Conference



Report of the Conference of FAO
Twenty-ninth Session
Rome, 7-18 November 1997

Table of Contents


I. Introduction

A. Twentieth McDougall memorial lecture
B. Message from his holiness Pope John Paul II
C. Presentation of the B.R. Sen awards for 1996 and 1997
D. Presentation of the A.H. Boerma award for 1996-97
E. Presentation of the Edouard Saouma award for 1996-97
F. In memoriam

II. Procedure of the session and review of the State of Food and Agriculture

A. Election of the chairman and vice-chairmen
B. Appointment of the general committee and the credentials committee
C. Adoption of the agenda
D. Arrangements for the session and allocation of agenda items

Establishment of commissions and appointment of their chairmen, vice-chairmen, rapporteur and drafting committees
Resolutions committee of the conference
Right of reply
Verbatim records
Verification of credentials
Voting rights

E. Admission of observers

Applicant for membership
Admission of observers from non-member nations
Liberation movements
Intergovernmental and international NGOs

F. Review of the State of Food and Agriculture

III. Resolution 1/97

A. The conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture
B. Major trends and policies in Food and Agriculture

The World food summit and its follow-up

IV. Resolution 2/97

Right to food

V. Resolution 3/97

A. Tele food
B. United Nations/FAO World Food Programme pledging target for 1999-2000

VI. Resolution 4/97

A. Target for WFP pledges for the period 1999-2000
B. Standards for plant quarantine harmonization
C. Negotiation of a legally binding instrument on prior informed consent (PIC)
D. Desert locust situation: Measures taken and further action required
E. Programme against African trypanosomiasis (PAAT)

VII. Resolution 5/97

A. The programme against African trypanosomiasis (PAAT)
B. Activities and programmes of the organization

Programme evaluation report 1996-97
Medium-term plan 1998-2003

VIII. Resolution 6/97

A. Strengthening the FAO 2000 project
B. Programme of work and budget 1998-99

Approach
General considerations
Substantive priorities

IX. Resolution 7/97

A. Budgetary appropriations 1998-99
B. Constitutional and administrative matters

Amendments to the basic texts of the organization

Amendments to Rule XXXIII GRO (committee on World Food security)

X. Resolution 8/97

Amendments to Rule XXXIII of the general rules of the organization (committee on world food security)

Amendments to the general rules of the organization and financial regulations on the programme budget process

XI. Resolution 9/97

Amendments to the basic texts. Abolition of the outline programme of work and budget and the joint meeting of the programme and finance committees early in the second year of the biennium

Amendments to financial regulations 6.9 and 7.1.

XII. Resolution 10/97

A. Amendment to financial regulations 6.9 and 7.1 (publications revolving fund)
B. Revision of the general regulations of the World Food Programme

XIII. Resolution 11/97

A. Revision of the general regulations of the World Food Programme
B. Revision of the international plant protection convention

XIV. Resolution 12/97

A. Amendments to the international plant protection convention
B. Cooperation agreement between FAO and the regional centre on agrarian reform and rural development for the near east (CARDNE)
C. Cooperation agreement between FAO and the centre for marketing information and advisory services for fishery products in the Arab Region (INFOSAMAK)
D. Cooperation agreement between FAO and the intergovernmental organization for marketing information and technical advisory services for fishery products in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH)
E. Review of FAO statutory bodies

XV. Resolution 13/97

A. Review of FAO statutory bodies
B. Audited accounts

XVI. Resolution 14/97

A. FAO audited accounts 1994-95
B. Scale of contributions 1998-99

XVII. Resolution 15/97

A. Scale of contributions 1998-99
B. Payment by the European Community to cover expenses arising out of its membership in the organization
C. Financial position of the organization including status of contributions
D. Approval of the commissary accounts by the finance committee

XVIII. Resolution 16/97

A. Staff commissary accounts
B. Incentive scheme to encourage the prompt payment of contributions
C. Address by staff representative bodies
D. Appointments and elections

Application for membership in the organization
Election of council members
Appointment of the independent chairman of the council

XIX. Resolution 17/97

A. Appointment of the independent chairman of the council
B. Appointment of representatives of the FAO conference to the staff pension committee
C. Other matters

FAO compliance agreement
XI World forestry congress
Date and place of the thirtieth conference session
Margarita Lizárraga medal

XX. Resolution 18/97

Margarita Lizárraga medal

XXI. Appendix A. Agenda for the twenty-ninth session of the conference

XXII. Appendix B. List of delegates and observers

XXIII. Appendix C. List of documents

XXIV. Appendix D. Statement by the director-general

XXV. Appendix E. Statement of the computation of contributions for 1998 and 1999

XXVI. Appendix F. Proposed general regulations and rules of the WFP

XXVII. Appendix G. International plant protection convention

XXVIII. Appendix H. Terms of reference of the interim commission on phytosanitary measures

XXIX. Appendix I. Interpretations as agreed by the thirteenth session of the committee on agriculture

XXX. Appendix J. Cooperation agreement between the regional center on agrarian reform and rural development for the Near East (CARDNE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

XXXI. Appendix K. Cooperation agreement between the centre for marketing information and advisory services for fishery products in the Arab Region (INFOSAMAK) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

XXXII. Appendix L. Cooperation agreement between the intergovernmental organization for marketing information and technical advisory services for fisher products in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

XXXIII. Appendix M. Scale of contributions 1998-1999