Pakistan

  

1

  

2

1

  

  

  

  

4

Papua New Guinea

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

2

Paraguay

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

1

Peru

  

  

  

1

1

2

  

1

  

5

Philippines

  

  

  

  

1

4

1

  

  

6

Poland

  

  

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

3

Portugal

  

  

  

  

2

3

1

  

  

6

Republic of Korea

  

  

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

3

Romania

  

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

2

Rwanda

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

2

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Saint Lucia

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Samoa

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Sao Tome and Principe

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Saudi Arabia

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

  

  

3

Senegal

  

  

1

1

5

  

  

  

  

7

Serbia and Montenegro

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

1

  

2

Seychelles

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Sierra Leone

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Slovakia

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

1

  

3

Slovenia

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Somalia

  

  

  

  

1

1

  

  

  

2

South Africa

  

  

  

  

1

1

1

1

  

4

Spain

  

  

  

4

7

3

5

5

  

24

Sri Lanka

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

  

2

Sudan

  

  

  

1

4

1

  

  

  

6

Suriname

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Swaziland

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

  

  

2

Sweden

  

  

1

2

2

3

1

  

  

9

Switzerland

  

  

1

  

2

6

  

  

  

9

Syrian Arab Republic

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Thailand

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

Togo

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

  

1

Tonga

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

  

  

2

Trinidad and Tobago

  

  

  

2

  

1

  

  

  

3

Tunisia

  

  

  

3

1

2

1

  

  

7

Turkey

  

  

1

1

1

  

  

  

  

3

Uganda

  

  

2

  

2

1

  

  

  

5

United Kingdom

  

  

2

9

32

28

10

6

  

87

United Republic of Tanzania

  

1

1

  

  

  

1

  

  

3

United States

1

1

5

16

37

45

20

10

1

136

Uruguay

  

  

  

  

3

2

1

  

  

6

Vanuatu

  

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

1

Venezuela

  

  

1

1

1

1

  

  

  

4

Viet Nam

  

  

  

  

2

1

  

  

  

3

Yemen

  

  

  

  

  

1

  

  

  

1

Zambia

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

1

  

3

Zimbabwe

  

  

  

  

  

2

  

  

  

2

Grand Total

1

15

40

123

285

330

188

74

1

1,057

Acronyms

AARINENA Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa

AF Administration and Finance Department

AfDB African Development Bank

AFH Human Resources Management Division

AfriCover Land Cover Map and Geodatabase for Africa Project

AGA Animal Production and Health Division

AGAH Animal Health Service

AGRIS International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology

AGROMET Agrometeorology Group

AGROVOC Multilingual Thesaurus of Agricultural Terminology

AKIS/RD Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems for Rural Development

AMU Arab Maghreb Union

AOAD Arab Organization for Agricultural Development

AOS Administrative and Operational Support Services

APCAS Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics

APO Associate Professional Officer

AQUASTAT Rural Water Statistical System

ARTFISH Approaches, rules and techniques for fisheries statistical monitoring

ASFA Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

AsiaCover Land Cover Map and Geodatabase for Asia Project

AUD Office of the Inspector-General

BOAD Banque ouest-africaine de développement (see WADB)

BSEC Black Sea Economic Cooperation

CAAS Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

CARIFORUM Caribbean Forum

CBD Convention on Biological Diversity

CCA Common country assessment

CCC Corporate Communication Committee

CCRF Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

CDR Corporate Document Repository

CEB United Nations System's Chief Executives Board for Coordination

CEDAW Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

CEE Central and Eastern Europe

CEECFOODS FAO Centre for Central and East European food databases

CEMAC Central African Economic and Monetary Community

CFS Committee on World Food Security

CFSAM Crop and Food Supply Assessments

CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

CIP International Potato Center

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

COAG Committee on Agriculture

COFI Committee on Fisheries

COFO Committee on Forestry

CPF Collaborative Partnership on Forests

CSD Commission on Sustainable Development

CSO Civil society organization

CUREMIS Current and Emerging Issues for Economic Analysis and Policy Research

CWP Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics

EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC European Community

ECOM PAIA on Strengthening Capacity for Integrated Ecosystem Management

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (of the United Nations)

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States

EMBRAPA Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

EMPRES Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases

EU European Union

FAOINFO FAO Information Database

FAOR FAO Representative

FAOSTAT Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data

FAOTERM FAO terminology database

FARA Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

FCPMIS FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System

FIGIS Fisheries Global Information System

FIR Fishery Resources Division

FIVIMS Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System

FMD Foot-and-mouth disease

FMFH Feeding minds, fighting hunger

FOSA Forestry Sector Outlook Study for Africa

FPMIS Field Programme Management Information System

FRA Forest Resources Assessment

GAP Good Agricultural Practices

GCP FAO/Government Cooperative Programme

GEF Global Environment Facility

GFAR Global Forum on Agricultural Research

GI General Affairs and Information Department

GIC Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division

GIEWS Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

GIII Publishing Management Branch

GIS Geographic Information System

GLOP Global Perspective Studies

GMOs Genetically modified organisms

GPA Global Plan of Action

GREP Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme

GTZ German Agency for Technical Cooperation

HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (System)

HR Human Resources

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

ICARDA International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

ICM Information and Communication Management

ICPM Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures

ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

ICSC International Civil Service Commission

ICT Information and communication technology

IDB Inter-American Development Bank

IDWG Interdepartmental Working Group

IEMA Integrated Ecosystem Management Approach

IFI International Financial Institution

IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

ILO International Labour Organization

IMARK Information Management Resource Kit

IMO International Maritime Organization

INBAR International Network for Bamboo and Rattan

INFOODS International Network of Food Data Systems

IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

IPM Integrated pest management

IPOA International Plan of Action

IPPC International Plant Protection Convention

IPRF Information Products Revolving Fund

IRC International Rice Commission

ISNAR International Service for National Agricultural Research

ISP Investment Support Programme

IUF International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations

IUU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

LADA Land degradation assessment in drylands

LatinFoods Latin American Network of Food Composition

LDC Least developed countries

LEG Legal Office

LIFDC Low-income, Food-deficit country

LinKS Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems

LOBR Liaison Office with European Union and Belgium (Brussels)

LOGE Liaison Office with the United Nations (Geneva)

LOJA Liaison Office with Japan (Yokohama)

LONY Liaison Office with the United Nations (New York)

LOWA Liaison Office for North America (Washington, DC)

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MRC Mekong River Commission

MSS Management Support Service

MTP Medium Term Plan

NACA Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific

NARC National Agricultural Research Centre

NARS National Agricultural Research System

NEMS News and Events Management System

NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development

NERC Regional Conference for the Near East

NEX National Execution Modality

NFP National Forest Programme

NGO Non-governmental Organization

NRM Natural Resources Management

NWFP Non-Wood Forest Products

OAU Organization of African Unity

OCD Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE International Office of Epizootics

OIRSA Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (see RIOPPAH)

OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

OWS Old World Screwworm

PAAT Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis

PAIA Priority Area for Inter-disciplinary Action

PBE Office of Programme, Budget and Evaluation

PE Programme entity

PGRFA Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

PIC Prior Informed Consent

PIR Programme Implementation Report

PIRES Programme Planning, Implementation Reporting and Evaluation Support System

PROD PAIA on Integrated Production Systems

PWB Programme of Work and Budget

QINF PAIA on Definitions, Norms, Methodologies and Quality of Information

RAP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok)

RBB Results-based budgeting

REHA PAIA on Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Preparedness and Post-Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation

RF Regional forum

RFB Regional Fishery Body

RIOPPAH Regional International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health

RNE Regional Office for the Near East

RP Regular Programme

RPFS Regional Programmes for Food Security

RTVE Grupo Radio Televisión Española

SAARCFOODS Food data network for SAARC - South Asian Sub-region

SACOI Strategy to Address Cross-Organizational Issues

SADC Southern African Development Community

SADN Unit for Relations with the United Nations System

SARD Sustainable agriculture and rural development

SCF-RLC Seed Consultative Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean

SEAGA Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Programme

SIDS Small Island Developing States

SIT Sterile insect technique

SOFA The State of Food and Agriculture

SOFI The State of Food Insecurity in the World

SOFIA The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture

SOFO State of the World's Forests

SPAT PAIA on Spatial Information Management and Decision Support Tools

SPFS Special Programme for Food Security

SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

SSA Sub-Saharan Africa

SSC South-South Cooperation

TAC Technical Advisory Committee

TAD Transboundary animal disease

TBT Technical barriers to trade

TC Technical Cooperation Department

TCA Policy Assistance Division

TCCT Technical Cooperation among Countries in Transition

TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries

TCDS Resources and Strategic Partnerships Unit

TCI Investment Centre Division

TCO Field Operations Division

TCP Technical Cooperation Programme

TF Trust Fund

TSS Technical Support Services

UN United Nations

UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa

UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework

UNDG United Nations Development Group

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFF United Nations Forum on Forests

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund

UNGA United Nations General Assembly

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

UTF Unilateral Trust Fund(s)

VERCON Virtual Extension, Research and Communication Network

WADB West African Development Bank

WAICENT World Agricultural Information Centre

WAIR World Agriculture Information Resources Database

WAN Wide area network

WFD World Food Day

WFP World Food Programme

WHO World Health Organization

WISDOM Wood-fuels Integrated Supply/Demand Overview Mapping

WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development

WTO World Trade Organization




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