REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO

CL 70/REP

REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO

Seventieth Session
Rome, 29 November-9 December 1976

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ROME 1976

COUNCIL
(until 31 December 1976)

Independent Chairman: Gonzalo Bula Hoyos

Argentina1Germany, Fed. Rep. of1Niger3
Brazil2Guinea1Pakistan3
Bulgaria1India3Panama1
Burundi2Indonesia1Peru1
Canada2Italy3Philippines1
China1Japan1Spain2
Colombia2Jordan2Sri Lanka1
Congo1Lebanon2Sudan3
Ecuador3Libya3Thailand1
Egypt3Malawi3Trinidad and Tobago2
Finland3Mauritius3Tunisia2
Frances3Mexico2United Kingdom3
Gabon2Netherlands2United States of America2
Gambia2New Zealand3Yugoslavia1

1 Term of office until 31 December 1976.

2 Term of office until conclusion of Nineteenth Session of the Conference, November 1977.

3 Term of office untill 31 December 1978.

COUNCIL
(as from 1 January 1977)

Independent Chairman: Gonzalo Bula Hoyos

Argentina3Germany, Fed. Rep. of 3New Zealand2
Bangladesh3Greece3Niger2
Brazil1Guinea-Bissau3Panama3
Burundi1India2Pakistan2
Canada1Indonesia3Philippines3
China3Italy2Rwanda3
Colombia1Japan3Spain1
Czechoslovakia3Jordan1Sudan2
Ecuador2Lebanon1Thailand3
Egypt2Libya2Trinidad and Tobago1
Finland2Matawi2Tunisia1
France2Mauritius2United Kingdom2
Gabon1Mexico1United States of America1
Gambia1Netherlands1Venezuela3

1Term of office until conclusion of Nineteenth Session of the Conference, November 1977.

2Term of office until 31 December 1978.

3Term of office until conclusion of Twentieth Session of the Conference, November 1979.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF DECISIONS, DIRECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL

INTRODUCTION

Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

Election of Two Vice-Chairmen and Designation of Drafting Committee

Statement by the Director-General

WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SITUATION

State of Food and Agriculture, 1976

Review of Measures Being Taken to Reduce Post-Harvest Losses

Commodity and Trade Problems

Report of the First Session of the Committee on World Food Security- Rome, 5–9 April 1976

Review of the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

ACTIVITIES OF FAO AND WFP

Report of Ad Hoc Consultation on the Establishment of a Scheme for Agricultural Credit Development (SACRED) – Rome, 3–4 June 1976

Report of the Third Session of the Commission on Fertilizers - Rome, 7–11 June 1976

World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development

World Food Programme

Fourteenth Annual Report of the Governing Bodies of the World Food Programme

Election of Five Members of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes

Inter-Agency Relations and Consultations on Matters of Common Interest

Relations with the World Food Council, IFAD and CGFPI

World Food Council

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment (CGFPI)

Relations with the UNDP

Joint Inspection Unit

JIU Report - Office Accommodation provided for Extra-Budgetary Staff in the United Nations System (JIU/REP/75/6)

JIU Report - Utilization of Office Accommodation at.the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (JIU/REP/76/4)

JIU Report - Latin American Integration: Technical Cooperation Provided by the United Nations System (JIU/REP/76/3)

JIU Report - The Regional Structures of the United Nations System (JIU/REP/75/2)

JIU Report - Eighth Report on the Activities of the Joint Inspection Unit (July 1975 - June 1976)

PROGRAMME, BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Review of Programmes

Level and Format of the 1978–79 Programme of Work and Budget

Level of the Budget

Format of Programme of Work and Budget 1978–79

Regular Programme Evaluation

Progress Report on Decentralization to the Country Level

The Use of National Institutions

Report on Unscheduled Sessions of FAO Bodies in 1976

Calendar of Sessions for 1976–77 of the Council and those Bodies which Report to the Council

Financial Matters

Financial Position of the Organization

Status of Contributions

Audited Accounts

Regular Programme, 1974–75

UNDP, 1975

World Food Programme, 1975

Cost Measurement System

Use of Working Capital Fund

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Emergency Operations in South East Europe (Res. 1/70)

Emergency Actions to Control Livestock Diseases and Initial Control Activities against Desert Locust

Separation Payments Scheme - Report on the Financial Implications

Emoluments of the Deputy Director-General (Res. 2/72)

Allowance for the Chairman of the Appeals Committee

Other Programme, Budgetary, Financial and Administrative Matters: Work of the Thirtieth and Thirty-First Sessions of the Programme Committee, and Thirty-Seventh and Thirty-Eighth Sessions of the Finance Committee

Associate Expert Scheme Overhead Costs

Classification of Posts

Amendments to the Staff Regulations

Amendment to Staff Regulation 301.136 – Part-Time Staff

–Report on the Fourth Session of the International Civil Service Commission

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

Reports of the Thirty-Second and Thirty-Third Sessions of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

Amendments to the Agreement Establishing the GFCM (Res. 3/70)

Membership Status of Viet Nam in Relation to FAO

Amendments to the Financial Regulations

Amendment of Statutes of Article VI Bodies to Give Effect to Conference Resolution 10/73

Report of the Working Party on the Composition and Terms of Reference of the Council, the Programme Committee, the Finance Committee and the CCLM

Applications for Membership: Democratic Republic of S&acap;&acaron;o Tomé and Principe, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Comoros

Other Constitutional and Legal Matters

Participation of Member Nations at FAO Regional Conferences

Establishment of a Regional Commission for the Inland Fisheries of Latin America (Res. 4/70)

Amendments to the Statutes of the Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics (Res. 5/70)

Invitation to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions

OTHER MATTERS

Appointments

Appointment of a Second Alternate Chairman of the FAO Appeals Committee

Appointment of Member Government Representatives to the Staff Pension Committee

Date and Place of the Seventy-First Session of the Council

APPENDIXES

A–Agenda for the Seventieth Session

B–List of Delegates and Observers

C–List of Documents

D–Statement of the Director-General

E–Calendar of Sessions for 1976–77 of the Council and Those Bodies which Report to the Council

F–General Fund, Contributions Outstanding at 3 December 1976

G–Amendments to the Agreement Establishing the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean

COMMITTIES