NERC/02/INF/2


Twenty-Sixth FAO Regional Conference for the Near East

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 9 - 13 March 2002

Provisional Timetable

(A) SENIOR OFFICERS MEETING
9-11 March 2002

Saturday, 9 March 2002  Agenda Item  Document No.
08: 00 hrs - Registration
09:00 hrs  - Opening of the Senior Officers Meeting  1 -
- Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons
and Appointment of the Rapporteur 
2 -
- Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable  NERC/02/1
NERC/02/INF/2
- Preparation for the WFS: Five Years Later - 
Regional Dimensions
 4 NERC/02/3
15:00 hrs  - Trade Liberalization Policies, Intra-Regional Trade & Opportunities for Sustainable Agricultural Development 5 NERC/02/5
          
Sunday, 10 March 2002
09:00 hrs - Long Term Plans for Drought Mitigation and Management in the Near East 6 NERC/02/4
15:00 hrs  - Continuation of discussion on Long Term Plans for Drought Mitigation and Management in the Near East 7 NERC/02/4
- Report of Agriculture, Land and Water Use Commission for the Near East (ALAWUC) 8 -
          
Monday, 11 March 2002
08:00 hrs  - Free (possible field trip)
15:00 hrs - Any Other Business  8 -
- Adoption of the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting  9 -
- Closure of the Senior Officers Meeting  10 -
           

(B) MINISTERIAL MEETING
12-13 March 2002

Tuesday, 12 March 2002  Agenda Item Document No.
09:00 hrs  - Registration
10:00 hrs 

- Inaugural Ceremony 

1 -
- Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of the Rapporteur 2 -
- Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable  NERC/02/1
NERC/02/INF/2
- Statement by the Director-General  NERC/02/INF/4

- Action Taken on the Main Recommendations of  the 25th Regional Conference for the Near East and other FAO Activities in the Region (2000-2001)

NERC/02/4
15:00 hrs  - Report of the Senior Officers Meeting 6 -
- Report of NGO/CSO Consultation 7 -
- Proposed List of Topics to be considered at the 27th Regional Conference for the Near East 8 -
           
Wednesday, 13 March 2002
09:00 hrs - Free Time
14:00 hrs - Any Other Business 9 -
- Place and Date of 27th Regional Conference for the Near East 10 -
- Adoption of the Report of the Regional Conference for the Near East, including the Senior Officers Meeting Report 11 -

- Closure of the Conference

12 -