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Food and
Agriculture
Organization
of the
United Nations		  
 

C 2008/REP

 

REPORT

of the 
CONFERENCE OF FAO

Thirty-fifth (Special) Session
Rome, 18 - 21 November 2008

 





COUNCIL
(until 31 December 2008)

Independent Chairman of the Council: Mohammed Saeid Noori-Naeini


Australia 1
Bangladesh 2
Belgium 3
Bolivia 3
Brazil 3
Canada 3
Chile 2
China 2
Congo 3
Côte d'Ivoire 1
Cuba 3
Egypt 1
El Salvador 1
Ethiopia 2
France 1
Gabon 2
Germany 2		 India 1
Indonesia 1
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2
Italy 1
Japan 2
Kenya 3
Kuwait 3
Lebanon 1
Madagascar 1
Malaysia 2
Mexico 3
Morocco 3
Niger 3
Nigeria 1
Pakistan 1
Panama 2
Republic of Korea 2		 Republic of Moldova2
Russian Federation 3
Saudi Arabia 1
Senegal 3
South Africa 2
Sudan 3
Sweden 1
Thailand 2
Trinidad and Tobago 3
Turkey 3
Ukraine 2
United Kingdom 1
United States of America 3
Uruguay 2
Zambia 1



1 Term of office until 31 December 2008.
2 Term of office until the conclusion of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Conference (2009).
3 Term of office until 31 December 2010.

 

COUNCIL
(as from 1 January 2009)

Independent Chairman of the Council: Mohammed Saeid Noori-Naeini

Afghanistan 3
Australia 3
Bangladesh 1
Belgium 2
Bolivia 2
Brazil 2
Canada 2
Chile 1
China 1
Congo 2
Cuba 2
Egypt 3
El Salvador 3
Ethiopia 1
France 3
Gabon 1
Germany 1		 Ghana 3
India 3
Indonesia 3
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1
Italy 3
Japan 1
Kenya 2
Kuwait 2
Malaysia 1
Mauritania 3
Mexico 2
Morocco 2
Niger 2
Norway 3
Pakistan 3
Panama 1
Republic of Korea 1		 Republic of Moldova1
Russian Federation 2
Saudi Arabia 3
Senegal 2
South Africa 1
Sudan 2
Thailand 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2
Turkey 2
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom 3
United Republic of Tanzania 3
United States of America 2
Uruguay 1
Zimbabwe 3



1 Term of office until the conclusion of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Conference (2009).
2 Term of office until 31 December 2010.
3 Term of office until the conclusion of the Thirty-seventh Session of the Conference (2011).

 



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ISBN 0071-6944

 

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© FAO 2008

 

 

Table of Contents

 

INTRODUCTION  

ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSONS 

APPOINTMENT OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE AND CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE  

TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MIRIAM MAKEBA  

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 

ADOPTION OF THE TIMETABLE AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION  

Right of Reply  

Verbatim Records 

Verification of Credentials

Intergovernmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations     

Liberation Movement  

STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL 

FOLLOW-UP TO THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO   

CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON FOLLOW-UP TO THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO - IMMEDIATE PLAN OF ACTION
(Resolution 1/2008)  

Statement by Representative of FAO Staff Bodies

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS  

FOLLOW-UP TO THE HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FAO CONTRIBUTION TO THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION 

BUDGETARY MATTERS 

CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS  

DATE AND PLACE OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH CONFERENCE SESSION   

APPENDICES

A         Agenda for the Thirty-fifth (Special) Session of the Conference

B          List of Delegates and Observers

C         List of Documents

D         Statement of the Director-General

E          The Immediate Plan of Action for FAO Renewal

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