Council

MONDAY 23 JUNE
 

Item 1

Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable: for decision (CL 124/1; CL 124/INF/1;
CL 124/INF/6)

Item 2

Election of Three Vice-Chairpersons, and Nomination of the Chairperson and Members of the Drafting Committee: for decision (CL 124/INF/9)

Item 16

Constitutional and Legal Matters

16.1

Invitations to Non-Member Nations to attend FAO Sessions: for decision

AFTERNOON (14.30- 17.30 hours or later if required)

Item 7

Report of the 29^th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
(Rome, 12-16 May 2003): for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/10)

7.1

Intergovernmental Working Group on the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines for the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security

Item 5

Report of the 16^th Session of the Committee on Forestry (Rome, 10-14 March 2003):
for discussion and/or decision (CL124/8)

TUESDAY 24 JUNE
 

Item 13

Report of the Joint Meeting of the Programme Committee and the Finance Committee (Rome, 5-9 May 2003): for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/4)

13.1

Savings and Efficiencies in Governance

13.2

Other Matters Arising out of the Report

Item 14

Report of the 89^th Session of the Programme Committee (Rome, 5-9 May 2003):
for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/14; CL 124/INF/14)

14.1

Other Matters Arising out of the Report

Item 15

Reports of the 102^nd Session (Rome, 5-9 May 2003) and the 103^rd Session
(Rome, 19-20 May 2003) of the Finance Committee for discussion and/or decision
(CL 124/16; CL 124/20)

15.1

FAO Audited Accounts 2000-2001 (C 2003/5)

15.2

Status of Contributions and Arrears (CL 124/LIM/1)

15.3

Budgetary Performance 2002

15.4

Split Assessments

15.5

Scale of Contributions 2004-2005

15.6

Methodology for the Determination of Equitable Geographic Distribution (CL 124/15)

15.7

Other Matters Arising out of the Report

AFTERNOON (14.30-17.30 hours or later if required)

Item 12

Summary Programme of Work and Budget 2004-2005: for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/3; CL 124/3-Corr.1)

WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE
 

Item 12

Summary Programme of Work and Budget 2004-2005: for discussion and/or decision
(CL 124/3; CL 124/3-Corr.1) (Cont'd)

Item 11

Programme Evaluation Report 2003 (C 2003/4)

AFTERNOON (14.30- 17.30 hours)

Item 9

World Food Programme

9.1

Annual Report of the WFP Executive Board on its Activities in 2002:
for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/11)

Item 8

Convening of Second Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators: for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/17)

First Meeting of the Drafting Committee

THURSDAY 26 JUNE
 

Item 10

Preparations for the 32^nd Session of the FAO Conference

10.1

Arrangements for the Session and Provisional Timetable: for decision
(CL 124/12)

10.2

Deadline for Nominations for the post of Independent Chairman of the Council: for decision (CL 124/12)

10.3

Nomination of the Chairperson of the Conference, and of the Chairpersons of Commission I and Commission II: for decision (CL 124/12)

10.4

Nomination of Nine Members of the Credentials Committee (Countries):
for decision (CL 124/12)

Item 4

Report of the 64^th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (Rome,
18-21 March 2003): for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/6)

Item 6

Report of the 17^th Session of the Committee on Agriculture (Rome, 31 March-
4 April 2003): for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/9)

AFTERNOON (14.30-17.30 hours)

Item 3

Report of the 25^th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (Rome, 24-28 February 2003): for discussion and/or decision (CL 124/7)

Item 16

Constitutional and Legal Matters

16.2

Applications for Membership in the Organization: for decision (CL 124/18)

16.3

The Number and Length of Terms of Office of the Director-General (Article VII.1 of the Constitution of FAO) for information and/or decision (CL 124/13)

16.4

Amendments of the Statutes of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic: for decision (CL 124/19)

Item 17

Revised Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and Other Main Sessions 2003-2004:
for information and/or decision (CL 124/INF/8)

Item 18

Any Other Matters

18.1

Margarita Lizárraga Medal (CL 124/INF/13)

18.2

Appointment of a Representative of the FAO Conference to the Staff Pension Committee (CL 124/2)

Second Meeting of the Drafting Committee

FRIDAY 27 JUNE
 

Third Meeting of the Drafting Committee
 

AFTERNOON (14.30 - 17.30 hours or later if required)

Fourth Meeting of the Drafting Committee

SATURDAY 28 JUNE