X. APPENDIX A - Agenda

INTRODUCTION - PROCEDURE OF THE SESSION

1. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairmen
2. Appointment of General Committee and Credentials Committee
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Arrangements for the Session and Allocation of Agenda Items
5. Admission of Observers
6. Fortieth Anniversary of FAO

PART I - MAJOR TRENDS AND POLICIES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

7. World Food and Agriculture Situation:

7.1 State of Food and Agriculture
7.2 Critical Situation in Africa
7.3 Study of Agricultural Price Policies
7.4 Forestry - The Manifesto of Mexico (Ninth World Forestry Congress,July 1985)

8. Progress Report on International Agricultural Adjustment including Agricultural Protectionism

9. Report on the FAO World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development (June-July 1984)

10. Adoption of the World Food Security Compact

11. Programme for the 1990 Census of Agriculture

PART II - ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES OF THE ORGANIZATION

12. Programme of Work and Budget 1986-87 and Medium-Term Objectives

13. Review of the Regular Programme

14. Review of Field Programmes

15. Follow-up of Conference Resolutions 8/83 and 9/83 -- Plant Genetic Resources

16. Code of Conduct on Distribution and Use of Pesticides

17. United Nations/FAO World Food Programme

17.1 WFP Pledging Target
17.2 Other Matters

18. Relations and Consultations with International Organizations, including:

18.1 Recent Developments in the United Nations System of Interest to FAO
18.2 Relations with Intergovernmental and International Non-governmental Organizations

PART III - CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

A. Constitutional and Legal Matters

19. Statutory Report on Status of Conventions and Agreements, and Amendments thereto

20. Other Constitutional and Legal Matters, including:

20.1 Amendments to the Spanish text of Rule XII-9(a) and Rule XII-17 of the General Rules of the Organization
20.2 Review of the Rules governing Voting Procedures of Conference and Council
20.3 Relations with the Host Government

- Immunities of the Organization
- Headquarters Agreement

20.4 Amendment to Rule XXV-6 of the General Rules of the Organization

B. Administrative and Financial Matters

21. Audited Accounts

22. Scale of Contributions 1986-87

23. Other Administrative and Financial Matters, including:

23.1 Relations with the Host Government

- Headquarters' Accommodation
- Other Matters

23.2 Current Status of Contributions

- Problems with Late Payments and Arrears in Contributions

23.3 Emoluments of the Director-General

PART IV - APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

24. Applications for Membership in the Organization

- Cook Islands
- Solomon Islands

25. Election of Council members

26. Appointments

26.1 Appointment of Independent Chairman of the Council
26.2 Appointment of Member Governments' Representatives to the Staff Pension Committee

PART V - OTHER MATTERS

27. Date and Place of the Twenty-fourth Conference Session

28. Any Other Matters

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