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Previous Sessions and documents
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Conference - 43rd Session - 1-7 July 2023 Conference - 42nd Session - 2021 See more...
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article III
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Origin
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On the invitation of the United Nations Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture, representatives met in Quebec on 16 October 1945 to sign the Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which provides for "a Conference of the Organization in which each Member Nation and Associate Member shall be represented by one delegate".
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Rules of Procedure
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See Basic Texts, Vol I - Section B, General Rules of the Organization
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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To determine the policy and approve the budget of the Organization and to exercise the other powers conferred upon it by the Constitution 1, to make recommendations to Member Nations and Associate Members concerning questions relating to food and agriculture, in order for them to be reviewed and implemented through national action; to make recommendations to any international organization regarding any matter pertaining to the purposes of the Organization (Article IV of the Constitution). The Conference is the sovereign Governing Body of the Organization. It comprises all Members and Associate Members.
_________________________________ 1 Inter alia, Amendment of the Constitution, General Rules of the Organization and Financial Regulations, election of the Chairperson of the Council and of the Director-General, election to seats on the Council, Admission of Members and Associate Members, approval of the conventions and agreements for submission to Member Governments (Article XIV of the Constitution), and establishment of Commissions, Committees, Conferences, and Working Parties, and convening of Conferences and Consultations (Article VI of the Constitution).
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Secretary-General
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Mr Rakesh Muthoo, Director, Governing Bodies Servicing (CSG)
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Chairperson of last session
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Ms Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada)
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Number of Members
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FAO has 194 Member Nations plus one Member Organization, the European Union and two Associate Members, The Faroe Islands and Tokelau.
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List of Members
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Languages
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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Document symbol
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C
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium
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Division
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Governing Bodies Servicing (CSG)
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Contact information/email
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[email protected]
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First Session
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Quebec City, 16 October - 1 November 1945
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