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Next Session
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ARC - 28th Session - 24-27 March 2014 (Tunisia)
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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 functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:
- To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
- To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in respect of the mandate and activities of the Organization, including with a view to promoting regional coherence on global policy and regulatory matters;
- To advise on and identify the special problems of their respective regions and priority areas of work which should be taken into account in the preparation of the planning, programme and budgetary documents of the Organization and suggest adjustments to these documents;
- To review and advise on the plans, programmes or projects carried out by the Organization which impact upon the region;
- To review and advise on the performance of the Organization in the region in contributing to the achievement of results against relevant performance indicators, including any pertinent evaluations.
The Regional Conferences shall report to the Council, through the Programme and Finance Committee, in the areas of their respective mandates, on programme and budget matters and to the Conference on policy and regulatory matters. The reports of the Regional Conferences shall be presented by the Chairperson.
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Secretary
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Mr Cheikh Ly
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Chairperson of last Session
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Mr Rigobert Maboundou, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Congo
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Number of Members
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53
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List of Members
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- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
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- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
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- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Observers
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France, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Holy See
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Remarks
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Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Africa and in the Regional Conference for the Near East.
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Languages
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Arabic, English, French and Spanish (documentation). Portugue
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Document symbol
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ARC
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium in non-Conference years.
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Previous Sessions and documents
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ARC - 27th Session - April 2012 (Brazzaville, Congo)
ARC - 26th Session - May 2010 (Luanda, Angola)
ARC - 25th Session - June 2008 (Nairobi, Kenya)
ARC - 24th Session - January 2006 (Bamako, Mali)
ARC - 23rd Session - March 2004 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
ARC - 22nd Session - February 2002 (Cairo, Egypt)
ARC - 21st Session - February 2000 (Yaoundé, Cameroon)
ARC - Reports
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Division
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Regional Office for Africa (FAO-RAF)
Office of Support to Decentralization (OSD)
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Contact information/email
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FAO-RAF@fao.org
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Web site
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Regional Conference for Africa
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First Session
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Lagos, Nigeria, November 1960
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