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Previous Sessions and documents
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Council - 171st Session - 5-9 December 2022 Council - 170th Session - 13 - 17 June 2022 Council - 169th Session - 8 April 2022 See more...
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Legal Framework
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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The Council, within the limits of the powers delegated to it by the Conference, acts as the Conference's executive organ between 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 and Budget, administrative matters and financial management of the Organization and constitutional matters (Rule XXIV of the General Rules of the Organization).
The Council may establish Commissions, Committees and Working Parties under Article VI of the Constitution and approve, for submission to Member Nations, Agreements provided for under Article XIV.2 of the Constitution (Rule XXIV.4(a) and (b) of the General Rules of the Organization).
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Note on methods of work of the Council
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View document
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Secretary-General
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Mr Rakesh Muthoo, Director, Governing Bodies Servicing (CSG)
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Membership
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An Independent Chairperson, appointed by the Conference for two years, renewable for a further period of two years (Article V.2 of the Constitution and Rule XXIII of the General Rules of the Organization). Forty-nine Member Nations elected for three years, with arrangements for staggering expiry of terms of office, and each Member having one representative.
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Chairperson
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Mr Hans Hoogeveen
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Number of Members
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49 Member Nations:
- Afghanistan1
- Angola3
- Argentina3
- Australia1
- Bahamas3
- Bangladesh2
- Belarus2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina2
- Brazil3
- Cameroon1
- Canada3
- Chile2
- China2
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- Congo2
- Costa Rica3
- Côte d’Ivoire3
- Egypt1
- Equatorial Guinea2
- Eritrea1
- Ethiopia2
- France1,4
- Germany3
- Guatemala1,5
- Guinea3
- India1
- Indonesia2
- Iraq3, 10
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- Israel3
- Japan2
- Kenya3
- Kuwait2
- Luxembourg1,6
- Malaysia1,7
- Mauritania3
- Mexico3
- Nicaragua2
- Pakistan1
- Peru2
- Philippines2
- Qatar3
- Republic of Korea2
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- Russian Federation1,8
- Saudi Arabia1
- Slovenia3
- South Africa1
- Sweden1
- Tunisia1
- United Kingdom2,9
- United States of America3
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1 Term of office: 1 July 2020 to the end of the 43rd Session of the Conference (2023) 2 Term of office: end of the 42nd Session of the Conference (2021) to 30 June 2024 3 Term of office: 1 July 2022 to the end of the 44th Session of the Conference (2025) 4 France replaced Germany from the end of the 42nd Session of the Conference (2021) to the end of the 43rd Session of the Conference (2023) 5 Guatemala was elected at the 42nd Session of the Conference (2021) to the end of the 43rd Session of the Conference (2023), as Cuba was deemed to have resigned in accordance with Rule XXII.7 GRO 6 Luxembourg replaced Monaco from the end of the 42nd Session of the Conference (2021) to the end of the 43rd Session of the Conference (2023) 7 Malaysia replaced Thailand from 1 January 2022 to the end of the 43rd Session of the Conference (2023) 8 The Russian Federation replaced the United Kingdom from the end of the 42nd Session of the Conference (2021) until the end of the 43rd Session of the Conference (2023) 9 The United Kingdom replaced Spain from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024 10 Iraq was deemed to have resigned in accordance with Rule XXII.7 GRO.
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Current term of office
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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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CL
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally holds at least five sessions in a 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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Washington, 4-11 November 1947
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