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Next Session
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Council - 149th Session - 16-20 June 2014
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Previous Sessions and documents
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Council - 148th session - December 2013
Council - 147th Session - June 2013
Council - 146th Session - April 2013
Council - 145th Session - December 2012
Council - 144th Session - June 2012
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Legal Framework
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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The Council, within the limits of the powers delegated to it by the Conference, acts as the Conference's executive organ between sessions. In particular, it exercises functions dealing with the world food and agriculture situation and related matters, current and prospective activities of the Organization, including its Programme of Work and Budget, administrative matters and financial management of the Organization and constitutional matters (Rule XXIV of the General Rules of the Organization). The Council may establish Commissions, Committees and Working Parties under Article VI of the Constitution and approve, for submission to Member Nations, Agreements provided for under Article XIV.2 of the Constitution (Rule XXIV.4(a) and (b) of the General Rules of the Organization).
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Note on methods of work of the Council
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Secretary-General
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Mr Louis Gagnon, Director, Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division (CPA)
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Membership
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An Independent Chairperson, appointed by the Conference for two years, renewable for a further period of two years (Article V.2 of the Constitution and Rule XXIII of the General Rules of the Organization). Forty-nine Member Nations elected for three years, with arrangements for staggering expiry of terms of office, and each Member having one representative.
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Chairperson
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Mr Wilfred J. Ngirwa
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Number of Members
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49 Member Nations:
- Afghanistan 1
- Algeria 1
- Angola 3
- Argentina 3
- Australia 1
- Bangladesh 2
- Brazil 3
- Cameroon 1
- Canada 3
- Chile 2
- China 2
- Congo 2
- Cuba 3
- Denmark 1
- Ecuador 1
- Egypt 1
- El Salvador 2
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- Eritrea 2
- France 1
- Gabon 2
- Germany 2
- Guinea 1
- Hungary 3
- India 1
- Indonesia 1
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3
- Iraq 3
- Italy 1
- Japan 2
- Jordan 2
- Liberia 3
- Madagascar 3
- Mexico 3
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- Morocco 3
- Pakistan 1
- Philippines 2
- Poland 1
- Portugal 2
- Republic of Korea 2
- Russian Federation 3
- Saudi Arabia 1
- South Africa 3
- Thailand 2
- Togo 1
- Trinidad and Tobago 3
- Turkey 3
- United Kingdom 2
- United States of America 3
- Venezuela 2
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1 Term of office: 1 December 2011 - 30 June 2014.
2 Term of office: 1 July 2012 to the end of the 39th Session of the Conference (June 2015).
3 Term of office: end of the 38th Session of the Conference to 30 June 2016.
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Current term of office
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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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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally holds at least five sessions in a biennium
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Division
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Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division (CPA)
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Contact information/email
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FAO-Council@fao.org
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First Session
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Washington, 4-11 November 1947
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