OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL

Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative for Africa Statements

November 2006

• Opening statement delivered at the joint FAO GREP/AU-IBAR Workshop on Accreditation of Rinderpest Freedom in Africa.
  Miklin Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 29 November 2006. | PDF File
• Statement delivered at the FAO/AU Technical and Ministerial Meeting.
  Librevillle, Gabon, 27 November 2006. | PDF File
• Opening statement delivered at the 14th Session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries for Africa (CIFA).
  M-Plaza Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 22 November 2006. | PDF File

October 2006

• Address at the International Workshop on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) - Opportunities and Challenges for the Forest Industry Sector in Sub-Saharan Tropical Africa.
  Accra, Ghana, 2 October 2006. | PDF File

September 2006

• Address at the First Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME) Project.
  Abuja, Nigeria, 21 - 22 September 2006. | PDF File
• Speech delivered at the official opening ceremony of the ICCAT Regional Workshop for West and Southern African countries.
  Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 13 - 14 September 2006. | PDF File

August 2006

• Speech delivered at the opening of the Regional Workshop for the Review of Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures.
  Accra, Ghana, 7 August 2006. | PDF File

June 2006

• FAO Statement at the 17th Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry.
  Cairo, Egypt, 19-21 June 2006. | PDF File

April 2006

• Presentation at the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa Cluster Meeting of Resident Representatives.
  Lomé, Togo, 10-14 April 2006. | PDF File

March 2006

• Statement delivered at the ISTA/FAO Workshop on Seed Testing.
  Pokuase, Ghana, 27 – 31 March 2006. | PDF File
• Opening statement delivered at the United Nations Regional Meeting on Avian Influenza
  Libreville, Gabon, 20-22 March, 2006. | PDF File

December 2005

• Statement delivered at the official opening ceremony of the Grasscutter Rearing Forum.
  Accra, Ghana, 12 December 2005. | PDF File
• Welcome address delivered at the official opening ceremony of the Regional Training Workshop on Information Exchange and the International Phytosanitary Portal.
  Accra, Ghana, 5-9 December 2005. | PDF File

October 2005

• Statement delivered at the 19th Session of the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics
  Maputo, Mozambique, 24-27 October 2005. | PDF File
• Statement delivered at the Official Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Session of the CECAF Scientific sub-Committee
  Accra, Ghana, 24-26 October 2005. | PDF File

September 2005

• Statement delivered at the High Level Seminar on the Development of Integrated Agricultural Statistics Systems in Support of Food Policies and Programmes.
  Accra, Ghana, 19-21 September 2005. | PDF File
• Statement delivered at the National Dissemination Workshop On the Extent and Impact of Food Import Surges: The Case of Rice in Ghana.
  Accra, Ghana, 1 September 2005. | PDF File

August 2005

• Statement delivered at the Regional Workshop for the Review of Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (for English-speaking countries)
  Accra, Ghana, 29 August - 02 September 2005. | PDF File
• Statement delivered at the Regional Workshop for the Review of Draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (for French-speaking countries)
  Accra, Ghana, 29 August - 02 September 2005. | PDF File

June 2005

• Statement delivered at the ECOWAS Ministerial Conferennce on Biotechnology
  Bamako, Mali, 21-24 June 2005. | PDF File
• Statement on the Occasion of the 3rd AU Conference of Ministers of Trade
  Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, 5-9 June 2005. | PDF File
• Statement on the Occasion of the 7th Ordinary Session of the Conference of the Leaders and Heads of State of the Community of the Sahel - Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
  Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1-2 June 2005 | PDF File

March 2005

• Statement on the Occasion of the 13th Nile Council of Ministers Meeting of the Nile Basin Initiative
  Kigali, Rwanda, 17–18 March 2005. | PDF File
• Statement on the Occasion of the Meeting of Ministers in charge of Agriculture, Water and Environment of the Community of the Sahel - Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
  Bamako, Mali, 5-7 March 2005. | PDF File

February 2005

• Statement on the Occasion of West Africa Bush Meat Conference
  Accra, Ghana, 22-24 February 2005. | PDF File
• Closing Remarks on the Occasion of FAO Regional Clarification Workshop on the WTO Framework Agreement and Related Regional Trade
  Accra, Ghana, 14-17 February 2005. | PDF File
• Opening Remarks on the Occasion of FAO Regional Clarification Workshop on the WTO Framework Agreement and Related Regional Trade
  Accra, Ghana, 14-17 February 2005. | PDF File