Annex 2: Geographical Representation of Professional Staff
443. The principles of geographic representation of Member Nations followed by the Organization were originally established by the 27th Session of the FAO Council in 1957. The FAO Conference, at its Thirty-second Session held in November-December 2003, adopted a revised formula for the calculation of geographic distribution which was based on the formula implemented in the UN Secretariat and several organizations of the UN common system. Under the new methodology 40% of posts are distributed on the basis of membership, 5% on the basis of member country population, and 55% in proportion to the Scale of Assessments47. The implementation of the new methodology was effective from 1 January 2004.
444. The application of the new formula resulted in a significant increase in the number of equitably-represented countries. The following two tables show the countries that were not within the range of equitable representation under the old formula as at 31 December 2003 (123 of 183 Member Nations) and under the new formula as at 31 December 2005 (59 of 187 Member Nations). The third table shows the number of staff subject to geographic distribution policy by nationality and grade as at 31 December 2005.
Countries not within range by region as at 31 December 2003 (old formula)
| 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. | |||
Countries not within range by region as at 31 December 2005 (new formula)
| Region | Countries that have exceeded the top of their range | Under-represented countries | Non-represented countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Tunisia | Gabon | |
| Asia | Philippines | China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Thailand | Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Timor Leste |
| Europe | Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom | Austria, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey | Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine |
| Latin America and Caribbean | Mexico, Uruguay | Haiti | |
| Near East | Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia | Bahrain, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates | |
| North America | Canada | ||
| South-West Pacific | Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue Island, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu | ||
Professional and above staff subject to geographical distribution policy by nationality and grade as at 31 December 2005
| 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 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Angola | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Armenia | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bahamas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 | |||||
| Belize | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Benin | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Bhutan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Bosnia/Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Botswana | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Brazil | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Burundi | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Canada | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | ||||
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Chad | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| China | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Comoros | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Congo | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Congo Democratic Republic | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cuba | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Cyprus | 0 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Estonia | 0 | |||||||||
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| France | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 79 | ||
| Gabon | 0 | |||||||||
| Gambia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Germany | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 76 | ||
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Grenada | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Guinea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Guyana | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Haiti | 0 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| India | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Iraq | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Israel | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 98 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | ||
| Jordan | 0 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kenya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Kiribati | 0 | |||||||||
| Kuwait | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | |||||||||
| Laos | 0 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 0 | |||||||||
| Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Lesotho | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Liberia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Madagascar | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Malawi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Maldives | 0 | |||||||||
| Mali | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Malta | 0 | |||||||||
| Marshall Islands | 0 | |||||||||
| Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Mauritius | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Micronesia | 0 | |||||||||
| Moldova | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Monaco | 0 | |||||||||
| Mongolia | 0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Nauru | 0 | |||||||||
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 28 | ||||
| New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Niger | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Niue Island | 0 | |||||||||
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Palau | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Philippines | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Qatar | 0 | |||||||||
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| San Marino | 0 | |||||||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Senegal | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Seychelles | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||||||
| Somalia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sudan | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Suriname | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Swaziland | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 0 | |||||||||
| Timor Leste | 0 | |||||||||
| Togo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Tonga | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Turkmenistan | 0 | |||||||||
| Tuvalu | 0 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 89 | |||
| United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 141 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Viet Nam | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Yemen | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Zambia | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Grand Total | 1 | 12 | 44 | 113 | 290 | 355 | 202 | 76 | 7 | 1,100 |
47
Includes: All professional Regular Programme-funded posts established in the PWB, located at headquarters and decentralized offices, except language posts, and the post of the Director-General. All professional and higher staff with fixed-term and continuing appointments on above posts. Excludes: Field project and headquarters project posts, temporary posts as well as yearly posts established outside the PWB. All professional staff on above posts, staff with short-term appointments, Associate Professional Officers, National Professional Officers, general service staff.