Regional Conferences are an official forum where Ministers of Agriculture and other high officials from all Member States in the region meet to debate challenges related to food and agriculture, thus promoting regional coherence. The Regional Conference is held once every [...]

The Three Pillars of the EuFMD strategy to counter the threat of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is to work simultaneously with member countries on their preparedness, with European neighbours to put in place sustainable control programmes, and to support and [...]

The Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters considers specific constitutional and legal items referred to it by the Council or by the Director-General and resulting from matters enumerated in the General Rules of the Organization.

The FAO Conference is the sovereign Governing Body of the Organization. Its purpose is to determine the policy and approve the budget of the Organization and to exercise the other powers conferred upon it by the Constitution, to make recommendations [...]

The Council acts as the FAO Conference's executive organ between the sessions. In particular, it exercises functions dealing with the world food and agriculture situation and related matters, current and prospective activities of the Organization, including its Programme of Work [...]

The Finance Committee assists the Council in exercising control over the financial administration of the Organization. Its functions are set out in Rule XXVII of the General Rules of the Organization. The Finance Committee holds concurrent sessions with the Programme [...]