APPENDIX A

AGENDA FOR THE 37TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE

Introduction

1.

Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons

2.

Appointment of the General Committee and Credentials Committee

3.

Adoption of the Agenda and Arrangements for the Session

4.

Admission of Observers

Appointments and Elections

5.

Applications for Membership in the Organization

6.

Appointment of the Director-General

 

6.1

Address by Candidates for the post of Director-General

7.

Appointment of the Independent Chairperson of the Council

8.

Election of Council Members

9.

Appointment of Representatives of the FAO Conference to the Staff Pension Committee

Substantive and Policy Matters

10.

Review of the State of Food and Agriculture

A. Regional Conferences

11.

Global Policy and Regulatory matters arising from:

 

11.1

Report of the 31st Session of the Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (Panama City, Panama, 26‑30 April 2010)

 

11.2

Report of the 26th Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (Luanda, Angola, 3‑7 May 2010)

 

11.3

Report of the 27th Session of the Regional Conference for Europe (Yerevan, Armenia, 13‑14 May 2010)

 

11.4

Report of the 30th Session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 27 September - 1 October 2010)

 

11.5

Report of the 30th Session of the Regional Conference for the Near East
(
Khartoum, Sudan, 4-8 December 2010)

B. Technical Committees

12

Global Policy and Regulatory matters arising from:

 

12.1

Report of the 68th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems
(14‑16 June 2010)

 

12.2

Report of the 22nd Session of the Committee on Agriculture (16‑19 June 2010)

 

12.3

Report of the 20th Session of the Committee on Forestry (4‑8 October 2010)

 

12.4

Report of the 36th Session of the Committee on World Food Security
(11-14 and 16 October 2010)

 

12.5

Report of the 29th Session of the Committee on Fisheries
(31 January - 4 February 2011)

C. Other Substantive and Policy Matters

13.

The State of Land and Water (SOLAW)

14.

Declaration on Rinderpest Eradication

15.

Interim Report on the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development of the United Nations System

16.

Status of Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources

17.

Evaluation of the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

18.

International Year of Forests 2011

19.

Implementation Plan of the Global Strategy to improve Agricultural Statistics

20.

FAO Gender Audit 2010

Programme and Budgetary Matters

21.

Programme Implementation Report 2008-2009

22.

Programme Evaluation Report 2011

23.

Medium Term Plan 2010-13 (Reviewed) and Programme of Work and Budget 2012-13

Governance, Legal, Administrative and Financial Matters

 

A. Governance Matters

24.

Report of the CoC-IEE on the Immediate Plan of Action for FAO Renewal

25.

Report of the Open-ended Working Group on measures designed to increase the efficiency of Governing Bodies, including representation

26.

Multi-year Programme of Work of the Council

B. Constitutional and Legal Matters

27.

United Nations/FAO World Food Programme

 

27.1

Amendments to the General Regulations and Rules of WFP

28.

Amendments to the Basic Texts

 

28.1

Proposed Amendments to the FAO Constitution

C. Administrative and Financial Matters

29.

Audited Accounts 2008-2009

30.

Scale of Contributions 2012-2013

31.

Payment by the European Union to cover administrative and other expenses arising out of its Membership in the Organization

32.

Other Administrative and Financial Matters

Other Matters

33.

Date and Place of the 38th Conference Session

34.

Any Other Matters

 

34.1

McDougall Memorial Lecture

 

34.2

Presentation of B.R. Sen Awards

 

34.3

Presentation of A.H. Boerma Award

 

34.4

Presentation of Edouard Saouma Award

 

34.5

Margarita Lizárraga Medal

 

34.6

Statement by a Representative of FAO Staff Bodies

 

34.7

In Memoriam

 

34.8

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Eco-system Services

 

34.9

International Year of Quinoa

 

34.10

International Year of Family Farming

 

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