Written Correspondence Procedure

In light of the exceptional procedures in place for the virtual meetings of the 168^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 4: FAO’s Response to COVID-19: Building to Transform:
  • 4.1: Food Coalition
• Item 5: The Hand-in-Hand Initiative;
• Item 12: Progress Report on Rome-based Agencies Collaboration;
• Item 16: Report of the 18th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) (27 September-1 October 2021);
• Item 17.2: Annual Report of the WFP Executive Board on its activities in 2020;
• Item 18: Progress Report on Multilingualism at FAO
• Item 19: Developments in Fora of Importance for the Mandate of FAO
• Item 20: Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other Main Sessions 2021-23
• Item 21: Tentative Agenda for the 169th Session of the Council