PART I
UNSCHEDULED SESSIONS APPROVED BETWEEN 15 MAY AND 22 OCTOBER 1973
| Programme Objective, Programme or Sub-Programme | Session No., Title and Justification | Estimated Cost $ | Art. of Constitution and Category | Attendance | |||
| 2.1.1.2 | ESH 878 | - | Second Consultation between Trade Union Organizations and FAO on Rural Employment and Development | 2 124 | - (3) | NGOs and Int. Orgs. | |
| - | Convened as a result of recommendation of the Second World Food Congress | ||||||
| 2.2.4.0 | AGS 819 | - | Advisory Working Party on Hard Fibre Research (Fourth Session) | 2 400 | V-6 (1) | Members of the Working Party | |
| - | Recommended by parent body - Inter-governmental Group on Hard Fibres | ||||||
| 2.5.2.1 | FO 847 | - | Expert Consultation on the Preparation of the Technical Conference on the Tropical Moist Forest-planning meeting | 2 600 | VI-4 (3) | Individuals selected in personal capacity | |
| - | Necessary for planning and organization of the technical conference to be held next biennium | ||||||
| 2.5.2.2 | FI 863 | - | Expert Consultation on the Symposium on Aquaculture in Latin America | - | VI-4 (3) | Individuals selected in personal capacity | |
| - | Necessary for planning and organization of a Symposium to be held next biennium | ||||||
| 2.5.2.2 | FI 890 | - | Consultation on the Protection of Living Resources and Fisheries from Pollution in the Mediterranean | 4 500 | VI-5 (2) | Selected MNs and Int. Orgs. | |
| - | Recommended by General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean | ||||||
| 2.5.2.2 | FI 899 | - | IPFC Working Party on Economic and Social Aspects of National Fisheries Planning and Development (Second session) | - | XIV (3) | Individuals selected in personal capacity | |
| - | Recommended by Fiftieth Session of IPFC Executive Committee | ||||||
| 2.5.2.4 | AGS 820 | - | Ad Hoc Government Consultation on Fertilizers | 3 300 | VI-5(2) | Mns and Int. Orgs. | |
| - | Recommended by Sixtieth Session of Council | ||||||
| 2.5.3.2 | ESC 852 | - | Ad Hoc Governmental Consultation on Tobacco | 2 300 | V-6 (1) | Mns and Int. Orgs. | |
| - | Recommended by CCP and in substitution of ESC 842 (Second Consultation on Pepper) | ||||||
| 2.5.3.2 | ESC 853 | - | Intergovernmental Group on Cocoa, Sub-Group on Statistics (Thirty-Fourth Session) | 1 770 | V-6 (1) | Members of Sub-Group | |
| - | To forecast production and grindings and contribute to stabilizing the cocoa market | ||||||
| 2.5.3.2 | ESC 854 | - | Ad Hoc Consultation on World Grains Situation | 1 700 | VI-5(1) | Mns and Int. Orgs. | |
| - | Convened by Director-General owing to emergency grains situation | ||||||
| 3.2 | CC 869 | - | Consultation on Measures to Alleviate the Drought Situation in the Sahelian Zone | 700 | VI-5(1) | Selected Mns and NGOs | |
| - | Emergency drought situation in the Sahelian Zone | ||||||
| 5.3 | GIL 805 | - | Agris Level 1 - Implementation Advisory Group (Fourth Session) | ||||
| GIL 806 | - | Expert Consultation on AGRIS and the Developing Countries | 2 950 | VI-4(3) | Individuals selected in personal capacity | ||
| - | Recommended by Resolution 4/71 of the Sixteenth FAO Conference | ||||||
PART II
APPROVED SESSIONS CANCELLED BETWEEN 15 MAY AND 22 OCTOBER 1973
| Programme Objective, Programme or Sub-Programme | Session No. and Title | Estimated Cost $ | Reason for Cancellation | ||
| 2.1.2.1 | ESH 804 (ex-ESR 804) | - | Ad Hoc Consultation on Training in Agricultural Development Administration - East Africa | 300 | Adequate preparation not possible because of need for economies |
| 2.1.2.1 | ESH 821 (ex-ESR 821) | - | Ad Hoc Consultation on Training in Agricultural Development Administration - Latin America | 300 | |
| 2.1.2.2 | ESH 820 (ex-ESR 820) | - | Expert Consultation on African Farmers' and Rural Organizations | 6 000 | IFAP (Int. Fed. of Agr. Producers) will organize this session next biennium with FAO's collaboration |
| 2.1.2.3 | ESH 818 (ex-ESR 818) | - | FAO Expert Consultation on Agricultural Credit in Asia and the Far East | 1 150 | Lack of Funds. May be held next biennium with extra-budgetary funds |
| 2.1.2.4 | ESH 816 (ex-ESR 816) | - | Expert Consultation on Organization of Training Programmes in Marketing in Africa | 300 | Lack of time and personnel to adequately prepare |
| 2.1.3.0 | ESN 801 | - | Joint FAO/WHO/OAU Food and Nutrition Commission for Africa (First Session) | 5 300 | Sponsoring organizations consider preparations cannot be finalized this biennium |
| 2.1.3.0 | ESN 802 | - | FAO Food and Nutrition Commission for the Near East (First Session) | 2 150 | Cancelled because up to August 1973 only 7 out of the 21 countries in the region had accepted the Statutes of the Commission |
| 2.1.4.1 | ESH 806 (ex-ESR 806) | - | Joint Session of ECA Working Party on Agrarian Structure (Fifth Session) and ECA Working Party on Rural Sociological Problems (Fifth Session) | 3 400 | Postponed to next biennium, when European Case Studies (main item for discussion) will be completed |
| 2.2.4.1 | AGL 807 | - | Ad Hoc Consultation on Fertilizer Use Development | - | Replaced by Unscheduled Session AGS 820 (Ad Hoc Government Consultation on Fertilizer) |
| 2.2.6.1 | AGD 801 | - | Expert Consultation on the Application of Remote Sensing | 1 960 | Lack of funds |
| 2.3.1.2 | AGA 810 | - | Animal Production and Health Commission in the Near East (Third Session) | 10 400 | Lack of funds |
| 2.3.2.1 | AGA 811 | - | Expert Consultation on the Use of Agricultural By-products in Animal Feeding | 300 | Lack of funds |
| 2.5.1.1/2.5.1.2 | ESC 839 | - | Intergovernmental Group on Tea (Fourth Session) | 4 200 | Postponed to next biennium after informal discussions with exporting and importing countries |
| 2.5.1.2 | ESC 842 | - | Second Consultation on Pepper | 4 200 | Replaced by Unscheduled Session ESC 852 (Ad Hoc Government Consultation on Tobacco) |
| 2.6.1.1 | ESP 804 (ex-ESE 804) | - | Conference on Economic Policies for Agriculture in Latin America | 1 500 | Organization problems |
| 2.6.2.3 | ESS 804 | - | FAO/ECE/CES Study Group on Food and Agricultural Statistics in Europe | 100 | Postponed to next biennium at the request of ECE/CES |
| 2.6.2.3 | ESS 811 | - | Study Grants to participants in National Demonstration Centres on Integrated Programme of Agricultural Census and Surveys | 17 175 | Lack of funds |
| 2.6.2.5 | FI 816 | - | GFCM Working Party on Utilization and Marketing of Fish and Fishery Products | 175 | Lack of funds |
| 2.6.2.5 | FI 819 | - | CARPAS Working Party on Biological Research and Evaluation of Fishery Resources | 250 | Postponed to next biennium to allow more time for preparation and fuller analysis of data by CARPAS members |
| 2.6.2.5 | FI 840 | - | Expert Consultation on the Introduction of Exotic Species | 200 | Lack of funds |
| 2.6.2.5 | FI 861 | - | Coordinating Working Party on Atlantic Fishery Statistics (CWP) (Eighth Session) | 600 | Postponed to next biennium, when more data will be available. |
| 4.1 | FFH 802 | - | Latin American Regional Workshop | 2 045 | Cancelled at request of host government |
| 4.1 | FFH 804 | - | Near East Regional Workshop | 1 645 | Postponed to allow more preparation in the Region |
| 4.1 | FFH 805 | - | African Regional Workshop | 1 170 | Postponed at request of host government |
| 4.1 | FFH 806 | - | Sixth FAO/Action for Development Conference | 4 250 | Fifth FFH Conference recommended increasing interval between sessions |
| 4.1 | FFH 808 | - | Advisory Group on Youth Programmes (Third Session) | 2 960 | No longer necessary as work can be implemented at national and sub-regional level |
| 4.2 | CX 839 | - | Codex Committee on Natural Mineral Waters (Fifth Session) | - | Postponed at request of governments |
