Under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution, the Conference may "... approve and submit to Member Nations conventions or agreements concerning questions relating to food and agriculture" and the Council may "... approve and submit to Member Nations agreements concerning questions relating to food and agriculture which are of particular interest to Member Nations of geographical areas specified in such agreements ...".

The conventions and agreements of the Near East Region concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution, as well as those treaties concluded outside the framework of FAO in respect of which the Director-General exercises depositary functions are listed in chronological order according to the dates on which they were concluded. The Parties to each convention and agreement, appear in alphabetical order with the status of their participation (e.g. signature and deposit of an instrument of ratification, approval, accession, adherence or acceptance).

CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED UNDER ARTICLE XIV OF THE FAO CONSTITUTION

§         Agreement for the Establishment of an FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (1963) | STATUS

§         Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (1965) | STATUS

§         Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa (1970) | STATUS