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Next Session
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Conference - 38th Session - 15-22 June 2013
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article III
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Origin
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On the invitation of the United Nations Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture, representatives met in Quebec on 16 October 1945 to sign the Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which provides for "a Conference of the Organization in which each Member Nation and Associate Member shall be represented by one delegate".
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Rules of Procedure
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See Basic Texts, Vol I - Section B, General Rules of the Organization
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To determine the policy and approve the budget of the Organization and to exercise the other powers conferred upon it by the Constitution 1, to make recommendations to Member Nations and Associate Members concerning questions relating to food and agriculture, in order for them to be reviewed and implemented through national action; to make recommendations to any international organization regarding any matter pertaining to the purposes of the Organization (Article IV of the Constitution). The Conference is the sovereign Governing Body of the Organization. It comprises all Members and Associate Members.
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1 Inter alia, Amendment of the Constitution, General Rules of the Organization and Financial Regulations, election of the Chairperson of the Council and of the Director-General, election to seats on the Council, Admission of Members and Associate Members, approval of the conventions and agreements for submission to Member Governments (Article XIV of the Constitution), and establishment of Commissions, Committees, Conferences, and Working Parties, and convening of Conferences and Consultations (Article VI of the Constitution).
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Secretary-General
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Mr Louis Gagnon, Director, Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division (CSC)
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Chairperson of last session
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Mr Tefera Derbew (Ethiopia)
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Number of Members
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FAO has 191 Member Nations plus one Member Organization, the European Union and two Associate Members, The Faroe Islands and Tokelau.
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List of Members
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Languages
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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Document symbol
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C
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium
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Previous Sessions and documents
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Conference - 37th Session - June 2011
Conference - 36th Session - November 2009
Conference - 35th (Special) Session - November 2008
Conference - 34th Session - November 2007
Conference - 33rd Session - November 2005
Conference - 32nd Session - November 2003
Conference - 31st Session - November 2001
Conference - 30th Session - November 1999
Conference - 29th Session - November 1997
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Division
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Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division (CSC)
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Contact information/email
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FAO-Conference@fao.org
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First Session
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Quebec City, 16 October - 1 November 1945
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