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Next Session
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Council - 151st Session - 23-27 March 2015
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Previous Sessions and documents
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Council - 150th Session - December 2014
Council - 149th Session - June 2014
Council - 148th session - December 2013
Council - 147th Session - June 2013
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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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View document
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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 3
- Algeria 3
- Angola 2
- Argentina 2
- Australia 3
- Bangladesh 1
- Brazil 2
- Cameroon 3
- Canada 2
- Chile 1
- China 1
- Congo 1
- Cuba 2
- Czech Republic 3
- Ecuador 3
- Egypt 3
- El Salvador 1
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- Eritrea 1
- France 3
- Gabon 1
- Germany 1
- Hungary 2
- Iceland 3
- India 3
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2
- Iraq 2
- Italy 3
- Japan 1
- Jordan 1
- Liberia 2
- Madagascar 2
- Malaysia 3
- Mali 3
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- Mexico 2
- Morocco 2
- Pakistan 3
- Philippines 1
- Portugal 1
- Republic of Korea 1
- Russian Federation 2
- Saudi Arabia 3
- South Africa 2
- Thailand 1
- Trinidad and Tobago 2
- Turkey 2
- United Kingdom 1
- United States of America 2
- Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of) 1
- Zimbabwe 3
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1 Term of office: 1 July 2012 to the end of the 39th Session of the Conference (June 2015).
2 Term of office: end of the 38th Session of the Conference to 30 June 2016.
3 Term of office: 1 July 2014 to the end of the 40th Session of the Conference (June 2017).
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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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