Table of Contents

I. OPENING OF THE CONSULTATION

II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND ORGANIZATION OF PROCEEDINGS

IV. REVIEW OF THE DRAFT STRATEGY FOR ACTION (for discussion)

V. GENDER EQUALITY IN POLICIES AND PLANNING: NATURE AND SCOPE

VI. REVIEW OF THE DRAFT STRATEGY FOR ACTION  (item IV continues)

VII. GENERATION AND DISSEMINATION OF GENDER DISAGGREGATED DATA: METHODOLOGIES AND APPROACHES

IX. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

X. CLOSURE OF THE CONSULTATION

MONDAY, 4 OCTOBER 1999

Morning, 10.00-12.00 hours

I. OPENING OF THE CONSULTATION

• Opening Statement and Welcoming Address by the Director-General
• Keynote Address by the Italian Minister for Equal Opportunities
• Presentation of a video on the subject of the Consultation
• Inauguration of the Exhibit

Afternoon, 14.30-17.30 hours

II. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

• Election of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteur

III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA AND ORGANIZATION
OF PROCEEDINGS

• Procedural Matters

IV. REVIEW OF THE DRAFT STRATEGY FOR ACTION
(for discussion)

• Introduction by the Secretariat
• General Debate on the Draft Strategy for Action: Statements by Delegations

TUESDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1999

Morning, 09.00-12.30 hours

V. GENDER EQUALITY IN POLICIES AND PLANNING:
NATURE AND SCOPE

Technical panel¹ on (a) the identification of the information requirements of policy makers and planners, and (b) the link between food security and accurate information on rural women.

Afternoon, 14.30-17.30 hours

VI. REVIEW OF THE DRAFT STRATEGY FOR ACTION
(item IV continues)

• Statements by Delegations (continued)

WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 1999

Morning, 09.00-12.30 hours

VII. GENERATION AND DISSEMINATION OF GENDER DISAGGREGATED DATA:
METHODOLOGIES AND APPROACHES

Technical panel on (a) the generation of data including gender specificities in agricultural production and rural development; (b) presentation and dissemination of the data to target audiences; and (c) linking data producers with end-users.

Afternoon, 14.30-17.30 hours

VIII. REVIEW OF THE DRAFT STRATEGY FOR ACTION
(end of item IV)

• Statements by Delegations (end)

IX. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

Adoption of a brief report drafted by the Rapporteur summarizing the main issues examined by the Consultation (including the items dealt with by the technical panels).

X. CLOSURE OF THE CONSULTATION

17.30 - Press Conference

1 The panels will function as follows:
- a facilitator will introduce the subject (15 minutes);
- experts will make individual technical presentation (1 hour altogether);
- experts will clarify matters, as required (15 minutes);
- the floor will then be passed on to the participants, biginning with FAO Members, followed by the United Nations
agencies, Intergovernmental Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (1 hour 30 minutes);
- the facilitator will sum up the debate and present conclusions (30 minutes).