COUNCIL
(as from 1 January 2011)

Independent Chairperson of the Council: Mr Luc Guyau

1 Term of office: 1 January 2009 - November 2011.
2 Term of office: November 2009 - 30 June 2012.
3 Term of office: 1 January 2011 - June 2013.
4 Elected for a term of office from 1 July 2011 to June 2013.

ISSN 0071/6944

Introduction

McDougall Memorial Lecture

Presentation of B.R. Sen Award

Presentation of A.H. Boerma Award

Presentation of Edouard Saouma Award

Margarita Lizárraga Medal

Tribute to Jacques Diouf
(Resolution 1/2011)

Statement by a representative of FAO Staff Bodies

In Memoriam

Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons

Appointment of the General Committee and Credentials Committee

Adoption of the Agenda and Arrangements for the Session

Establishment of Commissions and Appointment of their Chairpersons,
Vice-Chairpersons and Drafting Committees

Resolutions Committee of the Conference

Right of Reply

Verifications of Credentials

Voting Rights
(Resolutions 2/2011 and 3/2011)

Admission of Observers

Applicant for Associate Membership

Admission of Observers from Non-Member Nations

Liberation Movements

Intergovernmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations

Substantive and Policy Matters

Review of the State of Food and Agriculture

Regional Conferences

Global Policy and Regulatory Matters arising from:

Report of the 31^st Session of the Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
(Panama City, Panama, 26-30 April 2010)

Report of the 26^th Session of the Regional Conference for Africa
(Luanda, Angola, 3-7 May 2010)

Report of the 27^th Session of the Regional Conference for Europe
(Yerevan, Armenia, 13-14 May 2010)

Report of the 30^th Session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific
(Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 27 September - 1 October 2010)

Report of the 30^th Session of the Regional Conference for the Near East
(Khartoum, Sudan, 4-8 December 2010)

Informal North American Regional Conference
(Washington DC, 16-17 November 2010)

Technical Committees

Global Policy and Regulatory matters arising from:

Report of the 68^th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems
(14-16 June 2010)

Report of the 22^nd Session of the Committee on Agriculture (16-19 June 2010)

Report of the 20^th Session of the Committee on Forestry (4-8 October 2010)

Report of the 36^th Session of the Committee on World Food Security
(11-14 and 16 October 2010)

Report of the 29^th Session of the Committee on Fisheries
(31 January - 4 February 2011)

Other Substantive and Policy Matters

The State of Land and Water

Declaration on Rinderpest Eradication
(Resolution 4/2011)

Interim Report on the Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational
Activities for Development of the United Nations System

Status of Implementation of the Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources

Evaluation of the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

International Year of Forests 2011

Implementation Plan of the Global Strategy to improve Agricultural Statistics

FAO Gender Audit 2010

Programme and Budgetary Matters

Programme Implementation Report 2008-09

Programme Evaluation Report 2011

Medium-Term Plan 2010-13 (Reviewed) and Programme of Work and Budget 2012-13
(Resolution 5/2011)

Governance, Legal, Administrative and Financial Matters

Governance Matters

Report of the CoC-IEE on the Immediate Plan of Action for FAO Renewal
(Resolution 6/2011)

Final Report of the Open-ended Working Group on measures designed to increase
the efficiency of Governing Bodies, including representation 109

Multi-year Programme of Work of the Council

Constitutional and Legal Matters

United Nations/FAO World Food Programme

Amendments to the General Regulations and Rules of WFP
(Resolution 7/2011)

Amendments to the Basic Texts

Official name of FAO in Spanish

Amendment of Rule XII, paragraph 11 of the General Rules of the Organization
(Resolution 8/2011)

Amendments to the Financial Regulations
(Resolution 9/2011)

Proposed Amendments to the FAO Constitution

Administrative and Financial Matters

Audited Accounts 2008-2009
(Resolution 10/2011)

Scale of Contributions 2012-2013
(Resolution 11/2011)

Payment by the European Union to cover administrative and other expenses arising out of its Membership in the Organization

Other Administrative and Financial Matters

Appointments and Elections

Application for Membership in the Organization

Appointment of the Director-General
(Resolution 12/2011)

Appointment of the Independent Chairperson of the Council
(Resolution 13/2011)

Election of Council Members

Appointment of Representatives of the FAO Conference to the Staff Pension Committee

Other Matters

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Eco-system Services
(Resolution 14/2011)

International Year of Quinoa
(Resolution 15/2011)

International Year of Family Farming
(Resolution 16/2011)

Date and Place of the 38^th Session of the Conference

APPENDICES

A         Agenda for the 37^th Session of the Conference
B          List of Documents

C         Report of the CoC-IEE to the Conference on the Immediate Plan of Action for FAO Renewal
D          Amendments to the Financial Regulations
E          Scale of Contributions 2012-2013