555. The principles of geographic representation of member nations followed by the Organization were established by the 27th session of the FAO Council in 1957. The proportion of a country's representation is based on the percentage of its contribution to the Regular Programme and the staff funded from the Regular Programme with continuing or fixed-term appointments are included13. The following tables show the countries that were not within the range of equitably represented countries as at 31 December 1999 (113 of 175 Member Nations) and 31 December 2001 (110 of 180 member nations). Excluded from the count for 1999 are 5 new members who joined in November 1999 and excluded from the count for 2001 are 4 new members who joined in November 2001.
COUNTRIES NOT WITHIN RANGE BY REGION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1999
Region |
Countries that have exceeded the |
Under-represented countries |
Non-represented countries |
Africa |
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic, Côte D'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
South-Africa |
Angola, Sao Tome & Principe |
Asia |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam |
Japan, Republic of Korea |
Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia |
Europe |
Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, The Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia |
Austria, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, Switzerland |
Albania, Armenia, Malta, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Latin America and Caribbean |
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela |
- |
- |
Near East |
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria |
- |
Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
North America |
- |
United States of America |
|
South-West Pacific |
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea |
- |
Samoa, Solomon Islands |
COUNTRIES NOT WITHIN RANGE BY REGION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2001
Region |
Countries that have exceeded the top of their range |
Under-represented countries |
Non-represented countries |
Africa |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic, Côte D'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia |
South-Africa |
Lesotho |
Asia |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam |
China, Japan, Republic of Korea |
Laos, Maldives, Mongolia |
Europe |
Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Yugoslavia |
Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland |
Armenia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Israel, Malta, San Marino, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Latin America and Caribbean |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela |
- |
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Grenada |
Near East |
Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria |
- |
Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates |
North America |
Canada |
United States of America |
|
South-West Pacific |
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea |
- |
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue Island, Palau, Solomon Islands |
PROFESSIONAL AND ABOVE STAFF SUBJECT TO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION POLICY BY NATIONALITY, GRADE AND GENDER
National of |
Female |
Male |
DDG |
ADG |
D-2 |
D-1 |
P-5 |
P-4 |
P-3 |
P-2 |
Grand Total |
Afghanistan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Albania |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Algeria |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 | ||||
Angola |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Argentina |
1 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
14 | ||||
Australia |
3 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
24 | |||
Austria |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Azerbaijan |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Bangladesh |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 | |||||
Barbados |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Belgium |
3 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
17 | |||
Belize |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Benin |
3 |
3 |
3 | ||||||||
Bhutan |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Bolivia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Botswana |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Brazil |
2 |
15 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
17 | |||||
Bulgaria |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Burkina Faso |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Burundi |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 | |||||||
Cambodia |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 | |||||||
Cameroon |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 | |||||
Canada |
10 |
29 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
39 | ||
Cape Verde |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Central African Republic |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 | ||||||
Chad |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 | ||||||
Chile |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
China |
1 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 | ||||
Colombia |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 | ||||
Comoros |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Congo |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |||||||
Congo, Democratic Republic |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |||||||
Cook Islands |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Costa Rica |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Cote d'Ivoire |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 | |||||||
Croatia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Cuba |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 | ||||||
Cyprus |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Czech Republic |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Denmark |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 | ||||
Djibouti |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Dominica |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Dominican Republic |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 | |||||||
Ecuador |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Egypt |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
El Salvador |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Equatorial Guinea |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Eritrea |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Estonia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Ethiopia |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 | |||
Fiji |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Finland |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
France |
16 |
52 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
16 |
29 |
9 |
1 |
68 | |
Gabon |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Gambia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Georgia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Germany |
15 |
51 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
22 |
18 |
2 |
66 | |
Ghana |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Greece |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
Guatemala |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Guinea |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Guinea-Bissau |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Guyana |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |||||||
Haiti |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Honduras |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Hungary |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Iceland |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
India |
10 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
10 | |||||
Indonesia |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Iran |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Iraq |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 | ||||||
Ireland |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | |||||
Italy |
36 |
60 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
23 |
34 |
18 |
96 | |
Jamaica |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | |||||
Japan |
4 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
21 | |
Jordan |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Kazakhstan |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Kenya |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | |||||
Korea, Republic of |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Kuwait |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Latvia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Lebanon |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Liberia |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 | |||||
Libya |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Lithuania |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Luxembourg |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Madagascar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | |||||
Malawi |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |||||||
Malaysia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Mali |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 | |||||
Mauritania |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Mauritius |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Mexico |
2 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
12 | ||||
Moldova |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Morocco |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 | ||||||
Mozambique |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Myanmar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Namibia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Nepal |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Netherlands |
6 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
2 |
24 | |||
New Zealand |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 | |||||||
Nicaragua |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Niger |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Nigeria |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 | |||||
Norway |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 | ||||
Pakistan |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
Panama |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Papua New Guinea |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Paraguay |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 | ||||||
Peru |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 | |||||
Philippines |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 | ||||||
Poland |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 | |||||
Portugal |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 | ||||||
Romania |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Rwanda |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Saint Lucia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Saint Vincent & Grenadines |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Samoa |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Sao Tome & Principe |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Senegal |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 | ||||||
Seychelles |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Sierra Leone |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Slovakia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 | ||||||
Slovenia |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
South Africa |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Spain |
8 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
20 | |||
Sri Lanka |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Sudan |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 | |||||
Suriname |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Swaziland |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 | ||||||
Sweden |
2 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 | |||
Switzerland |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
8 | |||
Syria |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Tanzania |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 | |||||
Thailand |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |||||||
Togo |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Tonga |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Trinidad & Tobago |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Tunisia |
7 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 | |||||
Turkey |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 | |||||||
Uganda |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 | |||||
United Kingdom |
18 |
62 |
1 |
10 |
27 |
24 |
13 |
5 |
80 | ||
United States |
42 |
83 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
34 |
46 |
21 |
5 |
125 |
Uruguay |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 | |||||||
Vanuatu |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Venezuela |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 | ||||
Vietnam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 | ||||||
Yemen |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Yugoslavia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 | |||||||
Zambia |
2 |
2 |
2 | ||||||||
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
1 | ||||||||
Grand Total |
230 |
754 |
1 |
15 |
34 |
118 |
279 |
303 |
176 |
58 |
984 |
13 Excludes field project staff, language staff, and staff on posts financed by Support Costs, Trust Funds and Other Funds.