Annex 1: Geographical Representation of Professional Staff
346. 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. The application of the new formula resulted in a significant increase in the number of equitably-represented countries.
347. The following two tables show the countries that were not within the range of equitable representation as at 31 December 2007 (6748 of 189 Member Nations). The third table shows the number of staff subject to geographic distribution policy by nationality and grade as at 31 December 2007.
Countries not within range by region as at 31 December 2007
| Region | Countries that have exceeded the top of their range | Under-represented countries | Non-represented countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Cote D’Ivoire, Tunisia | Algeria, Ethiopia | Togo |
| Asia | Philippines | Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic of, Myanmar, Pakistan | Bhutan, Democratic P R Korea, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Thailand, Timor Leste |
| Europe | Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom | Austria, Israel, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey | Belarus, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, Russian Federation , San Marino, The FYR of Macedonia |
| Latin America and Caribbean | Peru | Mexico | Barbados, Haiti |
| Near East | Iran, Saudi Arabia | Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates | |
| North America | Canada | United States | |
| 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 2007
| National of | DDG | ADG | D-2 | D-1 | P-5 | P-4 | P-3 | P-2 | P-1 | Grand Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| ALBANIA | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| ALGERIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ANGOLA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ARGENTINA | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| ARMENIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| AUSTRIA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| AZERBAIJAN | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| BAHAMAS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| BAHRAIN | 0 | |||||||||
| BANGLADESH | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| BARBADOS | 0 | |||||||||
| BELARUS | 0 | |||||||||
| BELGIUM | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 | ||||
| BELIZE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| BENIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| BHUTAN | 0 | |||||||||
| BOLIVIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| BOTSWANA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| BRAZIL | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||
| BULGARIA | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| BURKINA FASO | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| BURUNDI | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| CAMBODIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| CAMEROON | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| CANADA | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | |||
| CAPE VERDE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REP | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| CHAD | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| CHILE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| CHINA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| COLOMBIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| COMOROS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| CONGO | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| CONGO DEMOCRATIC REP | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| COOK ISLANDS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| COSTA RICA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| COTE D'IVOIRE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| CROATIA | 0 | |||||||||
| CUBA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| CYPRUS | 0 | |||||||||
| CZECH REPUBLIC THE | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| DEMOCRATIC P R KOREA | 0 | |||||||||
| DENMARK | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| DJIBOUTI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| DOMINICA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| ECUADOR | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| EGYPT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| EL SALVADOR | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ERITREA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ESTONIA | 0 | |||||||||
| ETHIOPIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| FIJI | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| FINLAND | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| FRANCE | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 65 | ||
| GABON | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| GAMBIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| GEORGIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| GERMANY | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 71 | ||
| GHANA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| GREECE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| GRENADA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| GUATEMALA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| GUINEA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| GUINEA-BISSAU | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| GUYANA | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| HAITI | 0 | |||||||||
| HONDURAS | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| HUNGARY | 0 | |||||||||
| ICELAND | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| INDIA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |||
| INDONESIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| IRAN | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| IRAQ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| IRELAND | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| ISRAEL | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ITALY | 1 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 97 | |||
| JAMAICA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| JAPAN | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 26 | ||
| JORDAN | 0 | |||||||||
| KAZAKHSTAN | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| KENYA | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| KIRIBATI | 0 | |||||||||
| KOREA REPUBLIC OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| KUWAIT | 0 | |||||||||
| KYRGYZSTAN | 0 | |||||||||
| LAOS | 0 | |||||||||
| LATVIA | 0 | |||||||||
| LEBANON | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| LESOTHO | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| LIBERIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIR. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| LITHUANIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| LUXEMBOURG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| MADAGASCAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| MALAWI | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| MALAYSIA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| MALDIVES | 0 | |||||||||
| MALI | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| MALTA | 0 | |||||||||
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | 0 | |||||||||
| MAURITANIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| MAURITIUS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| MEXICO | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |||||
| MICRONESIA | 0 | |||||||||
| MOLDOVA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| MONACO | 0 | |||||||||
| MONGOLIA | 0 | |||||||||
| MOROCCO | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| MOZAMBIQUE | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| MYANMAR | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NAMIBIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| NAURU | 0 | |||||||||
| NEPAL | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| NETHERLANDS | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 23 | |||||
| NEW ZEALAND | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| NICARAGUA | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| NIGER | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| NIGERIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| NIUE ISLAND | 0 | |||||||||
| NORWAY | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| OMAN | 0 | |||||||||
| PAKISTAN | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| PALAU | 0 | |||||||||
| PANAMA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| PARAGUAY | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| PERU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| PHILIPPINES | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| POLAND | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| PORTUGAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| QATAR | 0 | |||||||||
| ROMANIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| RWANDA | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| SAINT KITTS & NEVIS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SAINT LUCIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| SAINT VINC. & GRENA. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SAMOA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SAN MARINO | 0 | |||||||||
| SAO TOME & PRINCIPE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SAUDI ARABIA | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| SENEGAL | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| SERBIA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| SEYCHELLES | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SIERRA LEONE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SLOVAKIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SLOVENIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | 0 | |||||||||
| SOMALIA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| SPAIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |||
| SRI LANKA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SUDAN | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| SURINAME | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SWAZILAND | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| SWEDEN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| SWITZERLAND | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| TAJIKISTAN | 0 | |||||||||
| TANZANIA UNITED REP. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| THAILAND | 0 | |||||||||
| THE FYR.OF MACEDONIA | 0 | |||||||||
| TIMOR LESTE | 0 | |||||||||
| TOGO | 0 | |||||||||
| TONGA | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| TUNISIA | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| TURKEY | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| TURKMENISTAN | 0 | |||||||||
| TUVALU | 0 | |||||||||
| UGANDA | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| UKRAINE | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 0 | |||||||||
| UNITED KINGDOM | 3 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 75 | ||
| UNITED STATES | 1 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 126 | ||
| URUGUAY | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| UZBEKISTAN | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| VANUATU | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| VENEZUELA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| VIET NAM | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| YEMEN | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| ZAMBIA | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| ZIMBABWE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Grand Total | 1 | 13 | 42 | 102 | 265 | 313 | 186 | 67 | 3 | 992 |
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.
48
Including the Russian Federation which has become Member since April 2006. The representation status of the Russian Federation has been set to Not-represented since the desirable range of the Russian Federation has been determined at the Conference in November 2007 to be in force as at 1 January 2008.