Written Correspondence Procedure

In light of the exceptional procedures in place for the virtual meetings of the 166^th Session of the Council, it has been agreed to address some agenda items through a written correspondence procedure. In this procedure, Members of the Council may submit written comments and questions on the related agenda items, based on the related documentation and Secretariat introductions. The Secretariat will then provide written responses. Both the Members’ submissions and the responses from the Secretariat can be found in the following pages.

• Item 7: Technical Committees:
  • Item 7.1: Report of the 73^rd (22 January 2021) and 74^th (10-12 March 2021) Sessions of the Committee on Commodity Problems;
  • Item 7.2: Report of the 34^th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (1-5 February 2021);
• Item 12: Report of the 47^th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (8-12 February 2021);
• Item 13: Arrangements for the 42^nd Session of the Conference;
• Item 15: FAO Awards;
• Item 16: Status of Implementation of Decisions taken at the 165^th Session of the Council (30 November-4 December 2020);
• Item 18: Selection and Appointment of Secretaries of Article XIV Bodies;
• Item 19: Margarita Lizárraga Medal;
• Item 20: Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other Main Sessions 2021-22;
• Item 21: Developments in Fora of Importance for the Mandate of FAO;
• Item 22: Tentative Agenda for the 167^th Session of the Council.