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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Next Session
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ARC - 33rd Session - 18-20 April 2024
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Previous Sessions and documents
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ARC - 32nd Session - 2022
ARC - 31st Session - 2020
ARC - Reports
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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 functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:
- To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
- To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in respect of the mandate and activities of the Organization, including with a view to promoting regional coherence on global policy and regulatory matters;
- To advise on and identify the special problems of their respective regions and priority areas of work which should be taken into account in the preparation of the planning, programme and budgetary documents of the Organization and suggest adjustments to these documents;
- To review and advise on the plans, programmes or projects carried out by the Organization which impact upon the region;
- To review and advise on the performance of the Organization in the region in contributing to the achievement of results against relevant performance indicators, including any pertinent evaluations.
The Regional Conferences shall report to the Council, through the Programme and Finance Committee, in the areas of their respective mandates, on programme and budget matters and to the Conference on policy and regulatory matters. The reports of the Regional Conferences shall be presented by the Chairperson.
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Secretary
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Mr Yurdi Yasmi
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Chairperson of last Session
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Her Excellency Francisca Eneme Efua, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests and Environment of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
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Number of Members
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54
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List of Members
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- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
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- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
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- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Observers
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Canada, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America and Holy See
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Remarks
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Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Africa and in the Regional Conference for the Near East.
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Languages
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Arabic, English, French and Spanish (documentation). Portuguese (only interpretation).
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Document symbol
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ARC
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium in non-Conference years.
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Division
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Regional Office for Africa (FAO-RAF)
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Contact information/email
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[email protected]
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Web site
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Regional Conference for Africa
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First Session
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Lagos, Nigeria, November 1960
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