PC 88/7 |
Eighty-eighth Session |
Rome, 9 – 13 September 2002 |
Progress Report on the Follow-up to Past Programme Committee Recommendations |
1. This Progress Report provides in tabular format the status on Programme Committee items for which specific follow-up action was requested by the Committee, or jointly with the Finance Committee.
2. The Committee is invited to note this Progress Report.
Schedule of the Programme Committee and Joint Meeting Recommendations and Status of Follow-up Action |
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Reference |
Recommendation |
Status |
CL 119/11 |
Medium Term Plan 2002-2007 The Committee
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These comments have been taken into account in the preparation of the Medium Term Plan 2004-09 to be presented to the Eighty-eighth session of the Programme Committee. |
CL 123/11 |
Medium Term Plan 2004-2009 The Committee requested that it be provided at its next session with
information on those FAO activities which were expected to be funded
from extra-budgetary resources, relating such activities to the programme
priorities in the medium term. |
This information has been provided in the Medium Term Plan 2004-09 to be presented to the Eighty-eighth session of the Programme Committee. |
CL 123/11 |
The Thematic Review of FAO’s Training Activities The Committee noted that a further update addressing the issues raised
in the report was expected to be submitted to the Committee at its next
session in September 2002. |
This update will now be presented to the Programme Committee in May 2003. |
CL 123/11 |
The Evaluation of the Special Programme for Food Security The Committee requested a follow-up report at its May 2003 session on
progress made in implementing the SPFS and in introducing the many positive
changes that management had referred to in its responses to the report. |
A follow-up report will be submitted to the Programme Committee in May 2003. |
CL 120/14 |
Evaluation of FAO’s Policy Assistance Regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the evaluation,
the Committee requested a follow-up report be prepared for its attention
in about two years time. |
A progress report on the implementation will be submitted to the Programme Committee in 2003. |
CL 123/11 |
Future Evaluation Reports The Committee recommended that in future, evaluation reports include
in an annex the terms of reference for the evaluation as well as the
names of the evaluation team and external review panel. |
This has been taken into account in current and for future evaluation reports. |
CL 121/3 |
Evaluation Topics for the period 2002 to 2005 The Committee recommend the following eight topics to the Director- General: I. Topics for Thematic Evaluations Related to the Corporate Strategies
II. Topics for Thematic Evaluations Related to the Strategies to Address Cross-Organizational Issues:
III. Selected Individual Programmes (including related Field Programme):
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Those recommendations without a specific comment will be acted upon in the two biennia 2002-03 and 2004-05. This evaluation will be presented to the Eighty-eighth session of the Programme Committee in September 2002. This evaluation will be presented to the Programme Committee in May 2003. This evaluation will be presented to the Programme Committee in September 2003. This evaluation will be presented to the Programme Committee in May 2003. |
CL 123/11 |
Feasibility of Developing Preliminary Information on Programme of Work Proposals to COAG, COFI and COFO The Committee recommended that consideration
be given to the harmonisation of the functions of the three Technical
Committees in the context of the standing item of the Joint Meeting
agenda on Savings and Efficiencies in Governance. |
Given the crowded agendas of the Committees in the second year of the biennium and the reletively low priority of this work, it is recommended that this activity be postponed for the present. |
CL 123/11 |
The Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius) The Committee asked that the FAO membership
be kept informed of progress in the evaluation through appropriate means,
including an update to the Committee in September and reports to the
Codex Executive Committee. |
An update will be presented to the Eighty-eighth session of the Programme Committee. |
CL 123/8 |
New Arrangements for Enhancing FAO’s Presence at Country Level The Committees requested that the issues raised under this item be addressed
in the Evaluation of FAO’s Decentralization Process to be submitted
in September 2003. |
The issues raised will be addressed in the forthcoming evaluation of the decentralisation process. |
CL 123/8 |
Savings and Efficiencies in Governance The Committees decided to defer further
discussion on reform of the General Debate during sessions of Conference
until their Joint Meeting in September 2002, by which time they would
have benefited from the experience gained from the Round Tables and
Multistakeholder dialogue that would form part of the World Food Summit:
five years later (10 to 13 June 2002). |
A paper discussing possible new arrangements will be presented to the Joint Meeting in September 2002. |