International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture


Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationscard alt

Tenth Session of the Governing Body

20/11/2023 - 24/11/2023

IT/GB-10/23/01 Rev.1

Provisional Agenda

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IT/GB-10/23/01.2 Rev.2

Annotated Provisional Agenda and Timetable

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IT/GB-10/23/01.3

List of Observers

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IT/GB-10/23/05

Report of the Chair

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IT/GB-10/23/06 Rev.1

Report of the Secretary

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IT/GB-10/23/06.1

Draft Capacity Development Strategy of the International Treaty 2023–2030

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IT/GB-10/23/07

The Role of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture within the Global Biodiversity Framework

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IT/GB-10/23/08

Proposal by the Government of Switzerland for an Amendment of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/09.1

Report on Implementation and Operations of the Multilateral System

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IT/GB-10/23/09.1 Add.1

Report on Implementation and Operations of the Multilateral System - Addendum

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IT/GB-10/23/09.1.2

Report on Possible Measures to Encourage Natural and Legal Persons to Include Material in the Multilateral System and other reviews under the Multilateral System

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IT/GB-10/23/09.1.3

Report on the Emergency Reserve for Germplasm Collections at Risk

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IT/GB-10/23/09.1.4

Report on the Operations of the Third Party Beneficiary

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IT/GB-10/23/09.2

Checkpoint Report of the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System

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IT/GB-10/23/10

Report of the Standing Committee on the Funding Strategy and Resource Mobilization to the Tenth Session of the Governing Body

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IT/GB-10/23/11

Report on the Implementation of the Global Information System

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IT/GB-10/23/12

Report on the Implementation of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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IT/GB-10/23/12.1

Report of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to the Tenth Session of the Governing Body

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IT/GB-10/23/12.2

The Joint Programme on Biodiversity in Agriculture for Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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IT/GB-10/23/13

Report on the Implementation of Farmers’ Rights

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IT/GB-10/23/14

Report of the Compliance Committee

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IT/GB-10/23/15

Report from FAO on its Contribution to the Implementation of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/16.1

Cooperation with the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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IT/GB-10/23/16.2

Cooperation with the Global Crop Diversity Trust

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IT/GB-10/23/16.2.2

Report of the Global Crop Diversity Trust to the Governing Body

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IT/GB-10/23/16.3

Report on Cooperation with the Convention on Biological Diversity

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IT/GB-10/23/16.4

Report on Cooperation with Other International Bodies and Organizations

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IT/GB-10/23/16.4.2

Reports from Institutions that have concluded Agreements under Article 15 of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/16.4.3

Report of Norway on the Management and Operations of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

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IT/GB-10/23/17.1

Review of the Multi-Year Programme of Work of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/17.2

Consideration of “Digital Sequence Information / Genetic Sequence Data” on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture for the Objectives of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/18 _Add.1

Draft Work Programme and Budget for the 2024–2025 Biennium – Donor-supported activities under the Special Fund for Agreed Purposes

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IT/GB-10/23/18 Rev.2

Draft Work Programme and Budget for the 2024–2025 Biennium

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IT/GB-10/23/18.1

Implementation Report of the Work Programme for the 2022–2023 Biennium

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IT/GB-10/23/18.2 Rev.1

Financial Report on Progress of the Work Programme and Budget for the 2022-2023 Biennium

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IT/GB-10/23/19.1

Appointment of the Secretary of the Governing Body

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IT/GB-10/23/19.2

Term of office of the Secretary of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture – proposed amendment to the Rules of Procedure

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IT/GB-10/23/01/Inf.01

List of Documents

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IT/GB-10/23/01/Inf.2

Information Note for Participants

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IT/GB-10/23/01/Inf.3

Statement of Competence and Voting Rights submitted by the European Union (EU) and its Member States

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IT/GB-10/23/06.1/Inf.2

Results of the Survey on Capacity Development Initiatives, Gaps and Needs

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IT/GB-10/23/06/Inf.1

Report on the Implementation of the Communication Strategy of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/09.1/Inf.1

The Status of Implementation of the CGIAR Principles on the Management of Intellectual Assets

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IT/GB-10/23/10/Inf.1

The Benefit-sharing Fund: 2022-2023 Report

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IT/GB-10/23/11/Inf.1

Report by the DivSeek International Network

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IT/GB-10/23/12/Inf. 1

Background Study on Bottlenecks and Challenges to the Implementation of Articles 5 and 6 of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/13/Inf.1

Report from the Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights

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IT/GB-10/23/15/Inf.1

Progress Report on the Implementation of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors

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IT/GB-10/23/16.1/Inf.1

Report from the Secretariat of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, including on FAO Activities Related to the Supporting Components of the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/16.1/Inf.2

Draft Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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IT/GB-10/23/16.2/Inf.1

White paper on Mainstreaming Global Crop Conservation Strategies in Plant Treaty Processes

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IT/GB-10/23/16.2/Inf.2

The plants that feed the world: Baseline data and metrics to inform strategies for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

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IT/GB-10/23/16.3/Inf.1

Report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on Cooperation with the International Treaty

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IT/GB-10/23/17.2/Inf.1

Compilation of Submissions on Capacity Building Needs for Accessing and Using Digital Sequence Information / Genetic Sequence Data

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IT/GB-10/23/13/Circ.1

Submission by the Government of India on Future Work on Farmers’ Rights

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IT/GB-10/ACSU-7/23/Report

Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ACSU 7) 

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IT/GB-10/ACSU-8/23/Report

Report of the Eighth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ACSU 8)

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IT/GB-10/SAC-GLIS-5/23/Report

Report of the Fifth meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on the Global Information System

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IT/GB-10/SFC-6/23/Proceedings

SFC-6 Meeting Proceedings

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IT/GB-10/SFC-7/23/Report

Report of the Seventh meeting of the Standing Committee on the Funding Strategy and Resource Mobilization (SFC-7)

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IT/GB-10/SFC-8/23/Proceedings

SFC-8 Meeting Proceedings

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IT/GB-9/22/9.1.2 Rev.1

Report on Possible Measures to Encourage Natural and Legal Persons to Include Material in the Multilateral System and other Reviews and Assessments under the Multilateral System

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IT/OWG-EFMLS-10/23/Report

Report of the Tenth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System

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NCP GB10-006 Invitation and Agenda

Tenth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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IT/GB-10/23/LoP

List of Participants

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IT/GB-10/23/Report

Report of the Tenth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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