ANNEX 5: REPORT ON UNSCHEDULED AND CANCELLED SESSIONS (1 January 2006 - 31 December 2007)
1. In Resolution 21/67, adopted in November 1967, the Conference had authorised the Director-General to convene sessions of FAO bodies and expert consultations other than those approved in the Programme of Work and Budget, provided that such sessions be reported to the next Council session. Subsequently, the Council agreed at its 102nd Session (November 1992) that information on unscheduled and cancelled sessions should henceforward be provided in successive Programme Implementation Reports (PIRs). This PIR reports on unscheduled and cancelled sessions for the biennium from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2007.
2. The starting point of reporting for the 2006-07 biennium is the Revised List of Scheduled Sessions given in Annex VI of the Revised PWB 2006-07.
3. The following data summarises movements during the reporting period 2006-07 which included 25 unscheduled sessions and 23 cancellations.
4. Details of these sessions are provided in the following pages, which follow the format of previous reports. Meetings that have no intergovernmental character, such as consultations of the FAO Secretariat with stakeholders, as well as informal briefings of Permanent Representatives and non-FAO meetings held on FAO premises, are not included in this list.
Unscheduled sessions approved in 2006-07
| Programme entity | Session number | Title, location, date and remarks | Estimated direct cost (US$) | Article of const. and category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AP01 | CC-704-116 | 116th (Special) Session of the Finance Committee. Rome, Italy, 20/10/2006 | 8,786 | V-6 (1) |
| 1AP01 | CC-704-117 | Finance Committee (Special Session)(117th Session). Rome, Italy, 24/01/2007 | 67,000 | V-6 (1) |
| 1AP01 | CC-704-118 | Finance Committee (118th Session) Rome, Italy,17-25/5/07 | 67,000 | V-6 (1) |
| 1AP01 | CC-704-119 | Finance Committee (119th Session) Rome, Italy, 3-7/9/07 | 67,000 | V-6 (1) |
| 1AP01 | CC-704-120 | 120th Session of the Finance Committee. Rome, Italy, 8-9/10/07 | 15,000 | V-6 (1) |
| 1AP01 | LEG-801- | Informal Group of Legal Experts on the process for a change in the nature of a statutory body under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution into a body outside the framework of FAO (Possible change in status of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission). Rome, Italy, 23-24/10/07 | 0 | |
| 2BA02 | AGAP-808- | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Animal Feed Safety and its Impact on Food Safety,. Rome, Ital, 8-12/10/07 | 0 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2BA02 | AGAP-809- | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Animal Feed Impact on Food Safety, Rome, Italy, 8-12/10/07 | 0 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2CP05 | AGA-705-0 | Session of the Research Group of the Standing Technical Committee of the European Commission for the Control of FMD (EUFMD). Cairo, Egypt, 16-19/10/07 | 0 | XIV (1) |
| 2DP03 | CX-735-1 | Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (1st Session). Beijing, China, 16-20/4/07 | 0 | VI-1 |
| 2DP04 | AGN-802-3 | Preparatory meeting for the 3rd FAO/WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators. Rome, Italy, 03/05/2006 | 0 | VI-5 (2) |
| 2DP05 | AGN-806-1 | Joint FAO/WHO Biological Risk Assessment (BRA) "Risk Assessment of E coli 0157". Dublin, Ireland, 19/5-2/6/06 | 0 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2DP05 | AGN-806-2 | Joint FAO/WHO initiation meeting on Microbiological Hazards in Fresh Produce. Rome, Italy,19-21/9/07 | 0 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2DP05 | AGN-811- | Joint FAO/WHO/OIE Expert Meeting on critically important antimicrobials. Rome, Italy, 26-30/11/07 | 0 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2EP06 | FO-805- | Ministerial Meeting on Forests. Rome, Italy, 12/03/2007 | 30,000 | V (1) |
| 2EP06 | FO-904- | Workshop on Local Authorities and Decentralized Cooperation for Sustainable Mountain Development. Rome, Italy, 18/10/2006 | 0 | (4) |
| 2GP01 | FO-902- | International Seminar on Energy and the Forest Products Industry. . Rome, Italy, 30-31/10/06 | 0 | (4) |
| 2GP01 | FO-903- | MCPFE Wood Mobilisation Workshop. Rome, Italy, 2-3/11/06 | 0 | (4) |
| 2GP02 | FO-802- | Expert Consultation on Forest Resources Assessment: towards FRA 2010. Kotka, Finland,12-16/6/06 | 0 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2HA02 | FI-830- | Expert Consultation on the Use of Vessel Monitoring Systems and Satellites for Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance. Rome, Italy, 24-26/10/06 | 1,000 | VI-4 (3) |
| 2IP02 | FI-903- | FAO/FEAP Workshop. Rome,Italy, 24/05/2007 | 0 | (4) |
| 2KP01 | AGD-725-11 a | Special Event on 'Emerging Issues in the management of genetic resources for food and agriculture: towards a Multi-year programme of work". Rome, Italy, 09/06/2007 | Costs incl.with. AGD 725-11 | XIV (1) |
| 2KP01 | NRDC-801- | Panel of Eminent Experts on Ethics in Food and Agriculture: 4th Session. Rome, Italy, 26-28/11/07 | 68,680 | |
| 3CP06 | EST-801- | Global Forum on Agriculture. Rome, Italy, 12-13/11/07 | 30,630 | |
| 3HP03 | KCE-802- | Web2 for Development Conference. Rome, Italy, 24-27/9/07 | 0 |
Planned sessions cancelled in 2006-07
| Programme entity | Session number | Title and scheduled location | Estimated direct cost (USD) | Reason for cancellation |
| 2AA02 | RAF-801-15 | Fifteenth WASCO on Harmonization of Soil Knowledge and Sustainable Land Management/Land Use Policy and Planning | 23,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2HS02 | RLC-758-11 | Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL) (11th Session) | 34,500 | postponed to next biennium |
| 2CP02 | AGP-717-13 | FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Specifications (JMPS) (13th Session) | 0 | postponed to next biennium |
| 2CP04 | AGP-804-28 | Twenty-eight Session of the Executive Committee of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) | 0 | postponed to next biennium |
| 2AP01 | AGP 813-4 | Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 40,000 | postponed to next biennium |
| 2CP05 | AGA-803- | Expert Consultation on the EMPRES Programme | 2,600 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2DA01 | AGA-806- | Expert Consultation on Implementation of Codex and OIE Standards on Diseases of Importance to Human and Animal Health with regard to Zoonotic and Food Born Diseases. | 19,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2DP04 | ESN-802-3 | Third Session of the FAO/WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators | 0 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2DP04 | ESN-808- | International Conference on Food Safety for Stakeholders | 0 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2DP05 | ESN-805-3 | Third Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment | 2,300 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2DP05 | ESN-807-1 | First Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Safety Assessment of Foods produced through New Technologies | 2,300 | Postponed to next biennium |
| 2DP05 | ESN-809- | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on provision of Scientific Advice | 2,300 | Postponed to next biennium |
| 2HA02 | FI-823- | Expert Consultation on the Use of Subsidies to Promote Sustainable Development of Artisanal Fisheries | 1,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2HA02 | FI-828- | Expert Consultation on Capacity Management Guidelines | 150 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2HS02 | SLAC-766-10 | Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission and Committee for the Development of Fisheries in the lesser Antilles (10th Session) | 0 | Postponed to next biennium |
| 2HS03 | FI-824-2 | Second Session of the Technical Consultation on the Promotion of Sustainable Commercial Aquaculture in Sub-Saharan Africa | 55,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2HS03 | FI-845- | Expert Consultation: Fisheries Access Regulatory Process and Sustainability of Small Scale Fisheries in Latin America | 1,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2JP02 | FI-821- | Expert Consultation on Application of Risk Analysis (Environmental Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Risk Communication) in Aquaculture | 4,500 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2JP02 | FI-911-0 | Workshop on the Practice of Harvesting Wild Fish / Fishery Resources for Aquaculture Production | 20,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 2KA09 | FI-825- | Conference on Reduction of Environmental Impact of Shrimp Fisheries | 6,000 | Shift in priorities within limited funds |
| 3CP08 | ESC-716-4 | Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits (4th Session) | 21,060 | Postponed to next biennium |
| 3CP08 | ESC 706-10 | Sub-Group on Hides and Skins (10th Session) | 33,600 | Postponed to next biennium |
| 2FA07 | FO 731-20 | AFWC/EFC/NEFC Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions “Silva Mediterranea” (20th Session) | 30,000 | Postponed to next biennium |