02/06/2023

I have the honour to inform you that the Tenth Session of the Governing Body will be held in Rome, Italy, from 20 to 24 November 2023 and will be preceded by regional and inter-regional consultations on 18 and 19 November 2023. The invitation letters have been dispatched through the FAO official channels of communication.

The Governing Body is convened under the provisions of Article 19 of the International Treaty and is open to all Contracting Parties to the International Treaty and to observers. Expenses incurred by representatives of Contracting Parties, when attending sessions of the Governing Body, or subsidiary bodies, as well as the expenses incurred by observers at sessions, shall be borne by their respective governments or organizations. Extra-budgetary funds have, however, been made available to the Secretariat for the purpose of supporting one representative of developing country Contracting Parties, if they so request. Countries wishing to avail themselves of such support should inform the Secretariat at the earliest possible and no later than 28 July 2023, and provide the name and full contact details of their representative.