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Next Session
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APRC - 37th Session - 31 January -2 February 2024
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Previous Sessions and documents
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APRC - 36th Session - March 2022 (Dhaka, Bangladesh, hybrid)
APRC - 35th Session - September 2020 (Thimphu, Bhutan, virtual)
APRC - 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 Sridhar Dharmapuri
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Chairperson of last Session
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The Honourable Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, MP, Minister for Agriculture, Bangladesh
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Number of Members
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46
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List of Members
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- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cambodia
- China
- Cook Islands
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Fiji
- France
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Japan
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- Kiribati
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Pakistan
- Palau
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- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Russian Federation
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
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Observers
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Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Tokelau (Associate Member)
Special Observer: Holy See
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Remarks
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1/ Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific and in the Regional Conference for the Near East;
2/ France, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan participate as Members both in the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific and in the Regional Conference for Europe.
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Languages
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Chinese, English, French, Russian
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Document symbol
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APRC
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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 Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP)
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Contact information/email
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[email protected]
[email protected]
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Web site
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Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
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First Session
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Bangalore, India, July 1953
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