CL 78/REP REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO Seventy-eighth Session Rome, 24 November-4 December 1980
	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ROME, 1980

COUNCIL
(Until 31 December 1980)

Independent Chairman: Bukar Shaib

¹ Term of office until 31 December 1980.

² Term of office until conclusion of Twenty-first Session of the Conference, November 1981.

³ Term of office, until 31 December 1982.

COUNCIL
(as from 1 January 1981)

Independent Chairman: Bukar Shaib

¹ Term of office until conciusfon of Twenty-first Session of the Conference, November 1981.

² Term of office until 31 December 1982.

³ Term of office until conclusion of Twenty-third Session of the Conference. November 1983.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF DECISIONS, DIRECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL

INTRODUCTION

Earthquake Disaster in Southern Italy

Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable

Election of Three Vice-Chairmen, and Designation of the Chairman and Members of the Drafting Committee

Statement by the Director-General

Statement by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity

WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SITUATION

State of Food and Agriculture, 1980

Report of the Fifth Session of the Committee on World Food Security (Rome, 27 March - 3 April 1980)

-Progress Report on Action Taken in Pursuance of Conference Resolution 3/79 on World Food Security

ACTIVITIES OF FAO AND WFP

Report of the Fifth Session of the Committee on Forestry (Rome, 26 - 30 May 1980)

Report of the Sixth Session of the Commission on Fertilizers (Rome, 30 June - 3 July 1980)

World Food Programme:

-Fifth Annual Report of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes of the UN/FAO World Food Programme

-Election of Five Members of the Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes

Inter-Agency Relations and Consultations on Matters of Common Interest:

-Special Session of the UN General Assembly and the New International Development Strategy

-Coordination Activities within the UN System, including follow-up of Conference Resolution 6/79 on Development Assistance for Food Production and Rural Development

(a) General

(b) Follow-up of Conference Resolution 6/79

-Joint Inspection Unit Reports, including:

(a) Initial Guidelines for Internal Evaluation System of United Nations Organizations

(b) Work Programme Of the Joint Inspection Unit for 1980

(c) Twelfth Report on the Activities of the Joint Inspection Unit (July 1979 -June 1980)

(d) Evaluation of Technical Cooperation Activities of the UN System in Sri Lanka

(e) Report on FAO Regional Dairy Development and Training Centre for English-speaking Countries in Africa (Naivasha, Kenya)

Action Arising out of the World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (WCARRD) Progress Report

World Food Day (16 October 1981)

PROGRAMME, BUDGETARY, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Agricultural Training -Report of an Evaluation Study

First Report on Unscheduled and Cancelled Sessions in the 1980-81 Biennium

Revised Calendar of 1980-81 Sessions of the Council and of Those Bodies which Report to the Council

Financial Matters, including:

-Financial Position of the Organization

(a) Contribution Matters

(b) Special Reserve Account of the Regular Programme

- Audited Accounts:

- Regular Programme, 1978-79

- United Nations Development Programme 1979

- World Food Programme, 1979

Other Programme, Budgetary, Financial and Administrative Matters: Work of the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Sessions of the Programme Committee, and Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Sessions of the Finance Committee, including;

- Review of Conference Procedures (including overlapping in major Conference Documents)

- UNDP Support Costs

(a) General

(b) Trust Funds

(c) Reporting

- General Service Salaries

- Adjustments to the B.R. Sen Award

- Other Programme Committee Matters

- Other Finance Committee Matters

(a) Amendment to Staff Regulation

(b) Headquarters� Accommodation

(c) Sixth Annual Report of the International Civil Service Commission

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

Report of the Thirty-ninth Session of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (Rome, 29 September �1 October 1980)

- New Memorandum of Understanding between FAO, the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund

Other Constitutional and Legal Matters, including:

- Date for Nominations for the Office of Director-General

- Applications for Membership in the Organization:Equatorial Guinea, Tonga, Zimbabwe

-Changes in Representation of Member Countries on the Programme Committee

-Invitations to Non-Member Nations to Attend FAO Sessions

-Agreement with the International Fund or Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Arabic, French, Spanish and Chinese versions

OTHER MATTERS

Date and Place of the Seventy-ninth Session of the Council

APPENDICES

A- Agenda for the Seventy-eighth Session

B- List of Delegates and Observers

C-List of Documents

D- Statement by the Director-General

E- Statement by Mr. Edem Kodjo, Secretary-General of the organization of African Unity

F- Unscheduled Sessions Approved and Approved Sessions Cancelled between 1 January and 1 October 1980

G- Revised Calendar of 1980-81 Sessions of the Council and of Those Bodies which Report to the Council

H- General Fund - Contributions Outstanding at 2 December 1980

I- Salary Schedule for Staff in the General Service Category in Rome showing annual pre-tax, gross and net after application of staff assessment

COMMITTIES