Conference

1. In accordance with Rule XVII-1 of the General Rules of the Organization (GRO), the Director-General has invited the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies listed in Appendix A to send their representatives to the Thirty-first Session of the Conference.

2. In accordance with Rule XVII-2 GRO, the Director-General has invited the Intergovernmental Organizations with which FAO has concluded an agreement providing for representation to send observers (Appendix B).

3. In accordance with Rule XVII-3 GRO, and with paragraph 19(a) of the "FAO Policy concerning Relations with International Non-Governmental Organizations" (Basic Texts Vol II, Section P), the Director-General has invited the International Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative status with FAO to send observers (Appendix C).

4. In accordance with Rule XVII-4 GRO, the Director-General has provisionally invited, subject to the approval of the Conference, a number of Intergovernmental Organizations in working relations with FAO to send observers (Appendix D).

5. In accordance with Rule XVII-4 GRO, and with paragraph 21(a) of the "FAO Policy concerning Relations with International Non-Governmental Organizations" (Basic Texts Vol II, Section P), the Director-General has provisionally invited, subject to the approval of the Conference, a number of International Non-Governmental Organizations in specialized consultative status with FAO to send observers (Appendix E).

6. In accordance with Rule XVII-4 GRO, and with the discretional powers recognized in paragraph 25 of the "FAO Policy concerning Relations with International Non-Governmental Organizations" (Basic Texts Vol II, Section P), the Director-General has provisionally invited, subject to the approval of the Conference, a number of International Non-Governmental Organizations in liaison status with FAO to send observers (Appendix F).

APPENDIX A - UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE

UNITED NATIONS

United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODCCP)
World Food Programme (WFP)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS/HABITAT)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR)
United Nations University (UNU)
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP)
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
UN Volunteers (UNV)

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

International Labour Organization (ILO)
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Bank Group (WB)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC)
World Tourism Organization (WTO)
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought
and/or Desertification, Especially in Africa (CCD)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
their Disposal
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Convention on Wetlands (RAMSAR)
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS or
Bonn Convention)
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC)

APPENDIX B - INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH FAO HAS A FORMAL AGREEMENT INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE

African Development Bank
Council of Europe
Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Arab
Region (INFOSAMAK)
Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin
America and the Caribbean (INFOPESCA)
Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa
Inter-American Development Bank
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for
Fishery Products in Africa (INFOPECHE)
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services
for Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific Region (INFOFISH)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
International Office of Epizootics (IOE)
Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO)
League of Arab States
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific
Organization of African Unity
Organization of American States
Regional Centre on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development for the Near East (CARDNE)

APPENDIX C - INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH FAO INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE

Associated Country Women of the World
Caritas Internationalis
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches
International Chamber of Commerce
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
International Cooperative Alliance
International Council of Women
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Union of Family Organisations
World Confederation of Labour
World Federation of Trade Unions
World Federation of United Nations Associations
World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations
World Veterans Federation

APPENDIX D - INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH FAO HAS ESTABLISHED RELATIONS ON THE BASIS OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OR OTHER APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS PROVISIONALLY INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE

African Caribbean and Pacific Secretariat
African Oil Palm Development Association
African Timber Organization
Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie
Andean Development Corporation
Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization
Arab Maghreb Union
Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
Arab Planning Institute
Asian Development Bank
CAB International
Caribbean Community and Common Market
Caribbean Development Bank
Cartagena Agreement
Cattle and Livestock Economic Community
Central African Economic and Monetary Community
Central American Integration System
Central Bank of West-African States
Common Fund for Commodities
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Common Organisation for the Control of the Desert Locust and Grain-Eating Birds
Commonwealth Secretariat
Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Community of Sahel-Saharan States
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Council of Arab Economic Unity
East African Development Bank
Economic Community of West African States
Economic Cooperation Organization
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Gambia River Basin Development Organization
Group of Latin American and Caribbean Sugar Exporting Countries
Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
International Cocoa Organization
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
International Institute of Refrigeration
International Jute Organization
International Olympic Committee
International Organization for Migration
International Pepper Community
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
International Sericultural Commission
International Tea Promotion Association
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Interstate School of Rural Equipment Engineers
Islamic Development Bank
Italian-Latin American Institute
Latin American Economic System
Latin American Integration Association
Latin American Organization for Fisheries Development
Mano River Union
Nordic Council
North American Plant Protection Organization
Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Organization of the Islamic Conference
Permanent Consultative Committee of the Maghreb
Permanent Interstate Committee for Draught Control in the Sahel
Permanent South Pacific Commission
Regional International Organization for Plant Protection and Animal Health
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency
South Pacific Forum Secretariat
Southern African Development Community
Southern Common Market
West Africa Rice Development Association
West African Development Bank
West African Economic and Monetary Union

APPENDIX E - INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SPECIALIZED CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH FAO PROVISIONALLY INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE

Consumers International (CI)
CropLife (CLI)
European Association for Animal Production (EAAP)
International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE)
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

APPENDIX F - INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN LIAISON STATUS WITH FAO PROVISIONALLY INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE