SENIOR OFFICERS MEETING
15–17 May 2006
I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS
1. Opening of the Senior Officers Meeting
2. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur
3. Adoption of Agenda and Timetable
II. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
4. Adjustment and Restructuring in Major Asian Economies and their Implications on Food Security and Poverty in the Rest of the Region
5. Reducing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters and Promoting a Livelihood Approach for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
III. INFORMATION ITEMS
6. Regional State of Food and Agriculture
7. Pesticide Management and its Relationship to the Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel Conventions
8. Recent Developments in FAO's programme on Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs)
9. Bioenergy: A Development Option for Agriculture and Forestry in Asia and the Pacific
IV. OTHER MATTERS
10. Any other business
V. CONCLUDING ITEMS
11. Adoption of the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting
12. Closure of the Senior Officers Meeting
PLENARY SESSION
18–19 May 2006
I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS
1. Inaugural Ceremony
2. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur
3. Adoption of Agenda and Timetable
II. STATEMENTS
4. Statement by the Director-General
5. Statement by the Independent Chairperson of the FAO Council
6. Matters Arising from the 33rd Session of the FAO Conference
FAO Reform: Part I. The Director-General’s revised proposals
Part II. A vision for the twenty-first century
Independent External Evaluation
7. Report on FAO Activities in the Region (2004-2005) and Actions Taken on the 27th APRC Recommendations
8. Round Table on Effects of Trade on Food Security and Poverty Alleviation and Making Trade Work for the Poor and Hungry
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
9. General debate on food and agriculture situation in the region
10. Report on FAO Activities in the Region with a Focus on the Achievement of the MDGs
11. Report of the Senior Officers Meeting
IV. OTHER MATTERS
12. Proposed items to be considered for the Twenty-ninth Regional Conference
V. CONCLUDING ITEMS
13. Date and Place of the 29Th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
14. Adoption of the Report (including the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting)
15. Closure of the Conference
